The rise of social networking sites: An empirical investigation applying demographic differences and the technology acceptance model
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics
ISSN: 1355-5855
Article publication date: 29 August 2019
Issue publication date: 6 January 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the technology acceptance model, privacy concerns and demographic factors on intention to use (ITU) social networking sites (SNSs).
Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire survey was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 838 university students.
Findings
The findings indicate that perceived privacy, demographic factors and perceived usefulness (PU) have a significant effect on the ITU SNSs, and that age does not moderate the relationship between perceived ease-of-use and PU.
Originality/value
This study confirms the growing importance of SNSs. It also provides social networking service providers with insights into user intentions towards such networks.
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Acknowledgements
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the NSFC (71702119), Humanities and Social Science Projects of Ministry of Education (No. 17YJC630065), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71572156), Sichuan Wine Development Research Center (CJZB18-02), Sichuan Circular Economy Research Center (XHJJ-1815) and the Humanity and Social Science Youth foundation of ministry of Education China (19YJC860033) and Southwest Jiaotong University “One Belt and Road” research task project (268YDYLZ01).
Citation
Naqvi, M., Li, S., Jiang, Y. and Naqvi, M.H.A. (2020), "The rise of social networking sites: An empirical investigation applying demographic differences and the technology acceptance model", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 232-252. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJML-01-2019-0029
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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