The number of SMEs taking up information systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning has been growing rapidly, and many of those organizations have stepped into the stage of ongoing use at this point. Thus, research which takes into account idiosyncratic nature of SME environment is more important than before. Through an empirical study using survey method, we tried to examine the importance of end user's feedback seeking behavior in SMEs and how environmental factors affecting such behavior reinforce and interact with the feedback seeking behavior itself. The result shows that end user's active role as a voluntary feedback seeker is important in utilizing information systems in accordance with the initial design intention in ongoing use environment. Furthermore, in order to facilitate such feedback seeking behavior in SME environment, it is essential that management's involvement and communicating to its employees the importance of effectively utilizing the information systems as well as the support of peer IT champ.
키워드
SMEsend user's active role in learningfeedback seeking behaviorfaithfulness of appropriationpeer IT champmanagement supportpost adoption stage
저자
신영미 [ Researcher, Yonsei Business Research Institute ]
이주량 [ Research Fellow, Hyundai Research Institute ]
이호근 [ Professor, Yonsei Business School, Yonsei University ]