Let`s Work Together! We-Intention to Use Instant Messaging for E-Collaboration

Abstract

Instant messaging is one of the fastest growing internet-based collaborative technologies and is being widely used for work collaboration.In this paper, we modified the model of goal-directed behaviour by adding the social influence processes to investigate the we-intention to use instant messaging for ecollaboration.An online survey was conducted and data collected from 163 respondents were analyzed using the partial least squares.The research model explained 67.4% of the variance in weintention.Desires, group norms, past behaviour, perceived behaviour control were found statistically significant in determining the we-intention to use instant messaging, whilst positive and negative anticipated emotions and social identity had significant effects on we-intention through desire.This is one of the very first models in Information Systems that employs the concept of "we-intention" to explain e-collaboration.We believe that the implications of this study provide new and important insights to both researchers and practitioners.

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