Factors Affecting Attendees Continued Use Of Mobile Event Applications

PurposeBased on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2), the purpose of this study was to examine users' continued usage intention of mobile event application (MEA) technology.Design/methodology/approachA self-administered online survey was used to collect the study data from 407 MEA users, and structural equation modeling was used to test the study's hypotheses.FindingsThe study's results revealed that users' continued usage behavior was positively influenced by effort expectancy, performance expectancy, habit, facilitating condition and perceived security. The study's results further indicated that personal innovativeness had a positive impact on effort expectancy and performance expectancy.Practical implicationsThe findings of the current study deliver important practical implications for event organizers and event technology vendors for identifying factors affecting MEA users' continued usage intention.Originality/valueBy extending UTAUT2, the current study is one of the first studies that examined users' intention to continue to use MEA technology.