Characteristics and modalities of changes in Human Technology Relationship models

Technology adoption research has distinguished several models of human-technology relationships such as resistance or rejection, acceptance (Davis, 1985) and technosymbiosis (Licklider, 1960; Brangier & Hammes, 2006, 2007, 2011), the latter considers human-technology relationships through the ideas of co-evolution, capabilities extension and mutual dependence. This paper aims to show that those models are not stable over time; people change their model or transform it. With questionnaires completed by verbalizations used on a sample of 60 people, we were able to highlight different types of courses of technology relationships in which symbiosis often starts after a period of more than one year. It seems that symbiosis occurred when some factors are present: a positive attitude towards technologies, rich, but not too complex technology, capable of completing human abilities. The most decisive factor being the link created between human activity and technology.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source IADIS International conference ICT, Society and Human Beings 2013 and IADIS International conference e-Commerce 2013
Author Adelé, Sonia, Brangier, Eric
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 9, 2026, 12:22 (UTC)
Created May 9, 2026, 12:22 (UTC)
Identifier hal-00869116
Language en
contributor Génie des Réseaux de Transport Terrestres et Informatique Avancée (IFSTTAR/COSYS/GRETTIA) ; Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Communauté Université Paris-Est
coverage Prague, France
creator Adelé, Sonia
date 2013-07-24T00:00:00
harvest_object_id 54054e79-9ef7-40c6-ba01-cf075a359eac
harvest_source_id 3374d638-d20b-4672-ba96-a23232d55657
harvest_source_title test moissonnage SELUNE
metadata_modified 2025-11-04T00:00:00
set_spec type:COMM