The technology adoption process in subsistence agriculture: The case of cassava in Southwestern Nigeria

1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudulph A. Polson ◽  
Dunstan S.C. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Subsistence Agriculture ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria

Technology Adoption and Economic Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 58-73
Author(s):  
Taiwo E. Mafimisebi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Improved Varieties ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
African Agriculture

Africa’s economic development will result from conscious efforts directed towards diversification and increased productivity in its low-performing agricultural sector. Technology development, transfer and uptake, which are low for now, are indispensible necessities in this respect. The purpose of this chapter is to review the characteristics, importance, constraints and technology adoption process of African agriculture to identify factors that enhance or hinder technology uptake. This is with a view to isolating lessons for developers or packagers of new agricultural or other technologies for Africa, especially nanotechnology and microelectronics which are evolving and transformational. The attributes of technologies that have made desired impact in African agriculture included cheapness, simplicity, observability, visibility of results, usefulness, compatibility with existing technologies and farm- or farmer-specific socio-economic or socio-cultural conditions. Case studies of the welfare-enhancing impacts of adopted agricultural technologies were examined under use of fertilizers, improved varieties and biotechnology. Useful lessons for development and transfer of nanotechnology and micro-electronics to Africa were highlighted.

Technology Adoption and Economic Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 298-313
Author(s):  
Taiwo E. Mafimisebi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Improved Varieties ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
African Agriculture

Africa’s economic development will result from conscious efforts directed towards diversification and increased productivity in its low-performing agricultural sector. Technology development, transfer and uptake, which are low for now, are indispensible necessities in this respect. The purpose of this chapter is to review the characteristics, importance, constraints and technology adoption process of African agriculture to identify factors that enhance or hinder technology uptake. This is with a view to isolating lessons for developers or packagers of new agricultural or other technologies for Africa, especially nanotechnology and microelectronics which are evolving and transformational. The attributes of technologies that have made desired impact in African agriculture included cheapness, simplicity, observability, visibility of results, usefulness, compatibility with existing technologies and farm- or farmer-specific socio-economic or socio-cultural conditions. Case studies of the welfare-enhancing impacts of adopted agricultural technologies were examined under use of fertilizers, improved varieties and biotechnology. Useful lessons for development and transfer of nanotechnology and micro-electronics to Africa were highlighted.

scholarly journals Factors associated with the technology adoption in dairy agribusiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 9221-9226
Author(s):  
Dursun Barrios ◽  
Fernando José Restrepo-Escobar ◽  
Mario Cerón-Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Internal Variables ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Two Factors

The adoption of adequate technologies is essential to improve the performance of different kinds of companies. Although there is literature related to the adoption of technology in dairy agribusiness in developed countries, information about it is scarce in developing countries. The objective of this study was to explore the factors associated with the adoption of technology by dairy agribusiness. A structural analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships between the internal variables of Antioquia province farms, Colombia, and their technology adoption process. This process was explained by two factors: production-related variables and management-dependent traits. The variables resulting in the greatest impact were pasture improvement, genetics, administration, and technical procedures.

OPENING THE BLACK BOX OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: THE MOTIVE-TECHNOLOGY-BELIEF FRAMEWORK

2011 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 535-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRENT A. ZENOBIA ◽  
CHARLES M. WEBER
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Causal Theory ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Behavioral Interactions ◽  
Original Field ◽  
Conscious Processes ◽  
Primary Contribution

A qualitative empirical study explores the psychological process by which transportation consumers adopt alternatives to single occupancy vehicles. The study's findings give rise to the Motive-Technology-Belief (MTB) framework, a theory that conceives of technology adoption in terms of three mental structures: motives are inner mental reasons; technologies are tools that pertain to motives; and beliefs are associations between motives and/or technologies. Their behavioral interactions are governed by three conscious processes: selecting is the process of choosing a tool in response to an immediate need; evaluating is the process of forming beliefs about tools; and maintaining is the process of determining the functional status of tools. They are augmented by five unconscious auxiliary processes: perceiving, focusing, framing, consolidating, and acting. The primary contribution of this paper is the first coherent theory that explains some of the inner mental processes pertaining to technology adoption. However, the study described in this paper also combines existing theory with original field research to lay the foundation for a more comprehensive causal theory of the adoption process that will provide a step-by-step explanation of how events or life experiences cause a consumer's beliefs about a technology to change over time. Finally, the study identifies evaluating, selecting, maintaining, and the auxiliary processes that govern motivation as fundamental "microlaws" of innovation i.e. regular rules describing the generating processes of emergent innovations.

scholarly journals Change champions for student recruitment : leader experiences in managing change for new technology adoption

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
P. Suzanne Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Student Recruitment ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Leading Change ◽  
Managing Change ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Higher Education Leaders

Small, private, primarily undergraduate colleges and universities have been facing challenges in enrollment as number of traditional-aged college students declines and options for obtaining a degree expand. In response, schools often seek out and adopt new technology to improve their student recruitment functions. Existing research largely focuses on the technical aspects of adoption but does not provide much insight into the process of leading change itself. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of higher education leaders in championing change through adoption of new technology for student recruitment. I interviewed 12 enrollment management leaders in higher education about their experiences guiding the technology adoption process on their campus. All participants were at small, private, primarily undergraduate institutions. This qualitative case study focused on the common phenomenon experienced by the participants -- being the champion for selecting and purchasing new technology. Early stages of change management (Kotter, 2012) served as the framework for my research. In addition, I relied on a secondary framework, Bolman and Deal's (2008) political frame, to provide further insight about the participants' experiences. Four themes emerged from the findings: identifying problems, impetus for change, involving others, and influence. This study concludes that managing change itself is a significant aspect of the process. Based on the findings I offer recommendations for practice and identify opportunities for further research.

scholarly journals Construction Technology Adoption Cube: An Investigation on Process, Factors, Barriers, Drivers, and Decision Makers using NVivo and AHP Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samad Sepasgozar ◽  
Steven Davis
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Tunnel Boring Machine ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Process Factors ◽  
Project Objectives

Due to the complexity, high-risk, and conservative character of construction companies, advanced digital technologies do not become widely adopted in the short term, while vendors make determined efforts to overcome this and disseminate their technologies. This paper presents the methods of an investigation addressing the extremely complex issues related to the current practices of digital technology adoption in construction. It discusses how construction companies follow a specific logical process linked to need, project objectives, characteristics of the adopting organization, and the characteristics of the new technology to be adopted. The study aims to demonstrate a novel method of data collection and analysis including data and methodological triangulation techniques including the use of NVivo and AHP to explore how companies make the decision to uptake a new technology (e.g. advanced crane, tunnel boring machine or drones) by focusing on customer and vendor activities, their interactions, contributing factors, and people involved in the process. The major original contribution of this paper is to develop an innovative methodological Cube for investigating the Construction Technology Adoption Process (CTAP) covering technology adoption, acceptance, diffusion and implementation concepts. CTAP is a framework that delineates the phases of the process that customer organizations use when deciding to adopt a new digital technology and the parallel vendor activities. The significance of these contributions is that they enable vendors to understand how to match their strategies with customer expectations in each phase of the CTAP. It also provides a benchmark for new construction companies to use the current best practice of decision making. Future research is warranted to more clearly delineate any differences with developing nations or related industries such as mining and property management.

scholarly journals The Role of Dynamic Capabilities in Firm-Level Technology Adoption Processes: A Qualitative Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-50
Author(s):  
Kenneth Graham ◽  
Robert Moore
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Adoption Decision ◽  
Political Actions

Increasingly, marketers rely on advances in technology to maintain competitive parity or gain competitive advantage. Yet, often, the adoption of technology is met with suboptimal results and even outright failure. Qualitative field research based on depth interviews with business managers responsible for technology adoption decisions within their respective firms is used to develop a theoretical framework explaining the technology adoption process within firms, how expectations are formed for the innovation’s performance and factors that can further influence those perceptions. Result suggest a firm’s dynamic capabilities play a central role in informing the firm’s perceptions of a technological innovation’s characteristics that drive the adoption decision. Findings also suggest that a firm’s expectations are influenced by perception of risk, internal micro-political actions, and the opportunity to observe or trial use of the technological innovation.

scholarly journals Technology adoption theories in examining the uptake of blockchain technology in the framework of functionalist and interpretive paradigms

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Semenova
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Sensemaking Theory ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Use Of Technology

The purpose of this paper is to examine the adoption process of emerging technology on the example of blockchain. The theoretical interpretation of blockchain acceptance and its implications are discussed from the positions of technology adoption theories (diffusion of innovation theory, the technology acceptance model, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, the technology – organisation – environment framework) as well as sensemaking theory. These theoretical models help understand the perception among end-users (e.g. supply chain practitioners) and facilitate technology diffusion among enterprises. Due to the novelty of the research field, the analysis revealed that current studies were conducted within the functionalist paradigm; however, studies on blockchain implementation can be equally done in the interpretive paradigm. The results indicate a shortage of empirical research investigations and the need for greater theory elaboration to accelerate the adoption process within organisations.

Planning and Designing Educational Technology for Low-Income Communities

2012 ◽  
pp. 315-330
Author(s):  
Bellarmine Ezumah
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Disruptive Technologies ◽  
One Laptop Per Child ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
The One

This chapter is an excerpt of a study that addressed the above concern using the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) projects in Nigeria and Ghana as a case. It also situates the OLPC XO-laptop as a disruptive technology, because it aims at altering the existing pedagogy of the communities in which it was introduced through its constructivist approach. Moreover, as with most disruptive technologies, the XO laptop project is considered revolutionary, dramatically cheaper than regular laptops, convenient, and provides a different kind of learning content. As with the theme of this chapter, the XO laptop, although possessing disruptive technological qualities, was unable to achieve its goal due to lack of thorough planning and implementation of the adoption process. Results from the study informed the author to posit a model for technology adoption in low-income communities that is considered inclusive, participatory, and proactive, involving all stakeholders in setting up a policy. Such policy is expected to serve as benchmark for measuring the congruency of any proposed product whether disruptive or sustainable to the local need before its adoption.

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