The effect of consumer innovativeness on perceived value and continuance intention to use smartwatch

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 67; pp. 264 - 272
• Main Authors: Hong, Jon-Chao, Lin, Pei-Hsin, Hsieh, Pei-Chi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Consumer innovativeness; Consumers; Continuance intention; Effects; Factor analysis; Flow theory; Hedonic value; Hinges; Innovations; Responses; Smart devices; Smartwatch; Smartwatches; Technology utilization; Utilitarian value; Consumer innovativeness; Hedonic value; Utilitarian value; Continuance intention; Smartwatch
• ISSN: 0747-5632; 1873-7692
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.11.001

Innovations happen everywhere. Recently, smartwatches have become increasingly popular. It is therefore critical for academic researchers and IT firms to understand the consumer's responses to this kind of technology. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the role of innovativeness in building users' continuance intention in the context of smartwatches. This research combined several acceptance-related theories (e.g., diffusion of innovations theory, technology acceptance model, expectation-confirmation theory, and flow theory) to explore the factors affecting consumers' continuance intention to use or purchase a smartwatch. Data were collected (n = 276) by purposive sampling and subjected to confirmatory factor analysis with structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that consumer innovativeness was associated with their continuance intention mediated by hedonic value and utilitarian value. Specifically, consumer innovativeness was positively correlated to both hedonic value and utilitarian value, and both hedonic value and utilitarian value were positively correlated to continuance intention with respect to smartwatches. Furthermore, we found that consumers feel more satisfied with the usefulness of a smartwatch than enjoyment/joy. These results imply that users' continuance intention not only hinges on perceived values, but also on consumer innovativeness. Therefore, understanding the users' continuance intention of using smartwatches is an essential issue for both academia and industry in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. •Antecedents of continuance intention to use smartwatches are analyzed.•Consumer innovativeness is positively related to hedonic and utilitarian value.•Continuance intention is directly affected by hedonic value and utilitarian value.•Continuance intention is indirectly affected by consumer innovativeness.•Innovativeness plays a critical role in building consumers' continuance intention.