TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Review of Prominent Technology Acceptance Models in the Context of
Predicting Software Adoption in African Developing Countries:
A Case of Free Desktop Open Source Software (OSS)
AU - Kamau, John Wachira AU - Sanders, Ian D. 
JO  - Asian Journal of Information Technology
VL  - 16
IS  - 7
SP  - 605
EP  - 625
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1682-3915
DO  - ajit.2017.605.625
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2017.605.625
KW  - Free Desktop Open Source Software
KW  -technology adoption models
KW  -information systems
KW  -social cognitive theory
KW  -innovation
KW  -TBP
AB  - A number of technology adoption models have been developed over the years. Currently, there are
ten prominent models which since, their development have been tested in different environments. The models
have also been extended by including constructs which researchers perceive to be important depending on the
environment. The models are Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM),
Motivational Model (MM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Combined TAM and TBP, Model of PC
Utilization (MPCU), Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT), Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Unified Theory of
Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of
Technology (EUTAUT). Generally these models have been developed and tested in non-African and
non-developing countries. This study reviews these prominent existing technology adoption models with the
aim of establishing their appropriateness in predicting Desktop Open Source Software (OSS) adoption in
developing countries in Africa.
ER  -