scholarly journals The Effects of Environmental Policy and the Perception of Electric Motorcycles on the Acceptance of Electric Motorcycles: An Empirical Study in Macau

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401989909
Author(s):  
Yide Liu ◽  
Ivan Ka Wai Lai
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Environmental Technology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Gasoline Vehicles ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

Air pollution is a serious environmental issue across the world and has drawn attention from researchers with different backgrounds. The carbon exhaust from gasoline vehicles is one cause of air pollution. One solution for reducing carbon emissions is to provide green vehicles, such as electric motorcycles, for drivers and passengers, which can help the sustainable development of the environment in an ecological way. This research discusses the market response to electric motorcycles in Macau by focusing on the effects of environmental policy. An environmental technology acceptance model was developed, based on which 325 valid questionnaires were collected. The research demonstrates the impact on motorcyclists’ acceptance of electric motorcycles by considering their perceptions of environmental policy, pollution reduction, the saving of energy, and driving performance; the results can lead to valuable discussions on the environment–technology–society ecosystem in further studies. The research results could help relevant government bodies to develop appropriate environmental policies to encourage motorcyclists to adopt electric motorcycles. Furthermore, the electric motorcycle industry could identify key success factors for developing or promoting electric motorcycles using the study variables.

A survey of ambulance clinicians’ perceptions of recording and communicating patient information electronically

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jack William Barrett ◽  
Pete Eaton-Williams ◽  
Craig ED Mortimer ◽  
Victoria FP Land ◽  
Julia Williams
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Electronic Messaging ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Ambulance services are evolving from use of paper-based recording of patient information to electronic platforms and the impact of this change has yet to be fully explored. The aim of this study is to explore how the introduction of a system permitting electronic information capture and its subsequent sharing were perceived by the ambulance clinicians using it.Methods: An online questionnaire was designed based upon the technology acceptance model and distributed throughout one ambulance service in the south east of England. Closed-ended questions with Likert scales were used to collect data from patient-facing staff who use an online community falls and diabetic referral platform or an electronic messaging system to update GPs following a patient encounter.Results: There were 273 responses from ambulance clinicians. Most participants agreed that they used tablet computers and smartphones to make their life easier (85% and 86%, respectively). Most participants felt that referring patients to a community falls or diabetic team electronically was an efficient use of their time (81% and 81%, respectively) and many believed that these systems improved the communication of confidential patient information. GP summaries were perceived as increasing time spent on scene but most participants (89%) believed they enabled collaborative working. Overall, collecting and sharing patient information electronically was perceived by most participants as beneficial to their practice.Conclusion: In this study, the ability to electronically refer patients to community services and share patient encounters with the GP was predominantly perceived as both safe for patients and an effective use of the participants’ clinical time. However, there is often still a need to communicate to GPs in real time, demonstrating that technology could complement, rather than replace, how clinicians communicate.

scholarly journals Examining the Key Success Factors for Startups in the Kingdom of Bahrain

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-49
Author(s):  
Muneera Al Sahaf ◽  
Lamea Al Tahoo
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Key Success Factors ◽  
Clear Vision ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
The Government ◽  
Oil Wealth ◽  
The Impact

With Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, aspiring the shift from an economy that depends on oil wealth to a diversified economy, including startup businesses.  A number of startups in Bahrain have been growing at a rapid pace in various industries. This is a result of the excellent ecosystem, and support provided to startups by the government in Bahrain. This study aims to examine the key success factors of startups in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The quantitative method was the adopted approach, whereby data was collected to examine the impact of four selected variables; fund-raising, experience, knowledge, and partnerships on the success of startups in Bahrain. The quantitative findings outlined the importance of several factors that were perceived to have a significant influence on the success of Bahraini Startups, where the majority of respondents agreed/strongly that two of the examined factors are considered critical to succeed in startups in the Kingdom of Bahrain. These factors are experience and knowledge, which proved to have an active role to maintain the success of startups. However, the startups’ founders disagreed on the impact of fund-raising and partnerships which are considered to have no major effect on the success of startups. Recommendations of this research include two segments; for founders is to seek more opportunities to enhance their knowledge and capitalize on their experiences, and for government entities to provide and improve training offerings, and facilitate founders’ communication and assist them in reaching out to the investors and the supporting entities, which will provide ease for new startup entry to the market, and establishment of a clear vision with framework prior to embarking the new venture.

scholarly journals Computer Self-Efficacy and Organizational Culture In Affecting Technology Acceptance Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 484-489
Author(s):  
Ulfah Mediaty Arief Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

As the leading provider of education, teachers need to have high technology adoption skills. There is LMS technology in inputs that can streamline learning practices. Mostly with inclusion of the impact of organizational culture and machine self-efficacy on LMS Schoology, this study aims to see the capacity of technology acceptance by teachers using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).The results of the study using the model described above for teachers in the cities of Salatiga and Boyolali show that organizational culture does not have a major impact on attitude or purpose to use towards LMS Schoology.The self-efficacy of computers may not affect perceived utility, but has a substantial impact on perceived ease of use. The model also indicates that teachers, while they find it difficult to incorporate it, have a positive attitude towards the nature of LMS technology.

Measuring Patients’ Perceptions and Social Influence on Home Telecare Management System Acceptance

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Chen ◽  
Shih-Wei Chou
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Social Influence Theory ◽  
System Acceptance ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

Successful implementation of a Home Telecare Management System (HTMS) requires acceptance by the users, especially when technical innovation is applied to manage chronic healthcare in elderly patients, who are unaccustomed to using modern technology. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Social Influence Theory (SIT), a Home Telecare Management System (HTMS) Acceptance Model is proposed and tested to improve the understanding of patients’ acceptance of HTMS and the impact of social influence on patients’ attitude and behavioral intentions in using HTMS. Via empirical research and analysis of 221 patients’ questionnaires, the partial least squares (PLS) technique indicates that most of the model’s hypotheses are significant. Implications for both theory and practice are also provided.

Electronic Transformation of Local Government

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teta Stamati ◽  
Drakoulis Martakos
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Acceptance Model

The paper examines the critical success factors for employees’ adoption of the unified Local Government Access Framework (LGAF), deployed for the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece. Following an extensive bibliographical survey, an initial conceptual framework (CF1) based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for LGAF adoption is proposed, which is empirically explored within sixteen Local Governments Organizations. The CF1 is revised using the structured-case approach. New concepts discovered during each research cycle revealed that LGAF adoption is a procedure of experiential judgement. The applicability of the TAM is investigated and the model is enhanced, exploring additional variables that affect perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and actual use. A final complementary CF2 is presented and the evaluation of this model according to the data received from the case studies is discussed.

THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF A PERCEIVED LACK OF AN INSTALLED BASE ON TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550021 ◽  
Author(s):  
FIONA M. SCHWEITZER
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Solar Systems ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Technical Innovations ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, I analyse the impact that a perceived lack of an installed base has on the adoption of technological products. I use the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which considers perceived usefulness and ease-of-use as the central drivers of adoption and propose that the perceived lack of an installed base influences these two drivers. Based on cue utilisation theory, I further suggest that a perceived lack of an installed base can serve as an extrinsic cue of product quality deficiencies and difficulties with obtaining help and advice. In order to verify the supposed effect of a perceived lack of an installed base, I survey 162 households. The data shows that a perceived lack of an installed base of thermal solar systems (1) decreases their perceived usefulness and perceived ease-of-use and (2) acts as a mediator of the perceived risk. The study implies that managers launching technical innovations should develop strategies to influence consumers' perceptions of the current and the future installed base and communicate the development of the installed base to trigger adoption.

An alternative model of self-service retail technology adoption

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 406-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar Kaushik ◽  
Zillur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Consumer Adoption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Self Service ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This study aims to extend and revise the basic technology acceptance model (TAM) by analyzing the impact of trust and subjective norm (SN) on consumers’ attitude and behavioral intention toward adopting self-service technologies (SSTs) in offline retail environments. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected through field and online surveys, resulting in 651 usable responses. Hypotheses involving all variables of extended TAM, and their mutual relationships, are examined in this study of offline consumer adoption behavior. Findings – The findings reveal that trust significantly affects both consumers’ attitudes and their behavioral intentions, while SN also affects intention to adopt. It is recommended that future researchers use a more comprehensive version of TAM and consider trust and SN when analyzing offline consumer adoption behavior. Research limitations/implications – All the SSTs included in this paper belong to the retail industry, which limit the generalizability of the findings to other industries. Many other limitations are also discussed. Practical implications – The practicality of our findings guides managers and designers of technological interfaces. Furthermore, the practical implications are discussed and directions for future research are also provided. Social implications – This study recommends the usage of numerous SSTs in organized retail stores. The society will also benefit from the effective implementation of such SSTs. Originality/value – Trust and SNs have been incorporated as two additional variables to analyze offline adoption behavior of retail customers. This has not been done before, as most studies have focused on adoption behavior of customers in online environments.

Reading experiences influencing the acceptance of e-book devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunil Park ◽  
Jungyeon Sung ◽  
Kwangsu Cho
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Reading Engagement ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Integrated Technology ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper aims to explore users’ perception of, and then intention toward using, e-book devices as new reading devices, based upon an integrated technology acceptance model (TAM), reading engagement based upon flow theory and readability. The recent introduction of e-book devices has drastically changed the way people access and use reading content. However, few studies have explored the impact of reading experience on acceptance of e-book devices. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 219 participants participated in a survey after using e-book devices to analyze the research model. Findings – This study confirmed the crucial roles played by viewing experience, perceived mobility, perceived behavioral control, skill and readability. Also perceived usefulness and text satisfaction were found to have a positive and significant association with acceptance of e-book devices. Research limitations/implications – Implications and suggestions for researchers and manufacturers are also addressed in the present study. Originality/value – The current study focused on how actual reading experiences using e-book devices influences acceptance of e-book devices, through the triangular integrated model of TAM, reading engagement and readability features, and investigating users’ reading experience on the basis of responses to the characteristics of e-book devices.

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