Abstract
Recently research has been directed toward psychological aspects of computer users. The present research effort identified internal and external elements, from the user's perspective, that affected human performance on complex computer projects. The participants were Information Systems majors who worked on projects identical to computer applications in business. User elements were used in conjunction with an expectancy theory model of motivation and entered into general linear model equations to examine their relationship with individual's project performance. Internal elements of Competence and Challenge along with the Effort-to-Performance measure of the expectancy model were found to be the strongest predictors of actual performance. Suggestions are given for relevance to academic and private sector organizations.
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