Testing the task-media fit: The effects of task equivocality on social presence of mobile video-mediated communication

Haejung Yun, Chris Seo Yun Choi, Choong C. Lee

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Abstract

Since social presence theory was introduced, many researchers have tried to apply it to various technology-mediated communication media, including E-Mail, videoconferencing, and instant messengers. Yet few researches have investigated the influence of mobile video-mediated communication (VMC) on the social presence despite prevalence in business practices. In this paper, a research model is developed to test the relationship between the mobile VMC (video telephony and video chatting) and the level of social presence. And the task equivocality, whether it's an intellective task or a negotiation task, is also considered as moderating variables, based on the task-media fit proposition. Hence, mobile video chatting could be suggested as an alternative media of mobile video telephony for less equivocal informative tasks according to this study.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Pages5345-5351
Number of pages7
StatePublished - 2009
Event15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 6 Aug 20099 Aug 2009

Publication series

Name15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Volume8

Conference

Conference15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period6/08/099/08/09

Keywords

  • Mobile video-mediated communication
  • Social presence
  • Task equivocality
  • Task-media fit
  • Video chatting
  • Video telephony

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