DIGIT -- 1998 Agenda

Helsinki, Finland
December 12, 1998


Diffusion Interest Group in Information Technology




10:00 A.M.   Introduction
                     Wynne Chin, Co-Chair
                     University of Houston
                     Arun Rai, President
                     Georgia State University

10:30 A.M   Mini-Paper Cluster
                    Deb Compeau, Panel Chair
                    University of Calgary
                     Attendants gather in round table groups to synthesize their work, presenting a synthesized overview to the workshop.

12:00 noon    Lunch Provided by workshop

1:00 P.M.    Full Paper Presentation
                    Ritu Agarwal and Elena Karahanna.
                    Florida State University
                   "On the Multi-dimensional Nature of Compatibility Beliefs in Technology Acceptance"

2:15 P.M.     Coffee Break

2:30 P.M.     Full Paper Presentation
                    Shih-Ming Pi, Shou-Chian Su and Kai Wang
                    National Central University, Taiwan
                   "Promotion and Adoption of CASE Technology - Four Cases in Taiwan"

3:45 P.M.     Coffee Break

4:00 P.M.     Audience  Panel

Three papers are discussed through a panel.

  - Erja Mustonen-Ollila.
    Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland.
    "Methodologies Choice and Adoption: Using Diffusion of Innovations as the Theoretical Framework"

  - Ritu Agarwal, Manju Ahuja, Pamela E. Carter and Mitch Gans.
    Florida State University.
    "Early and Late Adopters of IT innovations: Extensions to Innovation Diffusion Theory"

  - Said S. Al-Gahtani.
    King Khaled University, Saudi Arabia.
    "System Characteristics, User Perceptions and Attitudes in the Prediction of Information Technology Acceptance: A Structural Equation Model"
    plus figures.

5:15 P.M. Wrap up