Technology Acceptance Model in U.S. Extension: CRM Adoption

QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF TAM

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Perceived usefulness was investigated in both the landscape assessment and during the

interviews (see Figures 13-14). Overwhelmingly, participants perceive CRM technologies as

useful. Survey participants were measured for perceived usefulness on a five-point Likert scale

with 1 = Not Useful at All, 2 = Not Very Useful, 3 = Somewhat Useful, 4 = Very Useful, and 5 =

Extremely Useful. For survey participants, the mean perceived usefulness score was found to be

4.47, indicating a fairly positive perspective regarding the utility and usefulness of CRM

technologies. The median perceived usefulness score was 5.0, and the mode of the dataset was

also 5. All interview participants were asked for their opinions on the perceived usefulness of

CRM technologies in their states. Interview participants reported it as useful (79%), not useful

(13%), and no response (8%). There were similar results from only participants who are

currently using CRM technologies that found the system useful (81%) and not useful (19%).

Figure 13: Perceived Usefulness — Interviews

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