scholarly journals Student perceptions and mobile technology adoption: implications for lower-income students shifting to digital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Antee
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Lower Income

Managers’ perception of mobile technology adoption in the Life Insurance industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 507-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Visvanathan Naicker ◽  
Derrick Barry Van Der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Life Insurance Industry

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence the adoption of mobile technology by considering the information technology (IT) managers’ perception. The research identified the key challenges managers faced and whether management would adopt mobile technology or not. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative approach was used for this research, whereby an explanatory research was utilised. Questionnaires were developed and distributed to respondents who were in management and leadership positions and who were responsible for IT within their organisations. Demographic variables of age, gender differences, level of education, level of experience and culture were tested for association to the perceived factors and adoption. A χ2 of association was used to test the association between demographic variables and mobile technology adoption. Findings The results found that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, perceived complexity and perceived cost are important factors for adoption. However, perceived risk was a key factor in the adoption of mobile technology. Mobile strategy adoption must consider perceived risk factors central to the adoption. The younger generation (20 to 40) years found it easier to adopt technology than the older generation of 41 years and older. Individuals with a post matriculation level of education understood the importance of risk and cost required for adoption. Research limitations/implications Purposive sampling from a single industry (Life Insurance) was used. Limited literature was available regarding managers perception of mobile technology adoption in the Life Insurance industry. Practical implications The research offers managers insight into the important factors that need to be considered in adopting mobile technology. Originality/value With mobile technology being pervasive, the research seeks to provide managers with the insight in managing the adoption of the technology.

Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Renatus Mushi ◽  
Said Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
Desktop Computer ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Thin Client ◽  
The Impact

Voluntariness in technology adoption and use is vital in promoting technology diffusion and use in organisations. Various technology adoption models have been proposed to explain the adoption of technologies in different settings, such as organizational and individual, as well as in the voluntary and mandatory contexts. Recently, uptake of mobile phones in achieving organisational targets has been increased in developing countries and Tanzania in particular. This is due to the notable improvements in both hardware performance and sophistications. In organisation context, not all users are willing to use technology as required. In such circumstances, they are mandated to use it in order to fulfil their working duties. This leads to poor uptake of technology and results to unclear understanding regarding to their attitudes towards using it. While some studies have discussed the impact of voluntariness in using traditional desktop computer systems and thin client computing, mobile phone technology has not received the deserved attention. Discussing voluntariness in using mobile phone technology in organisations in relation to other technologies is essential especially due to its usage in both working and private purposes. This paper describes the voluntary aspects of using mobile phones in performing activities of the firms in Tanzania and compares it with desktop and thin client technologies. Also, it proposes possible ways of handling such situation in order to improve its use. Among others, the paper has analysed mandotoriness on usage of mobile technology. Further, it highlights key areas which should be addressed in order to improve the usage of mobiletechnology in organisations and eventually cover the gap caused by such mandatory situations.

scholarly journals Student Perceptions and Acceptance of Mobile Technology in an Undergraduate Nursing Program

Healthcare ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy P. George ◽  
Claire DeCristofaro ◽  
Pamela F. Murphy ◽  
Archie Sims
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Banking “on-the-go”: examining consumers’ adoption of mobile banking services

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Can Lu ◽  
Murat Kizildag
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing

Purpose This paper aims to examine consumers’ adoption of mobile technology to facilitate their banking services and activities, and to investigate the factors influencing their adoption and engagement. Design/methodology/approach An online survey is used to test proposed relationships between factors and consumers’ mobile banking adoption. Structural equation modeling is performed to analyze consumers’ intentions toward mobile banking. Findings Traditional technology acceptance model factors – perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use – are identified as effective factors in influencing consumers to adopt mobile technology for facilitating banking services. Moreover, technology safety concerns, including reliability and privacy factors, are found to play an important role in motivating consumers to embrace mobile banking. The “fun” feature of the technology and consumers’ innovativeness characteristics are considered important in influencing mobile banking adoption. Trust in the banks has its predominant role in mobile technology adoption for banking services. Practical implications A bank gaining trust from its clients is key to active adoption of mobile banking technology. Bankers are advised to pay more attention to reliability and privacy features when designing and promoting mobile banking technology to consumers. Moreover, advertisements to bank clients should stress the “fun” aspects of the mobile banking apps to attract them to the use of mobile banking technology. Originality/value This paper investigates the factors influencing bank consumers to adopting mobile banking apps to facilitate their banking services. Nine key factors in the technology adoption area are examined to provide a comprehensive understanding of bank clients’ use of mobile banking apps, which advances the understanding of mobile technology applied in the banking industry in the literature.

scholarly journals Student perceptions on using cell phones as learning tools

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43
Author(s):  
Tashfeen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Phone Technology ◽  
Technology In Learning

Purpose This paper aims to examine students’ perception, views and opinions about the usage of mobile phones in an educational setting in a higher education institution located in Jamaica. The results of these findings were used to gain insights and to assist education policymakers in adopting most suitable approaches to integrating mobile technology in learning. Design/methodology/approach A survey approach was used for this study. A total of 145 students participated in the study using structured questionnaire design containing 14 questions. Findings The results indicated an overall positive student perception toward cell phones usage as a learning tool and integrating cell phones into learning activities. Students were keen on its usage as a social connectivity and collaborative tool, which they can use for flexible and personalized learning activities. Originality/value Less research has been done in Caribbean and developing countries in analyzing student perception toward using cell phones for learning purposes. This research provides insights in developing policies to assist with the integration of mobile phone technology in learning and how institutions can respond to the advent of advancing mobile technology.

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