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Managerial influence in the implementation of new technology
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Facilitators and inhibitors for the strategic use of information technology
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Using the Web as a survey tool: results from the second WWW user survey
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Literature derived reference models for the adoption of online shopping
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Acceptance of internet-based learning medium: the role of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
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An examination of the determinants of customer loyalty in mobile commerce contexts
Information and Management
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Extending the TAM for a t-commerce
Information and Management
Software Preannouncements and Their Impact on Customers' Perceptions and Vendor Reputation
Journal of Management Information Systems
Software Piracy in the Workplace: A Model and Empirical Test
Journal of Management Information Systems
What makes consumers buy from Internet? A longitudinal study of online shopping
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans
Determinants of Participation in Global Volunteer Grids: A Cross-Country Analysis
GECON '09 Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Grid Economics and Business Models
Factors driving the adoption of m-learning: An empirical study
Computers & Education
The adoption of mobile healthcare by hospital's professionals: An integrative perspective
Decision Support Systems
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Using the Internet, ''public'' computing grids can be assembled using ''volunteered'' PCs. To achieve this, volunteers download and install a software application capable of sensing periods of low local processor activity. During such times, this program on the local PC downloads and processes a subset of the project's data. At the completion of processing, the results are uploaded to the project and the cycle repeats. Public grids are being used for a wide range of endeavors, from searching for signals suggesting extraterrestrial life to finding a cure for cancer. Despite the potential benefits, however, participation has been relatively low. The work reported here, drawing from technology acceptance and volunteer literature, suggests that the grid operator's reputation, the project's perceived need, and the level of volunteering activity of the PC owner are significant determinants of participation in grid projects. Attitude, in addition to personal innovativeness and level of volunteering activity, predicted intentions to join the project. Thus, methods traditionally used for motivating volunteer behavior may be effective in promoting the use of grid computing.