User Satisfaction with Computer-Mediated Communication Systems
调查新用户对四种计算机中介通信系统的满意度，发现满意度受个体特征、群体因素和系统特性共同影响，管理者需考虑系统与工作组的匹配。
Interactive computer systems should be viewed as “socio-technical” systems whose acceptance is influenced by an interaction among characteristics of the individual users, the groups and organizations in which they are implemented, and the computer systems themselves. Four months after completing baseline questionnaires, new users of four computer-mediated communication systems (CMCS) answered follow-up questionnaires which included a number of items measuring subjective satisfaction. Factor analysis identified two primarily instrumental dimensions (satisfaction with the Interface and with system Performance), and two primarily social-emotional dimensions (Unexpressive—perceived inadequacy of the system for expressive, emotional, or personal communication—and Mode Problems with computer-mediated communication). The strongest correlates of Interface satisfaction are differences in system software and documentation, interacting with baseline attitudes and characteristics of the individual users. By contrast, the strongest correlates of the Unexpressive factor include such group-level variables as frequency of previous (off-line) communication with the group, and attitudes towards the group task. Thus to insure a successful implementation, managers must consider the “fit” between a CMCS and a particular work group.