scholarly journals Use of Illegally Distributed Books in Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Vincas Grigas ◽  
Arūnas Gudinavičius ◽  
Emilija Černevičiūtė

This study seeks to reveal the attitudes of the Lithuanian adult population on using digital books and illegally distributed books and seeks to provide possible solutions to Lithuanian publishers and other institutions combating this phenomenon. A quantitative survey of 322 respondents was conducted. The analysis of the results was based on the Technology Acceptance Model, the theory of self-efficacy and the theory of planned behaviour. The results show that the ability to use digital technologies encourages the use of digital books. The perception of digital books as having value reduces the tendency to download them from illegal distribution channels. Legislative regulation does not have a significant impact on the intention not to use digital books from illegal distribution channels. It is likely that a negative assessment of the phenomenon in the immediate environment will have a greater impact on refusing to use illegally distributed books. In order to compete with illegal distribution channels, the channels for legally distributed books need to be more convenient and provide more content.

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-53
Author(s):  
Qazi Mahdia Ghyas ◽  
Fumiyo N. Kondo

This study aims to understand why the usage of mobile entertainment services (MES) among young Bangladeshis is negligible. The authors propose a modification of combined technology acceptance model (TAM) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model with additional factors. Questionnaire surveys were conducted in Bangladesh among young adult mobile users. The authors analysed the data of 251 valid responses via four TAM–TPB models. The study model, based on a modified TAM–TPB framework, fits generally well for mobile entertainment services in Bangladesh. The three factors of perceived behaviour control, perceived value, and attitude are important determinants for intention to use mobile entertainment services, and perceived behavioural control has the strongest direct effect on attitude and indirect effect on behavioural intention. The results suggest that mobile companies need to strengthen their organizational and technical support systems and improve service quality and affordability to encourage young consumers to use MES.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-135
Author(s):  
Adhetiya Safitra

Currently, the tax authorities in Indonesia are active in shifting tax services to an online system. One of these tax services is an e-Tax Invoice. The success of e-government projects such as e-Tax Invoices depends on the reliability of ICT and depends on the community (in this case PKP) as end-users. This study uses a structural equation model to identify the factors that influence the willingness of taxpayers to use online services with models based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the technology acceptance model (TAM). This study indicates that only perceptions of usability indirectly affect taxpayers' encouragement to use the application.


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550024 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIANNIS KOSTOPOULOS ◽  
IOANNIS RIZOMYLIOTIS ◽  
KLEOPATRA KONSTANTOULAKI

This paper seeks to explore the factors that influence physicians' purchase intention for supplementary professional services that have been recently introduced to the market. For that reason, a model has been developed and empirically tested using data collected from 100 physicians regarding an innovative e-detailing service. Results show that physicians' purchase intention is significantly influenced by five factors. Three of them derive from the integration of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), i.e., perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and professional image. The rest, namely work experience, working status and innovativeness, refer to physicians' professional characteristics. Work experience and innovativeness were found to have a significant effect on physicians' perceptions of the innovative service, whereas, physicians' current working status was not found to have significant influence on either their perceptions of the innovative service or their purchase intention.


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