An Integrated Environmental Perspective on Software as a Service Adoption in Manufacturing and Retail Firms

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
LeeAnn Kung ◽  
Casey G Cegielski ◽  
Hsiang-Jui Kung
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Service Adoption ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Survey Responses

In this study, we examine the influence of a firm's environmental factors on its intention to adopt software as a service (SaaS). We operationalized our assessment of a firm's environmental pressures as mimetic, coercive and normative pressures and examined the moderating role of perceived technology complexity. Mimetic forces are pressures to copy or emulate other organizations’ activities, systems or structures. Coercive pressures are formal or informal pressures exerted on organizations by other organizations upon which they are dependent. Normative forces describe the effect of professional standards and the influence of professional communities on an organization. We empirically tested our research model using data from 289 valid survey responses. The results provide support for the assertion that there are both significant direct and interaction effects that influence a firm's SaaS adoption intention. Most important was the significant interaction effects between mimetic pressure and perceived technology complexity. This suggests that the complex relationships proposed by institutional theory and diffusion of innovation help to describe how environmental pressures and perceived technology complexity combine to affect intention to adopt an emerging technology. The theoretical contributions of this study are (i) we integrated, tested and validated mature theories in today's supply chain era with a new but rapidly diffusing technology, (ii) and we answered the call to include practical technology artifacts in information systems studies. From a practical perspective, through this work managers may develop a better understanding regarding environmental factors and whether or not they should consider these issues for their firm when formulating an intention to adopt SaaS.

Does Interviewer Religious Dress Affect Survey Responses? Evidence from Morocco

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 734-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay J. Benstead
Keyword(s):  
Missing Data ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Sensitive Questions ◽  
Interviewer Effects ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Religious Dress ◽  
Survey Responses

AbstractFew studies examine religiosity-of-interviewer effects, despite recent expansion of surveying in the Muslim world. Using data from a nationally-representative survey of 800 Moroccans conducted in 2007, this study investigates whether and why interviewer religiosity and gender affect responses to religiously-sensitive questions. Interviewer dress affects responses to four of six items, but effects are larger and more consistent for religious respondents, in support of power relations theory. Religious Moroccans provide less pious responses to secular-appearing interviewers, whom they may link to the secular state, and more religious answers to interviewers wearing hijab, in order to safeguard their reputation in a society that values piety. Interviewer traits do not affect the probability of item-missing data. Religiosity-of-interviewer effects depend on interviewer gender for questions about dress choice, a gendered issue closely related to interviewer dress. Interviewer gender and dress should be coded and controlled for to reduce bias and better understand social dynamics.

Addicted to Hate: Identity Residual among Former White Supremacists

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1167-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Simi ◽  
Kathleen Blee ◽  
Matthew DeMichele ◽  
Steven Windisch
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cognitive Sociology ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
White Supremacists ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Desire To Change

The process of leaving deeply meaningful and embodied identities can be experienced as a struggle against addiction, with continuing cognitive, emotional, and physiological responses that are involuntary, unwanted, and triggered by environmental factors. Using data derived from a unique set of in-depth life history interviews with 89 former U.S. white supremacists, as well as theories derived from recent advances in cognitive sociology, we examine how a rejected identity can persist despite a desire to change. Disengagement from white supremacy is characterized by substantial lingering effects that subjects describe as addiction. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of identity residual for understanding how people leave and for theories of the self.

scholarly journals Diffusion of innovation among Malaysian manufacturing SMEs

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al Mamun
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Innovation Adoption ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Consumer Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Adoption ◽  
And Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the attributes of innovation adoption and its effects on the performance of Malaysian manufacturing SMEs. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative data were collected from 360 randomly selected manufacturing SMEs through structured interviews. Findings The findings of the study confirmed that, in Malaysian manufacturing SMEs, the degree of persuasion (i.e. relative advantages, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability), strategic orientation (i.e. consumer, market and entrepreneurship) and firm antecedents (i.e. prior condition, knowledge and risk orientation) have significant effects on the innovation (i.e. product, process and service) adoption and performance of SMEs. Practical implications For policymakers, this study emphasizes the areas to focus on the development of an effective innovation ecosystem for an innovation-led economy. Because SMEs operate with limited resources and capacity, the programs and policies for innovation support systems must focus on providing new innovation information, cost-benefit analyses for new innovation adoption, innovation adoption processes and how new innovations affect performance. Originality/value The paper examines an important, but under-researched issue – designed and tested a model under the premises of the DOI and organizational diffusion of innovation theories which improve the knowledge and understanding about the innovation adoption by manufacturing SMEs.

scholarly journals New findings on protected and strictly protected species confirm the value of the prime hoverfly area network

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Marina Jankovic ◽  
Marija Milicic ◽  
Dimitrije Radisic ◽  
Dubravka Milic ◽  
Ante Vujic
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Species Distribution Models ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Using Data

With environmental pressures on the rise, the establishment of pro?tected areas is a key strategy for preserving biodiversity. The fact that many species are losing their battle against extinction despite being within protected areas raises the question of their effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate established Priority Hoverfly Areas (PHAs) and areas that are not yet but could potentially be included in the PHA network, using data from new field surveys. Additionally, species distribution models have been created for two new species recognized as important and added to the list of key hoverfly species. Maps of potential distribution of these species were superimposed on maps of protected areas and PHAs to quantify percentages of overlap. The results of this study are not statisti?cally significant, which could be influenced by a small sample size. However, the results of species distribution models and the extent of overlap with PHAs confirm the utility of these expert-generated designations.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI ADOPSI TWITTER ADVERTISING PADA SEGMEN MUDA USIA 15 – 24 TAHUN WILAYAH JABODETABEK (JAKARTA, BOGOR, DEPOK,TANGGERANG, BEKASI) TAHUN 2011

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Lavindri ◽  
Pepey Riawati Kurnia
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Model Theory ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Acceptance Model

Teori dan Model Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) dari Fishbein & Ajzen (1975), Theory Planned Behavior (TPB) dari Ajzen (1991), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) dari Davis (1989) dan Diffusion of Innovation Model (DOI) dari Rogers (1983 dalam Rogers, 2003) sering digunakan oleh banyak peneliti untuk menemukan faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi adopsi yang berkaitan dengan teknologi. Pada penelitian ini keempat teori dan model ini dikombinasikan guna menjelaskan faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi adopsi Twitter advertising pada segmen muda usia 15 – 24 tahun. Sebanyak 389 penguna Twitter menjadi responden penelitian ini, dimana 5 diantaranya diwawancara untuk mendapatkan pemahaman mendalam akan adopsi Twitter advertising. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat attitude terhadap Twitter advertising, subjective norm terhadap Twitter advertising, perceived usefulness terhadap Twitter advertising berpengaruh dan signifikan terhadap intention to adopt Twitter advertising.

scholarly journals Influences of the environmental factors on the intention to adopt cloud based accounting information system among SMEs in Jordan

Accounting ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 645-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Hamed Alshirah ◽  
Abdalwali Lutfi ◽  
Ahmad Farhan Alshira’h ◽  
Mohamed Saad ◽  
Nahla Mohamad El Sayed Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Intention To Adopt

The objective of this study is to examine the role of external factors including MP, CP, and NP on the intention to adopt Cloud Based Accounting Information System (CB-AIS). The study proposes a theoretical framework based on institutional theory (INT). The data were collected from small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs) operating in Jordan. A total of 600 questionnaires were distributed to selected SMEs and only 142 were returned and used for the analysis. The empirical data were analyzed using the PLS-SEM modelling. The findings showed that MP, CP, and NP had significant direct associations with the CB-AIS intention to adopt. The results provide important insights to managers, researchers and policymakers to help them understand the importance of CB-AIS adopting to enhance firm performance.

scholarly journals Location Security and Environmental-Induced Displacement: a Case Study of the Riverine Islands in Bangladesh

Refuge ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Brad K. Blitz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Specific Region ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
River Deltas ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework ◽  
Livelihoods Framework

This article introduces the concept of ‘location security’ to describe the specific relationship between place, environ- mental and human security. It argues that ‘location security’ is determined by a location’s resilience to risk, understood in terms of the degree to which a specific region is protected by virtue of geographical endowments and has sufficient infrastructure to withstand and recover from the effects of environmental hazards and ensure that rights are protected. To illustrate the concept of location security, this article uses the sustainable livelihoods framework to explore actual and anticipated environmental pressures that affect the river deltas of Bangladesh, and examines the adaptation responses developed by the inhabitants of the riverine islands. A central finding of this article is that flexible migration and localised coping strategies based on acute knowledge of their local ecological and geological systems, enables the char dwellers to reduce their vulnerability. In this setting, human and environmental factors when harnessed may enhance agency to mitigate hazards.    

Exploring Importance of Environmental Factors for Adoption of Knowledge Management Systems in Saudi Arabian Public Sector Organisations

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatmah M. H. Alatawi ◽  
Michael D. Williams ◽  
Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Normative Pressure ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Coercive Pressure

This research aimed to examine importance and influence of environmental factors (mainly from institutional theory perspective) on adoption of KMS in the context of Saudi Arabian public sector. Data collected from a survey of 352 employees from various public sector organisations, was utilised to perform a number of analyses which led to illustrate that the coercive pressure not just directly affects behavioural intention but also exert indirect effect on it via mimetic pressure construct. Coercive pressure along with normative pressure and external IS support determines the strength of mimetic pressure. Findings also indicate that mimetic pressure along with coercive pressure significantly influences behavioural intention to adopt KMS in Saudi Arabian public sector organisations. The paper also outlines contribution, limitations and future research directions emerging from this research.

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