scholarly journals Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261378
Author(s):  
Ben Greenhough ◽  
Steve Barrett ◽  
Chris Towlson ◽  
Grant Abt
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

A small evidence base supports the use of virtual reality in professional soccer, yet there is a lack of information available on perceptions and desire to use the technology from those employed at professional soccer clubs. Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare and quantify the perceptions of virtual reality use in soccer, and to model behavioural intentions to use this technology. This study surveyed the perceptions of coaches, support staff, and players in relation to their knowledge, expectations, influences and barriers of using virtual reality via an internet-based questionnaire. To model behavioural intention, modified questions and constructs from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology were used, and the model was analysed through partial least squares structural equation modelling. Respondents represented coaches and support staff (n = 134) and players (n = 64). All respondents generally agreed that virtual reality should be used to improve tactical awareness and cognition, with its use primarily in performance analysis and rehabilitation settings. Generally, coaches and support staff agreed that monetary cost, coach buy-in and limited evidence base were barriers towards its use. In a sub-sample of coaches and support staff without access to virtual reality (n = 123), performance expectancy was the strongest construct in explaining behavioural intention to use virtual reality, followed by facilitating conditions (i.e., barriers) construct which had a negative association with behavioural intention. Virtual reality has the potential to be a valuable technology within professional soccer although several barriers exist that may prevent its widespread use.

Investigating Influence of Moderators in Adopting Internet: Indian Seniors Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092090869
Author(s):  
Hory Sankar Mukerjee ◽  
G. K. Deshmukh ◽  
Dewashish Mukherjee ◽  
Nidhi Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Actual System ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
System Use ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Present study identifies Indian seniors’ intention to use the internet and actual usage along with influence of age, gender, education and experience as moderators. This study proposes modifications in unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model while adding education as moderators and also studied relationship between facilitating conditions (FC) and behavioural intention. The proposed research model was empirically tested by data collected from 371 Indian seniors above the age of 50 years through offline survey. The collected data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) and multiple moderation analysis. The result revealed that performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), subjective norm (SN), technology anxiety (TA) significantly influence elders’ behavioural intention (BI) to use and adopt internet except FC. Further BI resulted in actual system use which is also determined by FC. Actual system use is predicted by three variables: learning, place of access and health conditions. In this study only age and gender were emerged as moderators. Findings of the study have important implications particularly to understand determinants of Indian seniors’ intention to use the internet and actual usage along with influence of moderators.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Postgraduate Students’ Behavioural Intention for Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3524
Author(s):  
Melor Md Yunus ◽  
Wee Shin Ang ◽  
Harwati Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Online learning has become essential in education as the spread of coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought significant changes to the field. However, education should remain welcoming and supportive to all the learners as it is important to keep the students’ behavioural intention in any form of learning environment. Thus, this study is significant as online learning is leading the trend of education now. Past studies revealed that the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions under the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model affect learners’ behavioural intention to use online learning. This study intended to identify the most significant factors that influence TESL postgraduate students’ behavioural intention towards the use of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also examined the relationship amongst the four factors and postgraduate students’ behavioural intention to use online learning. The participants consisted of 169 postgraduate students at a public university in Malaysia. To achieve the aim, the study utilized a survey design using a questionnaire. The results from regression analysis revealed that all of the factors have positive effects on postgraduate students’ behavioural intention to use online learning. Meanwhile, performance expectancy has the greatest influence on postgraduate students’ behavioural intention. Hence, this study concludes that the practicality and the usefulness of online learning should be highlighted by the authorities.

An Empirical Study of User Acceptance Behaviours of Internet Banking in Tunisia Using UTAUT2 Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-34
Author(s):  
Wadie Nasri
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Internet Banking ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Internet Banking Services

The conceptual model proposed was based on the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2). The proposed model was empirically tested using survey data provided by 203 respondents and was analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The analysis results indicated that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions show a significant positive impact on the users' behavioural intention to use internet banking services. However, price value, hedonic motivation, and habit do not positively influence the behavioural intention. This study offers Tunisian banks some guidelines to develop strategies and to improve their services in order to increase the adoption of mobile banking by their customers.

The Moderating Effect of Technology Awareness on the Relationship between UTAUT Constructs and Behavioural Intention to Use Technology: A Conceptual Paper

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Faruq Muhammad Abubakar ◽  
Hartini B. Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Unified View ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
The Relationship

The volume and value of cash-based transactions in Nigeria is high and expected to rise. This is liked to non-adoption of new e-payment process introduced by the Central Bank. The adoption of Point of Sale (POS) terminal is reported to be very low. A number of researchers have used several technology adoption theories to answer a similar phenomenon, but their studies were fragmented. Thus the Unified Theory of acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) combined eight among those numerous theories and models of technology adoption, toward a unified view. However, several studies that used UTAUT and investigate behavioural intention to use technology yielded conflicting findings. Therefore this paper, based on review of past literature, conceptualised that ‘technology awareness’ moderates the relationship between performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions and behavioural intention to use POS.

scholarly journals Examining factors that effect on the acceptance of mobile commerce in Malaysia based on revised UTAUT

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 1173
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Sabri Alrawi ◽  
Ganthan Narayana Samy ◽  
Rasimah Che Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Bharanidharan Shanmugam ◽  
Rajasekaran Lakshmiganthan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Perceived Trust ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Use Of Technology

<p>This <span>study presents an amended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) which explores key factors affecting Malaysian consumers ' willingness to accept mobile-commerce. A questionnaire survey has been used to collect information from 400 Malaysian smartphone users using a random stratified sample and analyzed using structural equation modelling (SEM); with the use of Smart PLS 3.0. Results show that acceptance and use of mobile-commerce services can also be predicted by the behavioural intentions of users, whose performance expectancy, efforts expectations, social effects, mobility, personal innovations and perceived trust are significantly affected. From these variables, perceived trust is the most significant determinant that directly affects behavioural intention to use mobile-commerce services in Malaysia. It is then followed by mobility, personal innovation, social influence, performance expectancy then effect expectancy. Facilitating Conditions and moderating variables such as gender, age, education, income, marital status, experience and payment have no significant effect on Behavioral Intention to use mobile-commerce services in Malaysia. In conclusion, this study shows that behavioural intention and the use of mobile commerce services in Malaysia have a direct effect. The study will help dealers to avoid spending thousands of dollars on investments that have little impact on whether the customer is embracing and using mobile-commerce. The study also provides quantified indicators and offers a framework for the understanding of the Malaysia mobile-commerce system. The report concludes with a study of the effects of the research findings and provides recommendations for future research.</span></p>

scholarly journals Analysis of the Acceptance Factor of Android-Based Parking Information Systems in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Romi Ilham ◽  
Nanang Shonhadji ◽  
Hariadi Yutanto ◽  
Diah Ekaningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Smartphone Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
The Way

Parking is an unrelenting problem, with more vehicles having an impact on the way how to park a vehicle. Some experts have made various breakthroughs in overcoming parking problems; one of them is using smartphone technology as a system to facilitate the way to park. This study aims to analyse user acceptance using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology UTAUT method with structural equation models (SEM-PLS), against 221 respondents. The result is that performance expectations, effort expectancy, and social influence variables have a significant effect on behavioural intention. Then the facilitating conditions variable and behavioural intention significantly influence the use of behaviour for using smartphone parking systems. Furthermore, this research is expected to help the government to find out what factors affect the parking system.

scholarly journals Factors influencing behavioural intention to use MOOCs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Bilal Khalid ◽  
Marcin Lis ◽  
Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn ◽  
Singha Chaveesuk
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Abstract This analysis aimed to investigate the factors influencing the behavioural intention to use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Thailand and Pakistan. The study was geared towards exploring the MOOCs, a relatively new technology platform allowing the spread of education and learning in various areas and fields and surpassing traditional online courses. The study adopted the UTAUT model with additional two variables of perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. A quantitative method was applied using primary data collected from a sample of 490 and 513 respondents from Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. The sample size was composed of students in institutions of higher learning who were aware of MOOCs or intended to use them in their studies. The analysis was conducted using the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM). The study found that four variables (social influence, absorptive capacity, facilitating conditions and perceived autonomy) significantly influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. However, two variables (performance expectancy and effort expectancy) did not influence the student intention to use MOOCs in Thailand and Pakistan. The results indicated that the findings between the two countries were invariant. This study extended the model by Venkatesh et al. (2003), including two additional variables, the perceived autonomy and absorptive capacity. The study indicated various aspects related to the response of students using MOOCs. This study is especially beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic for determining factors that officials of higher institutions of learning should consider when implementing MOOCs and associated online learning programs to deliver quality education to students.

Teenagers’ behavioural intention towards wearable technologies and intention to recommend others: an empirical study in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shahinur Rahman ◽  
Samir Das ◽  
Gazi Md. Shakhawat Hossain ◽  
Tajia Tajrin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wearable Technologies ◽  
Intention To Adopt ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Model Combining ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors, which drive teenagers’ behavioural intention to adopt wearable technologies and their behavioural intention to recommend others. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes a new adoption model combining two different models including the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and the theory of planned behaviour, which provided relevant contributions for understanding the adoption of wearable technologies. A structural equation modelling approach using analysis of a moment structures 23 software was used to analyse the data collected from 318 respondents. Findings Findings of this study reveals that performance expectancy (β = 0.28; t = 2.049), facilitating conditions (β = 0.28; t = 1.989), social influence (β = 0.23; t = 3.150) and attitude (β = 0.18; t = 3.246) have a statistically significant impact on behavioural intention. Additionally, behavioural intention (β = 0.15; t = 2.543) and attitude (β = 0.15; t = 3.261) have a statistically significant impact on intention to recommend others. However, effort expectancy, price value, hedonic motivation and habit did not have a significant influence on behavioural intention. Practical implications In this study, the understanding of the determinants contributing to teenagers’ behavioural intention to use wearable technologies and driving their intention to recommend others to adopt these devices will provide insights to practitioners and decision makers to customize the features of wearable devices to promote sustainable use of these technologies. Originality/value This study is among the first to investigate wearable technologies from behavioural perspectives especially on teenagers in Bangladesh. Hence, the findings of this study will help to comprehensively explain teenagers’ behavioural intention to adopt wearable technologies and their intention to recommend others.

scholarly journals Modelling the intention to use technology for teaching mathematics among pre-service teachers in Serbia

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Teo ◽  
Verica Milutinovic
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Multiple Indicators ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

<p>This study aims to examine the variables that influence Serbian pre-service teachers’ intention to use technology to teach mathematics. Using the technology acceptance model (TAM) as the framework, we developed a research model to include subjective norm, knowledge of mathematics, and facilitating conditions as external variables to the TAM. In addition, we investigated the influence of gender and age on the behavioural intention to use technology. With data gathered from 313 participants using a survey questionnaire, structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis revealed that the proposed model in this study has a good fit and accounted for 5.4% of the variance in the behavioural intention to use technology. Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards computers were found to be the only factor with direct influence on the intention to use technology. All other factors were found to have an indirect influence. Using multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) modelling, pre-service teachers’ intention to use technology was not found to be significantly different by age and gender. Various contributions to research and implications for teacher training are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Postgraduate Students’ Acceptance of On-line Databases: A Validation of UTAUT Model in Selected Universities in Nigeria.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamidele Olawale
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Utaut Model ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
On Line ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Abstract The purpose of this study was to validate the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model on the acceptance of on-line databases among postgraduate students in Nigeria. the study investigated the four based constructs of UTAUT that is performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy(EE), social influence (SI) and facilitating conditions (FCs) as the determinants of behavioural intention to use and eventual usage of on-line databases. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population was made up of postgraduate students from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, and Federal University of Technology, Akure; Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaire designed to elicit response from respondents and analysed using descriptive statistics method of frequency counts and percentages. However, out of two hundred and twenty five (225) copies of questionnaire administered to the respondents one hundred and eighty six (186) were returned which represents 82.7% response rate for the study. Findings revealed that all four variables i.e. (PE), (EE), (SI) and (FCs) had positive and significant effect on users' behavioural intention to use on-line databases. It was recommended that infrastructure such as computers and high-speed and affordable internet required are provided for easy access in Nigerian universities among other recommendations.

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