THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT, BUT IS THERE A MARKET FOR THAT APP? AN EXPLORATION OF THE APP MARKET AS AN AVENUE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract

This study examined the changes in two aspects of students’ attitude toward computers; (1) perceptions regarding the positive impacts of computers, and (2) perceptions regarding the negative impacts of computers. Subjects from an Introduction to Business Information Systems course were used for the study. The t-test and ANOVA statistical measures were used to examine attitudes and their changes over a 22 year time span. The first 13 years, 1988 to 2001, found an increasingly pessimistic attitude. This recent (2009) study showed mixed results. Current respondents were more optimistic about the positive impacts of computers while at the same time being more pessimistic about the negative impacts of computers. In general, female respondents were more pessimistic about the impact of computers than their male counterparts.