The ongoing developments in information technology have resulted in new technologies as a replacement for those already existing. This has led to users resorting to these new technologies, often in parallel to the existing offerings. These users then later decide whether to switch to the new technologies fully, a phenomenon referred to as the 'technology transition'. In this paper, drawing on theories on social psychology, we present a theoretical model for explaining technology transition from an individual's perspective in two geographies (Germany and India). Based on survey responses in the two geographies, we validate the model and demonstrate the country-specific factors influencing an individual's intention to transition to a tablet computer from a conventional computing device. The investigation of technology transition at the individual level is also a contribution to the cross-cultural stream of research and provides a basis for further inquiry in this field.

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了解技术过渡：从PC到平板电脑过渡的跨文化研究

信息技术的不断发展已导致新技术替代现有技术。这导致用户通常与现有产品同时使用这些新技术。然后，这些用户随后决定是否完全转换为新技术，这种现象称为“技术过渡”。在本文中，我们基于社会心理学的理论，提出了一个理论模型，用于从两个地区（德国和印度）的个人角度解释技术转型。基于这两个地区的调查答复，我们验证了模型并证明了特定国家/地区的因素会影响个人从传统计算设备过渡到平板电脑的意图。