Acceptance of Information Technology: Country-of-origin Effects in Cross-border Acquisition and National Healthcare Contexts

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Healthcare information technology (IT) is expected to improve the cost-efficiency of national healthcare. Meanwhile, cross-border M&A are increasingly active in the IT field. In this context, this study addressed the country-of-origin (COO) and COO fit between acquiring and acquired firms regarding cross-border acquisition (CBA) of IT vendors. A unified theory of acceptance and use of technology was applied for psychological assessment. Through two studies based on 308 samples, the data showed significant associations of tech-related COO with individuals’ acceptance of healthcare IT. The results implied CBA is a psychological risk driver in healthcare IT development, suggesting that medical practitioners and policymakers should consider users’ psychological dimension, while they tend to focus on the medical effects. Few researchers have reported on the relationships between CBA and the use of healthcare IT from a psychological approach. Thus, this research is relevant to the practical, social, and theoretical fields.