New technology in health education

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Buabeng-Andoh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Use Of Technology

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate undergraduate nursing students’ use of mobile learning (m-learning) and the factors contributing to their use of m-learning. Design/methodology/approach In total, 586 nursing students from three universities in Ghana participated in this study. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, sample t-test and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. Findings The research found that most students owned smartphones. Mobile technology was mainly used for doing homework. The result indicates that gender differences exist in terms of perceived usefulness of m-learning. In addition, age differences exist with regard to the perceived ease of use of m-learning. Furthermore, students showed positive attitudes toward the use of technology. Finally, perceived usefulness and attitudes toward the use of technology predicted students’ intention to use m-learning. Originality/value Despite the abundance of research on nursing education in other countries, there is a lack of research on nursing students’ use of m-learning and factors influencing their implementation of m-learning in higher learning institutions in Ghana. This study is important because it provides a clear description of nursing students’ use of m-learning and factors affecting their use in schools. Also, the author suggests that information from this study assists school administrators and nursing educators to understand students’ positions regarding m-learning in classroom.

Exploring sectoral diversity in the timing of organizational blockchain adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cigdem Turhan ◽  
Ibrahim Akman
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Blockchain Technology

PurposeBlockchain is a relatively new technology. Although it has a high potential to influence organizational strategies for adoption into respective operations, it has not been widely explored yet. This study aims to assess the sectoral diversity in the timing of organizational adoption of blockchain through selected organizational factors.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted based on a sample of 208 IT professionals. The data was collected using an instrument containing 17 questions. The existence of sector diversity was statistically analyzed using the Least Square Regression method.FindingsThe results indicate that, except for management support and perceived ease of use, all the other factors in the analysis significantly influence sector diversity in terms of blockchain adoption timing.Originality/valueAlthough blockchain has received attention from researchers, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no published work in the literature that explores the organizational factors influencing sectoral differences in the timing of blockchain technology adoption. Therefore, our work is unique in the related literature since we present analyses for the diversity between public and private sectors by modeling the factors affecting the intentions for the timing of blockchain adoption as part of the organizations' IT infrastructure.

scholarly journals Analysis Of Factors Affecting Adoption Of Financial Technology Application

SENTRALISASI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Chalimatuz Sa'diyah
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Behavior Intention ◽  
Global Science ◽  
Financial Technology

Financial technology has been an invaluable instructional material in the global science and technology trend and is the target of new technology applications of great business potential. This study aims to analyze the influence of brand and service trust, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use on behaviour intention through attitude on fintech users. This research method uses purposive sampling method with the criteria of entrepreneurs using financial technology and located in Malang city. The number of samples used in this study was 160 respondents. Data interpretation using the Smart PLS3 system for analysis. The results showed that brand and service trust affects attitude. Perceived usefulness affects attitude. Perceived ease of use affects attitude. Attitude affects to Behavior Intention. Attitude variable can mediate the influence of Brand and Service Trust, Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use on Behavior Intention. The Sobel test results show that the bigger indirect effect is the influence of Brand and Service Trust on Behavior Intention through Attitude.

scholarly journals Future of Mobile Commerce: An Exploratory Study on Factors affecting Mobile Users’ Behaviour Intention

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arshan Bhullar ◽  
Pushpinder Singh Gill
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Mobile Users ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Research Show

Mobile commerce (M-commerce) being the subset of e-commerce, signifies a new field of business opportunity. The future of mobile commerce depends on how the mobile users’ intend to adopt this new technology induced business model. With the success of e-commerce in India, there is a huge potential for m-commerce growth. As m-commerce technologies grow and mature, it is the users’ experience and adoption of m-commerce that will drive its growth. The users’ acceptance of m-commerce depends upon various factors, which influence his/her behaviour towards m-commerce. The current research is an effort to identify such antecedents that affects behavioural intention of mobile users towards m-commerce. A survey was conducted among 150 internet mobile users in Chandigarh city using structured self-administered questionnaire to identify such factors. The results show that perceived enjoyment and perceived usefulness are the most important factors followed by trust and perceived cost, which affects mobile users’ behaviour intention to use m-commerce. Perceived ease of use and social influence was not found to have significant influence on mobile users’ behaviour intention. The findings of this research show strong empirical base for all marketers and strategists who are looking to take full advantage of the strength of m-commerce.

scholarly journals Factors affecting intention to use e-banking in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Latef M. Anouze ◽  
Ahmed S. Alamro
Keyword(s):  
Customer Value ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting

Purpose Despite the wide availability of internet banking, levels of intention to use such facilities remain variable between countries. The purpose of this paper is to focus on e-banking in a country with low intention to use e-banking – Jordan – and to explain the slow uptake. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative method employing a cross-sectional survey was used as an appropriate way of meeting the research objectives. The survey was distributed to bank customers in Amman, Jordan, collecting a total of 328 completed questionnaires. SPSS and AMOS software were used, and multiple regression and artificial neural networks were applied to determine the relative impact and importance of e-banking predictors. Findings The statistical techniques revealed that several major factors, including perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, security and reasonable price, stand out as the barriers to intention to use e-banking services in Jordan. Originality/value This study theorizes a series of implications on intention to use e-banking. It draws the attention of Jordanian banks to the full functionality of their e-banking systems, emphasizing positive safety features, which could contribute to changing negative customer perceptions. It also contributes to eliciting the theory of customer value among banks by focusing on how they should properly enhance their use of shared value. Moreover, it will present to managers how e-banking predictors can send meaningful and timely information to customers.

Mobile banking adoption in an emerging economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 743-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Priya ◽  
Aradhana Vikas Gandhi ◽  
Ateeque Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Indian Consumers ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a cross-sectional survey research design to empirically examine the factors affecting mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. The study sample consists of 269 respondents aged between 23 and 30 years from India. Findings The findings of the study suggest that perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived credibility (PC) and structural assurance (SA) are strong determinants of user satisfaction (US) and behavioral intention (BI) to use the mobile banking service. US was found to partially mediate the relationship between PU, PEU, PC and SA and BI to use the service. Perceived risk was found to be statistically insignificant in terms of its relationship with BI to use the service. Research limitations/implications The results of this study provide good evidence for banks to further revamp their work practices in the area of mobile banking to enhance the overall penetration of mobile banking in India. Originality/value The study identifies factors influencing mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. Furthermore, this study suggests that US partially mediates the relationship between factor influencing mobile banking adoption and BI.

scholarly journals The Literature Review of Blockchain Adoption

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-50
Author(s):  
Sukina Almekhlafi ◽  
Nagi Al-Shaibany
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Adoption Studies ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Tam Model

Blockchain is an emerging technology that depends on distribution, decentralization, and encryption. Recently, it has gained wide interest in various fields of studies. Several considerable research on blockchain adoption has appeared in international journals across different disciplines, however, a review of literature on the adoption of blockchain remains rare. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive literature review of the current blockchain adoption studies that use individual adoption models or theories. This paper included the papers that are published in the 7 Scopus database from 2017-2021. Studies were analyzed to determine the adoption models or theories that are used, industry, country, methodology, and identify the most important influencing factors that drive the user to accept the adoption of blockchain technology. The results showed that there are still limitations in adoption studies in various fields such as health and education however, the field of supply chain management is one of the areas that received the most attention in the studies. Common studies relied on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) model as well as the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Moreover, perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived usefulness (PU) are considered the most important factors affecting the intention of users in adopting blockchain technology in different fields. The research findings have implications on blockchain adoption research. In terms of theory, the findings provide a guideline for the other researchers to put their own research in a better context and thus contribute to understanding the relevant blockchain adoption issues that require further investigation.

What influences teachers to continue using cloud services?

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Sui Wang ◽  
Yu-Lin Jeng ◽  
Yong-Ming Huang
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Collaboration ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Support Teacher

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of teachers’ continuance intention concerning cloud services. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a cloud service, namely, Google Sites, to support teacher collaboration and further develop a research model to explore the determinants of their continued usage intention. Findings The findings reveal that continued intention to use the cloud services is primarily determined by their attitude towards using it; attitude towards using is affected by perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness; and perceived ease of use is influenced by facilitating conditions, while perceived usefulness is influenced by social influence. Practical implications This study determines that teachers intend to continue using cloud services once training in using such services has been provided and if they hear favourable opinions from others. Originality/value The paper enables us to better understand factors affecting teachers' continuance intention toward cloud services.

scholarly journals A Studying on Factors Affecting Decision to Use Smart Tourism Applications using extended TAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Control Information ◽  
Spss Software

The paper presented the theoretical extended accept new technology model (TAM), based on this theory and the results of previous studies, the research has built a model to study the factors impact the decision to use the smart travel applications in Vietnam. The study identified the following factors: Perceived ease of use, Perceived usefulness, Social impact, Self-control, Information security concerns and Service quality affecting the decision to use smart travel applications. The Hypothesis is tested through EFA discovery factor analysis, regression methods performed on SPSS software. From the results, the study proposes solutions to promote smart applications in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Change in the uses pattern of digital banking services by Indian rural MSMEs during demonetization and Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafique Ahmed ◽  
Samiran Sur
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Government

Purpose In the ever fast-changing modern world, through the use of digital banking services (DBS), the old concept of banking in a traditional way has been completely changed. It was made possible through the use of modern artificial intelligence embedded technologies. It was done to meet the ever-growing demands of customers through more user-friendly and time-saving uses of technologies. This paper aims to uncover and analyse the factors affecting the adoption of digital banking services by rural micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). MSME is one of the most active sectors in India. It plays an important role in the economic development of the country through exports and domestic supplies and by creating employment opportunities. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted using a questionnaire survey. In total, 148 rural MSME owners were considered for the analysis in this study. Rural MSMEs in India are way behind in using digital banking services than their urban counterparts. The present study uses IBM SPSS and AMOS to shed light on the prevalent factors that influence the attitude to use digital banking services. Findings It is found out that convenience (which includes perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use), perceived self-efficacy, demonetization, performance expectancy and pandemic effect have a significant effect on the attitude to adopt DBS. The findings of the study will provide deeper insights for the banks as well as different government agencies to revamp their strategies in changing the financial landscape of the country through a “cashless economy”. Practical implications Demonetization, a boom in eCommerce in India, pandemic-related lockdowns or restrictions and the government’s push for the digital economy will aid the use of DBS at a faster pace. The outcome of the study will help both the government and the financial institutions to chalk out strategies to cater to the rural MSMEs in embracing DBS. Originality/value The use of digital services for banking in India is in a nascent stage, but the rate of adoption is increasing at a cyclonic speed. Affordable electronic devices, cheap internet and different medium of using DBS are fuelling the rapid increase; yet, limited research focuses on the differences in the rate of acceptance of digital banking services concerning rural MSMEs.

Investigating consumer acceptance of autonomous technologies: the case of self-driving automobiles

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian V. Baccarella ◽  
Timm F. Wagner ◽  
Christian W. Scheiner ◽  
Lukas Maier ◽  
Kai-Ingo Voigt
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Driving Cars

PurposeAutonomous technologies represent an increasingly important, but at the same time controversial technological field with enormous potential. From a consumer perspective, however, the growing autonomy of technologies might result in a perceived loss of control, which can lead to consumer resistance. Given the practical and theoretical relevance, this research examines antecedents to consumer adoption of autonomous technologies in the context of self-driving cars.Design/methodology/approachThis article looks through the lens of the technology acceptance model and conducts structural equation modeling.FindingsThe study validates the positive effect of perceived usefulness on behavioral intention to adopt self-driving cars. The results further suggest that individuals with a generally negative attitude toward technologies are afraid that they might not be capable of handling the new technology. Moreover, further mediation analyses reveal that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness help us to explain the indirect effects of novelty seeking and technology anxiety on adoption intention.Practical implicationsThe results imply that users' perceptions of an autonomous technology's usefulness are an important determinant of technology adoption. Adoption barriers could be overcome by emphasizing the usability of the new technology. On the other hand, individuals who enjoy using the old technology may be persuaded by arguments that focus on the usefulness of the new technology rather than its ease of use.Originality/valueSelf-driving automobiles will change our perception of mobility. It is important to understand the mechanisms that drive the adoption of such innovations.

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