TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………………………………………………….. iv
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS…………………………………………………………vi
SECTION
1. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
1.1 CHALLENGES FOR WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE ……. 1
1.2 RESEARCH APPROACH ………………………………………………………………….. 2
1.3 THESIS ORGANIZATION…………………………………………………………………. 2
2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND LITERATURE SURVEY ………………… 3
2.1 MODELS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ………………………………………… 3
2.2 STUDIES ON ADOPTION OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY ……………… 5
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………. 8
4. DATA COLLECTION …………………………………………………………………………….. 10
4.1 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES ……………………………………………… 10
5. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS ……………………………………………………………………. 14
5.1 INTER-RATER/CODER RELIABILITY ……………………………………………. 16
5.2 MAJOR FINDINGS …………………………………………………………………………. 34
5.2.1. Smart Glasses ………………………………………………………………………….. 34
5.2.2. Smart Watches ………………………………………………………………………… 35
5.2.3. Student and Working Groups …………………………………………………….. 36
6. LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH …………………………………………….. 38
7. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS …………………………………………………… 39
REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 41
VITA …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43