Title: Task-technology fit in workplaces: theoretical framework and empirical analysis in the context of mobile government

Authors: Guoqing Chen; Yannan Zhao; Nan Zhang; Fang Wang; Xunhua Guo

Addresses: School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China ' School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China ' School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China ' China Mobile Communications Corporation, Beijing 100053, China ' School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Abstract: Based on the task-technology fit (TTF) theory, we suggest a novel perspective that focuses on the relations between task attributes and technology characteristics, instead of human perception about the abstract concept of 'fit'. Our study is aimed at identifying the characteristics of emerging mobile technologies and the typical attributes of tasks in mobile business environments, and further exploring the fit between them. A conceptual framework for linking task attributes with technology characteristics is proposed. A field case study with regard to mobile government applications in municipal administration in Beijing, China, is presented to validate and improve the framework. The results illustrate the several pair-wise links between five types of task attributes and five dimensions of mobile technology characteristics in the municipal administration business process. The proposed model extends the current research theme of TTF and contributes to the literature of mobile government by providing a novel theoretical lens.

Keywords: mobile business; m-business; mobile government; m-government; e-government; TTF; electronic government; task-technology fit; task attributes; mobile technology; technology characteristics; China.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2015.070960

International Journal of Mobile Communications, 2015 Vol.13 No.5, pp.455 - 477

Received: 10 Jan 2014
Accepted: 09 Jul 2014

Published online: 04 Aug 2015 *

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