scholarly journals Information Technology Usage in SMEs in a Developing Economy

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ademola Afolayan ◽  
Eoin Plant ◽  
Gareth R.T. White ◽  
Paul Jones ◽  
Paul Beynon-Davies
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Technology Usage

BRM: A Methodology for Improving the Practical Relevance of Belief-Based Information Technology Usage Theories

2021 ◽  
pp. 103488
Author(s):  
Sameh Al-Natour ◽  
Camille Grange ◽  
Ron Cenfetelli ◽  
Izak Benbasat
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Practical Relevance ◽  
Technology Usage

Agro-Geoinformatics, Potato Cultivation, and Climate Change

2017 ◽  
pp. 247-271
Author(s):  
Upasana Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Potato Production ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adverse Conditions ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Ict Tools

The agriculture sector is reeling under the pressures of population, land and water scarcity, diseases, disasters and the most challenging of them all, climate change. Although climate change is yet to be charged with affecting agriculture, but in recent years trends of change have been witnessed in various crop production, with a hint of climate's role in it. With the advent of technology, these trends have become easier to analyse and in certain cases predict too. Information Technology (ICT) tools like Geoinformatics are playing a profound role in the agriculture sector and is helping to understand and assess the various factors affecting the growth of crops along with finding out the alternative suitability parameters for better production and distribution. The main aim of this chapter on agro-geoinformatics is to look into this linkage between technology usage and better potato production during adverse conditions.

Information Technology Usage Dynamics in Nigeria

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzoamaka P. Anakwe ◽  
Murugan Anandarajan ◽  
Magid Igbaria
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Technology Usage

Information technology usage and human resource roles and effectiveness

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Y. Haines ◽  
Geneviève Lafleur
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Technology Usage

Green Information Technology Usage

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Individual Contribution ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Green It ◽  
Office Environment ◽  
Green Information Technology

Green information technology is resource efficient and effective consumption through the use of IT infrastructures to address environmental sustainability. This study aims to understand the level of awareness and practices of IT professionals towards GIT in organizations. A survey questionnaire was used, the study found that participants have a high awareness and practices of Green IT covering the efficient use of computing resources, energy conservation in an office environment, responsible disposal of electronic wastes, and demonstrate an individual contribution and commitment to GIT adoption practices in organizations. The study also found that male IT professionals have better awareness of GIT in organizations. The awareness and practices of IT professionals in GIT offers direction for organizations to strategically integrate GIT within their core business objectives and activities to attain environmental sustainability. Practical and theoretical implications are presented.

An Empirical Study of Smartphone User Behavior

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Lung Hsu ◽  
Judy Chuan-Chuan Lin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Brand Equity ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Diffusion Stage ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Adoption Decisions

This study investigates determinants of the adoption behavior of smartphone users. Despite the increasing number of smartphone users, the literature on information technology usage has paid little attention to the motivation behind smartphone adoption. This study identifies three determinants of smartphone adoption behavior: innovative characteristics, brand equity and social influences. Data were collected from 293 smartphone users. The analytical results have indicated that users choose to use smartphone not only for its usefulness, enjoyment and compatibility to their lifestyle (i.e. innovative characteristics), but also for its cost effectiveness (i.e. brand equity). Additionally, users will search for related information for the suitability of their adoption decisions (i.e. social influence). Together, the above factors account for over 60 percent of adoption behaviors. Moreover, the findings also indicate that perceptions of use varied over the innovation diffusion stage. Implications and suggestions for practitioners are also discussed.

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