EM BUSCA DO ESTADO DA ARTE DO UTAUT: AMPLIANDO AS CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE O USO DA TECNOLOGIA

Abstract

Technology acceptance models have evolved and undergone transformations over the years. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was created with the aim of unifying the major studies in the area of technology acceptance. However, studies making use of this model are recent, and it is important to learn how they are being structured. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the state-of-the art in research into the use of UTAUT through the analysis of studies published in international journals. The articles that adopted the model were examined and analyses were carried out in relation to aims, scope of the model, the theoretical fundaments, the methodology applied and main findings. All the studies were of the survey kind, and the majority of the data were analyzed by means of structural equations. There were some divergences as to the influences of the constructs of the model on the acceptance and use of technology.