Medical Representatives’ User Acceptance of Remote e-Detailing Technology: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Technology Acceptance Model
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Objectives: E-detailing methods have steadily evolved toward more contactless and interactive channels, which have receivedconsiderable attention during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. Based on the technology acceptance model,this study attempted to identify medical representatives’ perceptions and attitudes towards individual innovativeness that affectedusers’ intentions to adopt new e-detailing devices utilizing information and communication technology. Methods: Thesubjects of the current study were medical representatives at three major multinational or domestic pharmaceutical companiesthat operate in South Korea. In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed and 221 were returned. The survey elicited informationon respondents’ perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), personal innovativeness (PI), and useracceptance (UA) of remote e-detailing technology, in addition to demographic information and occupational characteristics. Structural equation models were fitted to the data. Separate analyses were conducted for different platform types, PCs andmobile devices. Results: PEOU showed a statistically significant positive association with PU. PEOU, PU, and PI were associatedwith UA, and PI was a statistically significant moderator. On average, PEOU explained up to approximately 45% of thetotal variation in UA of remote e-detailing. Conclusions: The analysis supports the framework of the technology acceptancemodel. PEOU was a substantially strong direct predictor of UA, and PI had a statistically significant, positive moderating effectbetween PU and UA. Medical representatives with pro-innovative attitudes are more likely to play the role of early adoptersof remote e-detailing if they find this technology to be more useful.
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Objectives: E-detailing methods have steadily evolved toward more contactless and interactive channels, which have receivedconsiderable attention during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. Based on the technology acceptance model,this study attempted to identify medical representatives’ perceptions and attitudes towards individual innovativeness that affectedusers’ intentions to adopt new e-detailing devices utilizing information and communication technology. Methods: Thesubjects of the current study were medical representatives at three major multinational or domestic pharmaceutical companiesthat operate in South Korea. In total, 300 questionnaires were distributed and 221 were returned. The survey elicited informationon respondents’ perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU), personal innovativeness (PI), and useracceptance (UA) of remote e-detailing technology, in addition to demographic information and occupational characteristics. Structural equation models were fitted to the data. Separate analyses were conducted for different platform types, PCs andmobile devices. Results: PEOU showed a statistically significant positive association with PU. PEOU, PU, and PI were associatedwith UA, and PI was a statistically significant moderator. On average, PEOU explained up to approximately 45% of thetotal variation in UA of remote e-detailing. Conclusions: The analysis supports the framework of the technology acceptancemodel. PEOU was a substantially strong direct predictor of UA, and PI had a statistically significant, positive moderating effectbetween PU and UA. Medical representatives with pro-innovative attitudes are more likely to play the role of early adoptersof remote e-detailing if they find this technology to be more useful.
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