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Factors Influencing the Utilization of Mobile-Based Technologies: An Empirical Analysis in Kuwait

This paper uses the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to investigate the major factors influencing students' intentions to use mobile-based technologies (MBT). Using hierarchical regression analysis, results indicate that the perceived ease of use does not have the expected impact on the intentions to use MBT, whereas usefulness, compatibility, subjective norms and attitudes are directly linked to the intentions to use MBT for academic activities. This study is the first to analyze factors influencing students’ utilization of MBT in Kuwait. Our understandings of factors that influence user intentions are enhanced especially in the context of MBT in a developing economy.