Print Email Facebook Twitter How do system and user characteristics, along with anthropomorphism, impact cognitive absorption of chatbots – Introducing SUCCAST through a mixed methods study Title How do system and user characteristics, along with anthropomorphism, impact cognitive absorption of chatbots – Introducing SUCCAST through a mixed methods study Author Sarraf, Shagun (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) Kar, Arpan Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (TU Delft Engineering, Systems and Services) Department Engineering, Systems and Services Date 2024 Abstract Chatbots are radically redefining the customer service landscape. With the advent of AI-enabled chatbots, like ChatGPT, organizations are adopting chatbots to provide better customer services; however, the user experience has been given less attention. Building on IS success model and cognitive absorption theory, we posit that system and user characteristics enhance cognitive absorption amongst users, such that the relationship varies between anthropomorphic (e.g., human-like) and non-anthropomorphic chatbots. We undertook a cross-sectional comparative study, which was analyzed using PLS-SEM and fsQCA. Where PLS-SEM provided limited inferential insights about the differences between anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic chatbots, the FsQCA analysis resulted in three configurations of attributes for non-anthropomorphic and two configurations for anthropomorphic chatbots, which lead to higher cognitive absorption. The findings extend the existing literature, suggesting that anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic chatbots impact cognitive absorption through separate system and user characteristics configurations. Subject AnthropomorphismArtificial intelligenceChatbotsCognitive absorptionGenerative artificial intelligenceQualitative comparative analysis To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1451be4e-fb3b-4bf3-b3d6-8957edc50a01 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2023.114132 ISSN 0167-9236 Source Decision Support Systems, 178 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2024 Shagun Sarraf, Arpan Kumar Kar, M.F.W.H.A. Janssen Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0167923623002075_main.pdf 3.02 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1451be4e-fb3b-4bf3-b3d6-8957edc50a01/datastream/OBJ/view