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ROLE OF GENDER, PERSONALITY AND COGNITIVE VARIABLES IN TECHNOPHOBIA: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION - Couverture souple

Korukonda, Appa Rao

 
9783639143393: ROLE OF GENDER, PERSONALITY AND COGNITIVE VARIABLES IN TECHNOPHOBIA: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
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ISBN 10 : 3639143396 ISBN 13 : 9783639143393
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Technophobia has been an enduring problem in industrial economies over the last 25 years. Though explanatory models have been proposed to explain the prevalence of technophobia, these efforts have been diffuse, contradictory, and lacking in integration and explanatory utility. Specifically, the role of molar personality variables and cognitive characteristics has not been investigated in detail in the existing literature. This study aims to fill this gap. Eight research hypotheses are developed to examine the role of: (i) personality variables proposed by the Big Five theory of personality, (ii) gender, (iii) contextual variable represented by framing, and (iv) cognitive variables such as math skills and intellectual orientation in the explanation of technophobia. Using data gathered from 242 subjects at a private university, the research hypotheses are tested using multiple regression, t-tests, and correlation analysis. Personality and cognitive variables are found to have significant correlations with Technophobia. Significant effects due to framing are observed, whereas gender is found to have no impact on Technophobia.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Technophobia has been an enduring problem in industrial economies over the last 25 years. Though explanatory models have been proposed to explain the prevalence of technophobia, these efforts have been diffuse, contradictory, and lacking in integration and explanatory utility. Specifically, the role of molar personality variables and cognitive characteristics has not been investigated in detail in the existing literature. This study aims to fill this gap. Eight research hypotheses are developed to examine the role of: (i) personality variables proposed by the Big Five theory of personality, (ii) gender, (iii) contextual variable represented by framing, and (iv) cognitive variables such as math skills and intellectual orientation in the explanation of technophobia. Using data gathered from 242 subjects at a private university, the research hypotheses are tested using multiple regression, t-tests, and correlation analysis. Personality and cognitive variables are found to have significant correlations with Technophobia. Significant effects due to framing are observed, whereas gender is found to have no impact on Technophobia.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Appa Rao Korukonda is Professor & Chairman of the MIS & CIS Dept. at Bloomsburg University of PA. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Texas Tech and a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Info. Systems and Communications from Robert Morris U. A prolific scholar, Dr. Korukonda is the recipient of awards for research and professional excellence.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639143396
ISBN 13 
9783639143393
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
84
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