The Determinants of Technological Innovation Adoption in Malaysian SMEs

2016 ◽  
pp. 3-15
Author(s):  
Noni Ngisau
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Innovation Adoption

scholarly journals Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Peran Komunikasi Kelompok Tani dalam Adopsi Inovasi Teknologi Upaya Khusus (Padi, Jagung, dan Kedelai) di Jawa Timur

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cut Rabiatul Adawiyah ◽  
NFN Sumardjo ◽  
Eko S. Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Group Communication ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Government

<strong>English</strong><br />The government commits to achieve food sovereignty and self-sufficiency, especially those of rice, corn, and soybean (Pajale) in 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively. One of the problems is low speed of technological innovation adoption at farm level because of extension workers and farmer group’s communication is not dynamic. This study aims to analyze factors influencing technological innovation adoption of the Rice, Corn and Soybean Special Effort (Upsus Pajale) activities and roles of farmer group communication on technology adoption in Upsus Pajale activities. The research was conducted in Malang Regency, East Java Province. Primary data were collected using questionnaires from 90 respondents. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with key informants and direct observation. Primary data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model. The results showed that factors influencing technological innovation adoption in Upsus Pajale activities in Malang Regency were farmers’age, nonformal education, land holding size, mass media, farmers’ assistants, and the farmer group communication. Factors influencing the roles of farmer group communication were farmers’age, the size of controlled arable land, cosmopolity level, non-formal education, mass media, and farmers’ companion.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Pemerintah saat ini telah berkomitmen untuk mewujudkan kedaulatan pangan serta swasembada pangan, terutama komoditas padi, jagung, dan kedelai (Pajale) yang ditargetkan terwujud berturut-turut pada tahun 2017, 2018, dan 2019. Salah satu permasalahannya adalah kecepatan adopsi inovasi teknologi di tingkat petani masih rendah karena peran komunikasi penyuluh dan kelompok tani masih belum dinamis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap adopsi inovasi teknologi pada kegiatan upaya khusus (Upsus) Pajale dan menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap peran komunikasi kelompok tani terhadap adopsi inovasi teknologi dalam kegiatan Upsus Pajale. Lokasi penelitian dipilih secara sengaja di Kabupaten Malang, Provinsi Jawa Timur. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara menggunakan kuesioner dengan responden sebanyak 90 orang dan didukung oleh data kualitatif melalui wawancara mendalam terhadap beberapa informan kunci dan observasi langsung. Data dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan inferensia regresi model logistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi adopsi inovasi teknologi pada kegiatan Upsus Pajale di Kabupaten Malang adalah umur petani, pendidikan nonformal, luas lahan yang dikuasai, peran media informasi, peran pendamping, dan peran komunikasi kelompok tani. Faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi peran komunikasi kelompok tani adalah umur petani, luas lahan yang dikuasai, tingkat kekosmopolitan, pendidikan nonformal, peran media informasi, dan peran pendamping petani.

Do strategy, processes, personnel and technology affect firm’s propensity to adopt cloud computing?

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niki Kyriakou ◽  
Euripides N. Loukis
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adoption Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors

Purpose Previous empirical research on cloud computing (CC) adoption factors has examined the effects of only a small number of firm’s characteristics on CC adoption. The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically the effects of a wide set of firm’s characteristics, which concern four important aspects of it, its strategy, processes, personnel and technology, on the propensity to adopt CC. Design/methodology/approach Having as theoretical background the technology, organization and environment (TOE) theory of technological innovation adoption, in combination with Scott-Morton’s framework on firm’s main elements, ten research hypotheses have been developed based on previous CC and management literature. They were tested using data collected through the e-Business W@tch Survey of the European Commission from 676 European firms from three traditional manufacturing sectors. Findings The results reveal three characteristics of a firm that affect positively its propensity to adopt CC for all firm sizes: the adoption of ICT investment reduction strategy, the adoption of product/service innovation strategy and the sophistication of firm’s administration support ICT infrastructure. Furthermore, they reveal four additional characteristics of a firm that affect positively the propensity for CC adoption only in the small firms: the adoption of process innovation strategy, the employment of ICT personnel, as well as the sophistication of firm’s production support and e-sales ICT infrastructures. Research limitations/implications First, this study provides a theoretical foundation for the elaboration of the organizational perspective of the TOE theory of technological innovation adoption, which opens a new stream of CC adoption factors research, investigating the effects of a wide range of firm’s characteristics on CC adoption. Second, based on the above foundation, this study enriches substantially the empirical literature on CC adoption factors. The main limitation of this study is that it has been based on data from only three European manufacturing sectors. Practical implications The findings provide new interesting insights concerning specific firm’s characteristics and therefore internal conditions that increase its propensity for CC adoption, and reveal specific kinds of strategy and ICT infrastructures for which CC is more appropriate and beneficial. Originality/value The authors have developed a theoretical foundation for extending our knowledge concerning the characteristics and internal conditions of firms that favor/promote the adoption of CC, which supports and enables the substantial extension of the existing knowledge base on CC adoption factors. Based on this theoretical foundation, the authors have formulated and tested ten research hypotheses concerning effects of firm’s strategic directions, processes, ICT infrastructures and ICT personnel, which have not been investigated previously, on CC adoption propensity.

scholarly journals TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ADOPTION MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelin KARAÇAR ◽  
Erkan AVLAR
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Construction Products ◽  
New Construction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Socio Economic Factors ◽  
Construction Product ◽  
Technological Products

AbstractThe construction sector is in need of further self-development due to recent innovations in technology. This is because the environmental problems which have been handled seriously all over the world in recent years, and studies related to the way of creating requirements and measures for healthy construction environments have been emphasized. For adoption of new technological construction products in that sector; a system which will encompass designers, contractors and users is required. For selection and widespread use of new technological products, the decision-making is not only sufficient but also cultural and socio-economic factors and conditions are gaining in importance.For the implementation and control of the new construction product assigned, a process of testing is required. The process of testing should be structured by allowing the use of new technological products in a system of continuous self-improvement by preventing the usage without change for a substantial amount of time. All of these processes have been examined within the scope of the doctoral thesis in model, which was developed for the adoption of technological innovation. In this study, the aim is to contribute to the creation of an appropriate adoption roadmap for constant self-renewal and self-improvement of construction environments, which are sensitive to the environment.

scholarly journals Digital Innovation Adoption and Its Economic Impact Focused on Path Analysis at National Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
HyunJee Park ◽  
Sang Ok Choi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Digital Innovation

Purpose: The advancement of technologies and their adoption affects the socio-economic growth of nations. This research is focused on how this innovation adoption path is linked to economic growth of nations since the previous IT revolution has been combined with existing industries and adding values in terms of applying intelligence through adopting digital technologies. Approach/Design/Methodology: There are two different approaches—process approach and factor approach—in innovation adoption research. Innovation diffusion research, which is one of the process approaches, is related to adoption, diffusion, and impact theories, but there are limitations in explaining the perspective of a nation other than individual and organization on the basis of previous literatures. Therefore, we build the integrative model to verify innovative growth path of nations by applying Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DoI) and Technology (T)-Organization (O)-Environment (E) framework, which can explain factors of affecting innovation. We evaluate eight hypotheses with data collected from 137 to 212 nations using international information index by credible organizations: World Economic Forum (WEF), World Bank, United Nations (UN), and International Communications Union (ITU), based on the integrative model we proposed. The path analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is performed, and the result shows that the path from technological innovation capabilities (T), human capital (O), and environment (E) is related directly to economic impact, except for the path from human capital to value chain breadth directly and indirectly. The indirect path through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access, use, and value chain helps to understand the full impact of digital innovation. Practical implications: By verifying this relationship, we expect to give suggestions in policy perspective and in building strategy towards innovative growth of countries. Our results show that technological innovation capabilities take time to show impact in terms of economic growth than the other factors, which are human capital, and political and regulatory environment of country. The nurture of human capital directly affects to the economic growth of nations relative to other T and E factors. The political and regulatory environment support stable ICT usage, which gives impact to the economic growth of nations.

scholarly journals Organizational culture and technological innovation adoption in private hospitals

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan Trong Luu ◽  
Sundar Venkatesh
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
The Impact

This paper portrays an empirically grounded theory research on the impact of organizational culture on technological innovation adoption in 8 private hospitals in Vietnam. It identifies the dimensions of organizational culture underlying technological innovation adoption, namely cause vision, organizational structure compound, support mechanisms, and innovation stimulators, as well as highlights the fashion in which these dimensions operate will either activate or inhibit technological innovation.

scholarly journals Theory of Reasoned Action as an Underpinning to Technological Innovation Adoption Studies

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odoyo Collins Otieno ◽  
Samuel Liyala ◽  
Benson Charles Odongo ◽  
Silvance Abeka
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Theory Of Reasoned Action ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Adoption Studies

scholarly journals Innovation In Universities: brazilian academic research in the period of 2001-2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizandra da Silva ◽  
Andréa Paula Segatto
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Main Subject ◽  
Innovation Culture ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Almost All ◽  
University Industry

Universities play an important role in economic development and in the network to improve innovation in organizations. Besides the acknowledged influence in innovation to the outside, is important to consider the ability of universities to innovate on the inside too, in its process and choices. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic research about innovation in universities, considering Brazilians journals in the period of 2001-2010. The research was exploratory and bibliographic, using thirty five journals classified by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) in the levels A1, A2, B1, B2 e B3. Between those, sixteen presented the total of thirty five articles about the main subject. The results revealed that the biggest part of articles is published in only five journals, mostly into evaluation level B3. Most of those were writing by two authors, usually from different institutions, and there is a growing tendency in the number of publications, especially in the evaluation level B3. The most frequent subject was de University-Industry relationships, with lower participation from the subjects: patenting, incubators, Center for Technological Innovation (CTI), academic spin-offs, technology transfer, and innovation adoption. The study concludes that almost all of the publications deals with the perspective of innovations produced by university for external environment, and the innovations for the internal environment have poorest publication, which leads on to the need of development of an innovation culture in universities, in order to improve its innovative and entrepreneurial abilities.

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