Improving Acceptance of Automated Counseling Procedures,

Abstract

Previous experience with innovative computerized systems suggests that the introduction of automated counseling procedures into the military environment will be attended with resistance and an initial low level of acceptance by users. However, user acceptance of these new systems can be improved if concepts from the technology of planned change and software psychology are integrated into the implementation process. A consensual model of the change process is presented. This model structures organization readiness, the change strategy, and acceptance as integrated variables to be considered in a successful installation. A basic introduction to the principles of software psychology is presented. Past research in the installation of psychology related computer systems is considered in terms of these principles.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP001334

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Byrnes
  • James H. Johnson
  • Kathleen Mcginley
  • Michael Bloomquist
  • Steve W. Godin

Organizations

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Computers
  • Counseling
  • Environment
  • Psychology
  • Resistance
  • Virginia

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.