A Field Study of the Budgeting Process and the Perceived Usefulness of the Budget in Organizations in a Developing Country-The Case of Ghana

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew Tsamenyi ◽  
Jennifer Mills ◽  
Ven Tauringana
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Budgeting Process

Students' intention to adopt e-government learning services: a developing country perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Al-Omairi ◽  
Hosam Al-Samarraie ◽  
Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani ◽  
Nasser Alalwan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Underlying Processes

PurposeIn any developing country, the critical benefits for ensuring proper utilization of e-government learning services have basically emerged from the integration of underlying processes – not only across different levels of government but also across different functions and agencies. The literature showed a notable lack of research to underline the limited use of e-government learning services in a university setting. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine students' intention to adopt e-government learning services in a developing country. Precisely, the existent to which reputation, social influence, information quality and system quality of e-government learning services would influence students' trust, perceived usefulness and perceived learning values was investigated.Design/methodology/approachThe effect from these variables on students' intention to use e-government learning services was also investigated. A total of 406 questionnaires were collected and analyzed using partial least squares (PLS) modeling.FindingsThe results showed varying relationships between the study's variables. It is anticipated that understanding these relationships can predict future learning trends of e-government learning services use among university students, thus helping decision makers plan ahead, prioritize tasks and make better decisions.Originality/valueKnowledge about students' intention to use e-government learning services is even useful for the implementation of other services by higher education institutions. This study also offers some implications for practitioners and researchers concerned about the application of e-government in students' learning development.

scholarly journals Brand Loyalty In The Cosmetics Industry: A Field Study On Turkish Womens Brand Loyalty Among Cosmetics Products

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Akagun Ergin ◽  
Handan Ozdemir ◽  
Nurettin Parilti
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
The World ◽  
Skin Care Products ◽  
A Share

Cosmetics industry has a share of 135 billion dollars in the global market. The biggest multinational cosmetics companies in the world such as Avon, Procter and Gamble, Estee Lauder, Nivea, L’oreal are very much interested in the Turkish market. Turkey is a developing country in terms of cosmetics consumption and has a great potential with a population of 70 million. This study aims to determine whether turkish women have brand loyalty among skin-care products in the cosmetics sector. It is our hope that the results of this study will help foreign and domestic cosmetics companies, already existing in or planning to enter the Turkish market, in shaping their marketing strategies.

scholarly journals Exoskeleton acceptance and its relationship to self-efficacy enhancement, perceived usefulness, and physical relief: A field study among logistics workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Siedl ◽  
Martina Mara
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Post Trial ◽  
Normal Work

Abstract Objective This field study aimed to explore the effects of exoskeleton use on task-specific self-efficacy beliefs of logistics workers and to relate these effects to usefulness perceptions and technology acceptance. Background A growing number of industrial companies have shown interest in having employees wearing exoskeletons to support their physical health. However, psychological consequences of exoskeleton use and mechanisms associated with workers’ acceptance or rejection of exoskeletons are not yet sufficiently understood. Methods A total of 31 logistics workers of a vehicle manufacturing company reported on their work-related self-efficacy, that is, how capable they felt of performing tasks related to their job well, before partaking in half-hour trials of a passive lift-assistive exoskeleton (Laevo V2.5) during their normal work. Afterward, they completed a questionnaire on their exoskeleton-supported self-efficacy and indicated how useful they found the exoskeleton, how much physical relief they felt from wearing it, and how willing they were to continue with its use. Results Overall, wearing the exoskeleton did not lead to increased work-specific self-efficacy. However, indications of interaction effects were found between baseline self-efficacy, perceived physical relief, and perceived usefulness in such a way that workers who experienced the exoskeleton as more strain-relieving or more useful were also more likely to report a post-trial growth in their self-efficacy beliefs. A positive change in self-efficacy, in turn, was associated with a greater willingness to further use the exoskeleton at the workplace.

Dealer Perceptions of Manufacturer Power and Influence Strategies in a Developing Country

1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhir H. Kale
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Influence Strategies ◽  
Channel Relationships ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Power And Influence ◽  
Perceived Power

The author reports a field study of dyadic channel relationships in India. Among the findings is that a manufacturer's perceived power is related positively to the frequency of use of relatively high pressure influence strategies by its field representatives. The need to conduct studies across several industries and countries is underscored by the study findings.

scholarly journals Fostering Financial Inclusion in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-220
Author(s):  
Samuel Fosso Wamba ◽  
Maciel M. Queiroz ◽  
Constantin Blome ◽  
Uthayasankar Sivarajah
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Using Data

Financial inclusion is a vital development priority for countries worldwide. Mobile wallet (m-wallet) is considered as a disruptive payment method that will substitute the traditional physical wallet to achieve the so-called cashless society and enables financial inclusion. This study aims at developing and testing a research model that integrates a set of technology factors (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, fun to use, monetary value), external factors (peer influence and perceived status benefit), and cultural factors (humane orientation and societal collectivism) to assess the intention to adopt and use m-wallet, for financial inclusion, in a developing country. The proposed conceptual model is tested using data collected from 621 m-wallet users in Cameroon. The model explains 47.5% of the variance of the actual use of m-wallet and 32.90% of the variance of financial inclusion. Eight out of the 10 proposed hypotheses were supported. Finally, implications for research and practice are discussed.

Investigating the intention to adopt smartphone apps among the entrepreneurs of a developing country

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahadur Ali Soomro ◽  
Naimatullah Shah ◽  
Maqsood Memon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Intention To Adopt

Purpose Nowadays, in mobile communication, smartphone is one of the modern progress and emergent phenomena for business as well as social networking. The purpose of this paper is to investigate an intention to adopt smartphone apps among the entrepreneurs of a developing country. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative methods based on cross-section data are employed for examining an intention towards adopting smartphone apps. The data are collected through a survey questionnaire. In the initial stage, 500 questionnaires were randomly distributed among the businessmen of a developing context. The value of the return samples is 280. The response rate has remained at 56 per cent. Findings By applying the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression show a positive and significant relationship of perceived usefulness, ease of use, perceived enjoyment and satisfaction with an intention to adopt smartphone apps. On the other hand, a positive and non-significant relationship between social needs and the intention to adopt smartphone apps is investigated. Practical implications The present study may provide valuable insights into the use pattern of smartphones among entrepreneurs and contribute for nurturing an intention to adopt smartphone apps in the developing context. Moreover, such a study may contribute to the literature of the developing country context, especially in the perspective of developing an intention and attitude towards smartphone apps. Originality/value This paper offers the factors which may be supportive of the actual usage of smartphone applications. The study is original containing data from a developing country.

A multi-analytical model for mobile banking adoption: a developing country perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujeet Kumar Sharma ◽  
Srikrishna Madhumohan Govindaluri ◽  
Saeed Al-Muharrami ◽  
Ali Tarhini
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
International Business ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tam Model

Purpose Mobile banking (Mbanking) is one of the most widely used mobile technology applications in recent times. This research aims to develop and test a research model by integrating social influence, trust and compatibility along with demographic variables into the original technology acceptance model (TAM) for Mbanking adoption which can be useful for understanding individual behaviours from an international business perspective. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a structured survey from 208 Omani Mbanking users and analysed using a two-staged regression and neural network (NN) model. Findings The results showed that perceived ease of use and demographic variables were not statistically significant in the multiple linear regression model, whereas the importance of the aforementioned variables was relatively high in the results obtained from the NN model. Furthermore, other predictors, namely, trust, perceived usefulness, compatibility and social influence included in the proposed research model that were established as significant by the regression model were assigned high relative importance by the NN model as well. Practical implications The study reflects the customer’s opinion from a developing country perspective. In addition, the research makes a significant theoretical contribution by using predictive modelling instead of causal or explanatory modelling for the development of a new and extended TAM model. The findings can be gainfully used by international business to understand Omani customer- and design-appropriate strategies for market penetration. Originality/value This study offers deeper understanding about Mbanking adoption from a developing country perspective and identifies and integrates important variables that influence the adoption in the aforementioned context.

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