• DocumentCode
    1576722
  • Title

    The Diffusion of Mobile Social Network Service in China: The Role of Habit and Social Influence

  • Author

    Nikou, Shahrokh ; Bouwman, H.

  • fYear
    2013
  • Firstpage
    1073
  • Lastpage
    1081
  • Abstract
    The present paper aims to investigate Chinese users´ behavior toward adoption of mobile social network services. Based on a sample of 336 respondents who use the most popular mobile social network services (Tencent QQ) in China, structural equation modeling analysis suggests that, use context, habit, social influence, critical mass and ubiquitous ness of social network service make unique contributions to our understanding of mobile social network service acceptance behavior.
  • Keywords
    behavioural sciences computing; mobile computing; social networking (online); statistical analysis; China; Tencent QQ; critical mass; habit; mobile social network service; social influence; structural equation modeling; Mobile Social Network Services; Social Influence; Tencent QQ; Use Context; User Intention;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    System Sciences (HICSS), 2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Wailea, Maui, HI
  • ISSN
    1530-1605
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5933-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1530-1605
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HICSS.2013.514
  • Filename
    6479963