The Impact of Gender and Experience on the Strength of the Relationships Between Perceived Data Warehouse Flexibility, Ease-of-Use, and Usefulness

Richard J. Goeke, Mary Hogue and Robert H. Faley
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Richard J. Goeke: Widener University, USA
Mary Hogue: Kent State University, USA
Robert H. Faley: Kent State University, USA

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2010, vol. 23, issue 2, 1-19

Abstract: Experienced end-users are more likely to leverage the flexibility embedded within an information system. System flexibility influences ease-of-use perceptions, which influence user perceptions of system usefulness. Because men tend to have more experience with information systems and possess less computer anxiety than women, the strength of the relationship between user perceptions of system flexibility and ease of use should be significantly stronger for men. Although the authors found that the strength of this relationship was significant for men and women, the relationship was significantly stronger for women. No significant differences were found based on user differences in the length of their experience with a data warehouse. These findings challenge the conventional wisdom about the effect of gender and experience on system use, and have ramifications for both researchers and practitioners interested in optimizing data warehouse usage.

Date: 2010
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