| The advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) adoption decision process is examined by adapting and applying two established behavioral models. One research model is directly developed from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and is labeled the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Selection Model - Theory of Planned Behavior (AMTS-TPB). A second model is adapted from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) discussed by Davis et al. (1989), and is labeled the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adoption Model (AMTAM). AMT for this research is restricted to those technologies that machine, assemble, fabricate or otherwise operate on materials and products. This included CNC/DNC machines, material working lasers and robots.; The TPB was shown to be applicable in an industrial context that focused on a specific set of AMTs. Further, the TAM, which was designed to examine acceptance of information systems, was shown to be applicable in a research context other than the setting for which it was intended. Both models explained a substantial amount of variance in behavioral intentions to adopt an AMT using a parsimonious set of factors. |
