The desire for a product that blends technological development with harmonious service has created an opportunity for corporations to develop innovative products. Mobile communications and technology industries are experiencing rapid changes and have ...
The desire for a product that blends technological development with harmonious service has created an opportunity for corporations to develop innovative products. Mobile communications and technology industries are experiencing rapid changes and have come to a turning point in an era known as the Mobile Convergence Generation. A smart phone is the result of a union between mobile phones and PDA’s, touting such functions as internet access, schedule management, fax transmission and reception, as well as other additional value-adding functions.
The following research looks at appropriate applications of the special features of smart phones and attempts to determine the crucial factors that influence its reception by studying the utility and ease of use of the special features. This study also attempts to discover the deciding factors that influence the decision of purchase when these devices are introduced to the public. To accomplish this task, I expanded upon the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and proposed a theoretical model and questioned it for the purpose of investigation. Also, to investigate external variable factors, a regressive analysis was conducted after inspecting such factors as societal influences, perceived costs, network externalities, consumer innovations, immediate junctures, recognized suitability, utility, and ease of use as they apply to job duties, and how these factors pertain to the relationships of customer receptiveness. The research was carried out in a manner mentioned in the preceding and the results have been summarized in the following.
First, due to the consumption of smart phones, the aspects of cost and network connectivity are regarded highly when considering the quality. Second, if societal influences and appropriateness of job applications are increased, the recognized utility will follow suit and the same can be predicted for consumer innovations. Third, when societal influences, instant connectivity, and suitability of job applications are increased while perceived costs are low, ease of use can be expected to increase. Fourth, since the costs related to utility and recognized societal factors and ease of use come out to be the highest, if societal influences are at their highest, then it can be concluded that the utility factor will be at its highest. Fifth, if the perceived utility factor is high, the ease of use is high, and the perceived costs are high. If perceived costs are high, the recognized ease of use factor becomes low. If the acknowledged utility factor and ease of use factor are high, customer receptiveness is high. If the recognized ease of use factor is high, the accepted utility factor was also correlated to be high. Sixth, if mediocrity, connectivity, suitability to job applications becomes high, the perceived utility can be expected to increase so the ranking can be placed in the order of suitability, mediocrity, and connectivity.
Based on the aforementioned conclusion, the external variables related to smart phones such as societal influence, perceived costs, network externalities, consumer innovation, instant connectivity, applications to job functions, and perceived utility each exerted a separate influence on the recognized utility and ease of use factors. Also, based on the ease of use recognized by consumers, the perceived utility factor is determined and the receptiveness and ease of use give influence to the ease of use for smart phones. In addition, the degree of which individual tasks can be accomplished by the smart phone is based highly on the utility factor. Namely consumers determine the convenience and usefulness of the phone especially when the utility factor can be applied more appropriately to a specific individual’s, in which case the intent to purchase can be said to increase. In addition, the prospect of using these results in the study of smart phones in relation to TAM proves to be promising.
Through the results of the above, the following is a point of suggestion. Since the strength of smart phones comes from being ‘PDA-esque’, it is seen as more advantageous to buy phones with various functions instead of buying separate units. As advancements develop from mere fusions to actual synergies, consumer demand can be increased in the process. However, more important than the development of the fusion and compositeness to which these devices are developed is the development of the accompanying services that create consumer reliance on these products.
Since this research comes before the proliferation of smart phones to the general masses, it can be seen as the crucial factor for why the example of App Store cannot be integrated.