The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the factors that influence
electronic collaboration technology acceptance and predicted usage for virtual team
collaboration projects in higher education courses. The research combined the unified
theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT) with a virtual team training
model.
The method of investigation was a cross-sectional study with 108 participants.
Each participant completed a survey following their participation in virtual team training.
Ten hypotheses were tested using a structural equation modeling technique, partial least squares. Five of the hypotheses were supported and five were not supported. The results indicated that three of the four UTAUT constructs were significant in predicting if the participants would use the collaboration technology in the future. Additionally, the
findings revealed that the participants had a positive perception of the virtual teamwork
training.
The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the factors that influence electronic collaboration technology acceptance and predicted usage for virtual team collaboration projects in higher education courses. The research combined the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology (UTAUT) with a virtual team training model.
The method of investigation was a cross-sectional study with 108 participants. Each participant completed a survey following their participation in virtual team training. Ten hypotheses were tested using a structural equation modeling technique, partial least squares. Five of the hypotheses were supported and five were not supported. The results indicated that three of the four UTAUT constructs were significant in predicting if the participants would use the collaboration technology in the future. Additionally, the findings revealed that the participants had a positive perception of the virtual teamwork training.
