scholarly journals Factors Affecting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt a Mobile App in the Marketing of Bamboo Products

2021 ◽  
pp. 200056
Author(s):  
Analiza C. Diaz ◽  
Nophea Sasaki ◽  
Takuji W. Tsusaka ◽  
Sylvia Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile App ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Public Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies: An Exploratory Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas A. Makki ◽  
Ibrahim Mosly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

Renewable energy has become an important element of today’s modern technology targeting high-efficiency energy production. As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia is aiming to increase its energy production through renewable sources. The purpose of this research study is to explore the factors affecting public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This was achieved through an extensive literature review of previous studies conducted worldwide and resulted in the extraction of 19 factors that affect public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a quantitative research design, random cross-sectional data of 416 participants using the extracted factors were collected via an online questionnaire survey. Following a dimension reduction statistical approach, key components were extracted with exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis. Five main components clustering the 19 extracted factors were revealed: cost and government regulations and policies, public awareness and local market, environment and public infrastructure, residential building, and renewable energy technology systems. The implications of this research study assist in guiding governments, regulations and policy makers, marketing agencies, and investors to better understand the concerns and enablers of renewable energy technologies adoption from the public perspective.

scholarly journals Factors affecting cattle producers’ willingness to adopt an Escherichia coli O157:H7 vaccine: a probit analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Ochieng’ ◽  
Jill E. Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
The Individual

E. coli O157:H7 bacteria – a major cause of foodborne illness – occur naturally in the intestine of cattle but do not affect the health or productivity of the animal. A cattle vaccine that significantly reduces the risk of E. coli contamination was developed and commercialized in Canada and internationally, however, adoption by cattle producers remained extremely low. Utilizing data from a survey of cow-calf producers in western Canada, this paper examines the factors affecting cattle producers’ willingness to adopt the E. coli vaccine. Education, prior awareness of the vaccine, perception of who holds primary responsibility for E. coli risk reduction, and a producer’s external (versus internal) locus of control with respect to their ability to mitigate E. coli risks within the production environment are significant determinants of willingness to adopt. Adoption incentives are also evaluated, including policy interventions, market/supply chain incentives, production protocol, and producer reputation incentives. The analysis provides lessons for the development and commercialization of vaccines and other food safety intervention strategies that yield societal and supply chain benefits beyond the individual adopter.

An Empirical Study of Factors Affecting RFID's Adoption in Taiwan

2010 ◽  
pp. 1122-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Her Shih ◽  
Yuh-Wen Chiu ◽  
She-I Chang ◽  
David C. Yen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Innovation Diffusion Theory ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Acceptance Model

RFID ticketing systems constitute a particular type of pervasive information systems providing spectators of sports events with a transparent mechanism to validate and renew tickets. This study seeks to investigate the factors that influence user acceptance of RFID ticketing systems. The theoretical background of the study was drawn from the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the innovation diffusion theory (IDT), and enhanced with factors related to privacy and switching cost features. The research model was tested with data gathered through a lab experiment (N=71). The participants perceived the system as useful and easy to use, and expressed the willingness to adopt it should it become commercially available. Moreover, the results of ANOVA tests suggest that the age and education of users influence their perception towards the usefulness of the system and its subsequent use.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Cosmetic Mobile App Performance and the Moderating Effect of User Motivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-234
Author(s):  
Yu Seon Choi ◽  
Sang Mo Kang ◽  
Sun Young Paik
Keyword(s):  
Mobile App ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
User Motivation

scholarly journals Adolescent's Willingness to Adopt a More Plant-Based Diet: A Theory-Based Interview Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remco C. Havermans ◽  
Geert Rutten ◽  
Dimona Bartelet
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Reasoned Action Approach ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Definite Period

A plant-based diet is more sustainable, and research suggests that adolescents obtain health benefits from adopting a more plant-based diet (e.g., improved weight control, increased cardiovascular health). However, it is still unclear what factors promote/hinder their intention to attain such a dietary habit. The aim of the present study was to examine factors affecting adolescents' willingness to consume more plant-based foods. In a theory-based interview study, using the Reasoned Action Approach as framework, adolescents were interviewed concerning their reasons for their (un)willingness to adopt a more plant-based diet. A total of 11 adolescents (15/16 years old; 7 girls, 4 boys) were recruited and interviewed at two secondary schools in the Dutch Province of Limburg, the Netherlands. None of the interviewees reported being vegan/vegetarian/flexitarian. The interviewed adolescents overall expressed little interest in adopting a more plant-based diet. They appeared to have little knowledge of what would comprise a more plant-based diet and showed a lack of awareness of the benefits for personal and planet health. Further, most participants indicated lacking skills to prepare plant-based meals. Despite that, they felt confident they would be able to consume a much more plant-based diet for a definite period. Most importantly, the low intention to consume more plant-based food options was explained by the perceived (or expected) poor taste of these foods. We conclude that education on the plant-based diet (i.e., increasing awareness of the benefits, and skills to procure or prepare a plant-based meal) might increase both knowledge and plant-based food familiarity. The latter being important as food familiarity is key in promoting its acceptance.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK INOVASI TERHADAP ADOPSI TEKNOLOGI INTERNET OLEH USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UKM)

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Sutaryo Sutaryo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

The adoption of information technology represents a problem of magnitude to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Situation that they are facing is different from larger corporations, making technology adoption behavior different from them. This  study surveys the acceptance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at Sidoarjo East Java to the adoption of internet technology. Using a portion of Rogers' model and uncertainty attribute of innovation diffusion as the framework and treating internet technology as a form of new innovation, we analyze factors affecting internet technology adoption.A multiple regression analysis is carried  out, with the five characteristics of innovation highlighted  by Rogers and uncertainty attribute proposed  by Frambach and Schillewaert to determine factors that affect the willingness to adopt. Of the six factors affecting adoption of Internet technology by SMEs, only trialability appear unsignificant, with the overall regression explaining around 60, 7% of willingness to adopt. Relative advantage attribute bring the most contribution in explanation willingness to adopt by SMEs about 35,5%.

Factors affecting stickiness and word of mouth in mobile applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seeun Kim ◽  
Tae Hyun Baek ◽  
Youn-Kyung Kim ◽  
Kyunga Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
User Perceptions ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Consumer Panel ◽  
Proposed Model

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate user perceptions of mobile app characteristics and interrelationships among identified mobile app characteristics, perceived benefits and post-adoption behaviors. Design/methodology/approach Using a self-administered online survey (n = 503) drawn from a consumer panel of US smartphone users, this study tests the proposed model that explains why stickiness and word of mouth (WOM) are enhanced during the post-adoption stage. Findings The results indicate that user perceptions of mobile app characteristics, perceived ubiquity, perceived informativeness and perceived personalization are positively associated with mobile app usefulness, thereby leading to increased stickiness and positive WOM intentions. Furthermore, perceived personalization is found to become the strongest predictor of usefulness and playful engagement with the mobile app. Research limitations/implications The findings are derived from a one-shot correlational study. There is no guarantee that the proposed model establishes causal directions among the latent constructs. Therefore, future research should test the conceptual model in an experimental setting by manipulating the degree and types of ubiquity, informativeness and personalization. Practical implications The findings of this research provide managerial guidelines for developing effective mobile app strategies involving utilitarian and hedonic benefits, thereby enhancing user stickiness and WOM intentions. Originality/value This paper is the first attempt to develop a conceptual framework that integrates user perceptions of mobile app characteristics into the underlying process of post-adoption behaviors. It empirically demonstrates the importance of ubiquity, informativeness and personalization in building and sustaining loyal relationships with mobile app users.

Mobile Apps Acceptability

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Usman Shehzaib ◽  
Javed Ferzund ◽  
Muhammad Asif
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Online User Reviews ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Google Play ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Selection Of

This article describes how the mobile app market is growing day by day. Mobile app stores have created the opportunity for the users to publicly provide feedback on mobile apps that they have installed or used. In this way, users are involved in the design and development of mobile apps, which was done by designers and developers before. Online user reviews are a useful source to know the user's perception about mobile apps and thus provide a way of co-value creation. This article is conducted to investigate the factors affecting the acceptability of mobile Apps. Main purpose of this article is to use online reviews for construction of a model instead of using existing acceptance theories. The model proposed in this research is based on the analysis of reviews and app information extracted from the Google Play Store. The ratings and number of installs are two key indicators of the popularity of an app. Other characteristics like price, category and size also influence the user's selection of an app. The findings showed the appropriateness of the proposed model and hypotheses for evaluating mobile apps acceptability and popularity. This article provides mobile app developers and marketers with an insight into the mobile app popularity and acceptability dynamics.

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