Examining continuance intention in business schools with digital classroom methods during COVID-19: a comparative study of India and Italy

Chauhan, Sumedha, Goyal, Sandeep, Bhardwaj, Amit and Sergi, Bruno (2021) Examining continuance intention in business schools with digital classroom methods during COVID-19: a comparative study of India and Italy. Behaviour and Information Technology, 41 (8). pp. 1596-1619. ISSN 0144929X

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Abstract

This study investigates and compares the continuance intention of full-time business school students and faculty in India and Italy who moved from traditional pedagogy style to the digital classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study integrates the Expectation Confirmation Model (ECM) and Task-Technology Fit (TTF) to examine their continuance intention. Survey data was collected from 396 business school students and 130 faculty members from India and Italy and analysed using SmartPLS 3 software. The study found that perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and task-technology fit significantly impact the continuance intentions of students and faculty. Multigroup analysis of students indicates that Italian students are more driven by task-technology fit as compared to Indian students in their continuance intention; in comparison, Indian students rely more on gaining experience and knowhow on technology. Finally, the multigroup study of faculty suggests that Italian educators have a comparatively stronger orientation towards the fit between digital classroom technology and a portfolio of related tasks. In comparison, their Indian counterparts rely more on the perceived usefulness of technology. The strength of relationship between task-technology fit and continuance intention is comparatively lower for faculty as compared to students in both countries. Finally, implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: COVID-19 | Digital Classroom | Expectation-Confirmation Model | Task-technology Fit
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Education Research
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2022 08:56
Last Modified: 14 Feb 2023 10:12
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2021.1892191
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/997

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