The factors affecting adoption intention in navigational information system: a study of mariner's perception on utilizing ECDIS

  • Authors:
  • Hui-Ling Yu;Sheng-Fei Hsu

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Shipping Technology, National Kaohsiung Marine Science & Technology, Cijin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan;Center for General Education, National Formosa University, Yunlin County, Taiwan

  • Venue:
  • WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Although the International Maritime Organization had approved electronic chart display and information system as a paper chart equivalent, parts of mariners still doubted of its feasibility on safe navigation. For analyzing mariner's more or less hesitations on using such navigational information system, this study surveyed the samples of the students in the navigational department for understanding how the perceived risk affected the user's adoption intention over and above perceivability of usefulness and ease of use on electronic chart display and information system by comparing the students with/without practical experience on board. Research found that perceived risk presented different levels of negative influences on user's adoption intention directly and mediated through perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as well.