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The Drivers of Wearable Device Usage

Practice and Perspectives

  • Presents a comprehensive overview of the multiple factors influencing wearable device usage
  • Offers researchers a well-founded basis for further studies
  • Provides executives with a comprehensive basis for decision-making
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in IS (PROIS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. The Influence of Subjective Norm on the Usage of Smartglasses

    • Daniel Weiz, Gagat Anand, Claus-Peter H. Ernst
    Pages 1-11
  3. Does Perceived Health Risk Influence Smartglasses Usage?

    • Bastian Stock, Tiago Patrick dos Santos Ferreira, Claus-Peter H. Ernst
    Pages 13-23
  4. The Potential Influence of Privacy Risk on Activity Tracker Usage: A Study

    • Florian Rheingans, Burhan Cikit, Claus-Peter H. Ernst
    Pages 25-35
  5. An Analysis of the Potential Influence of Privacy Risk on Neuroheadset Usage

    • Frederik M. Mayer, Duc T. Nguyen, Claus-Peter H. Ernst
    Pages 37-47
  6. How Design Influences Headphone Usage

    • Patrick Reinelt, Shewit Hadish, Claus-Peter H. Ernst
    Pages 59-68

About this book

This book collects multiple research articles studying the factors influencing wearable device usage. Based on multiple empirical studies, which research different kinds of wearable devices such as smartwatches, activity trackers, and smartglasses, potential drivers of wearable device usage are identified and evaluated. Overall, the book provides novel and important insights for both practitioners and academics, highlights their various practical implications for the development and marketing of wearable devices and offers outlooks on further research directions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Claus-Peter H. Ernst

About the editor

Claus-Peter H. Ernst is a professor of information systems and business administration in Frankfurt am Main. He obtained his PhD in business administration at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Franz Rothlauf.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Drivers of Wearable Device Usage

  • Book Subtitle: Practice and Perspectives

  • Editors: Claus-Peter H. Ernst

  • Series Title: Progress in IS

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30376-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30374-1Published: 02 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80793-5Published: 07 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30376-5Published: 22 February 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8705

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8713

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 68

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: IT in Business, Marketing, Computers and Society

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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