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Beyond Knowledge Visualization usability: Toward a better Understanding of Business Diagram Adoption
ISSN
1550-6037
ISBN
978-0-7695-3733-7
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2009-07-15
Author(s)
Abstract
Information visualization research typically focuses on the formal aspects of specific graphic solutions in terms of their thinking and/or communication support. This type of analysis often focuses on quantitative diagrams and emphasizes their attributes for specific tasks. Our contribution, by contrast, focuses on qualitative visual solutions and the factors that contribute to their wider diffusion. As many knowledge visualization solutions have not achieved wider use, the question of which factors foster diagram adoption seems to be a particularly relevant but under-researched topic. In this paper we develop and discuss three dimensions that foster knowledge visualization adoption: perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and perceived authority. We base our analysis on the Technology Adoption Model by Davis and the Perceived Characteristics of Innovations by Rogers. We illustrate these dimensions and their items through examples of business diagrams that have received wide recognition and we contrast them with negative examples.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Visualization
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Publisher place
Los Vaqueros Circle
Start page
474
End page
479
Event Title
13th International Conference Information Visualization (IV 2009)
Event Location
Barcelona
Event Date
10.1109/IV.2009.13
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
54924