scholarly journals Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Influencing the Use of Cryptocurrencies in Spanish Households

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
Mario Arias-Oliva ◽  
Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez ◽  
Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Effort Expectancy

This paper assesses the variables influencing the expansion of cryptocurrency (crypto for short) use in households. To carry on the study we apply a consumer-behavior focus and so-called fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). In a previous research, that was grounded on Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Partial Least Squares (PLS), we found that main factors to explain the intention to use of cryptos by individuals were performance expectancy (in fact, it was the main factor), effort expectancy and facilitating conditions. We did not found evidences about the relevance of social influence, perceived risk and financial literacy. This study revisits these results by applying fsQCA instead PLS. Empirical research on factors influencing cryto use is relatively scarce due to the novelty of blockchain techs, so the present paper expands the literature on this topic by using an original analytical tool in this context. The main contribution of this paper consists in showing empirically that fsQCA provides a complementary and enriching perspective to interpret data about the use of cryptos. We obtain again that the most relevant factor to explain the intention of using cryptocurrencies is perceived expectancy and that also effort expectancy and facilitation conditions are relevant. But also fsQCA has allowed us discovering that despite social influence, perceived risk and financial literacy were not significant in the PLS model, they impact on the intention to use cryptocurrencies when are combined with other factors. Social influence acts as an “enable factor” for the rest of explanatory variables and it is linked positively with intention to use cryptos. Also financial literacy is relevant because its lack is a sufficient condition for the non-acceptance of that blockchain tech. Likewise we have checked that perceived risk influences the intention of using cryptos. However, this influence may be positive or negative depending of the circumstances.

scholarly journals Critical Conditions Identification for Online Purchase Intention of Fruits: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Wang ◽  
Fangyu Chen ◽  
Feiteng Yi ◽  
Yongchang Wei
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Online Purchase

With the development of Internet technology, e-commerce platforms have emerged one after another, and the competition of the fruit e-commerce market is increasingly intensified. How to boost customer demand by improving their purchase intention has become a key issue. The study identified the critical conditions leading to high purchase intention of fruits through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. The empirical analysis was conducted based on an online questionnaire of 344 Internet users. The results reveal that high purchase intention comes from high fruit quality, high fruit price concessions and supply service, and low perceived risk (peripheral conditions). In addition, high purchase intention can also be realized from high fruit quality, high fruit price concessions, high supply service, and high website information quality (peripheral conditions). This study provides more nuanced thinking of how to improve online purchase intention of fruits.

Effects of trust and perceived risk on user acceptance of a new technology service

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Hwan Lee ◽  
Chi-Hoon Song
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
The Republic

We explored the precise impacts of trust and perceived risk on the core constructs of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). We applied the UTAUT model to the novel context of the Certified e-Document Authority (CeDA) service used in the Republic of Korea. Our results from structural equation modeling largely supported our hypotheses. Trust and perceived risk were shown to be direct antecedents of intention to use, and trust functioned as an indirect antecedent. Performance expectancy and social influence were shown to positively affect behavioral intention. Effort expectancy was also shown to influence performance expectancy. The combination of trust, perceived risk, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence accounted for 55.3% of the variance observed in users' intention to use CeDA services.

scholarly journals The interplay between literacy and digital technology: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahrokh Nikou ◽  
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Andrea Molinari ◽  
Gunilla Widén ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Digital World

Introduction. Information literacy and digital literacy skills have become increasingly important capabilities in the digital world, as such it is of the utmost importance to assess how individual’s literacy skills impact people’s intention to use digital technology. Method. In this paper, based on the current literature, we design our research and through an empirical study conducted in Finland and Italy, we examine how these skills impact the decision of university students to use digital technology. Analysis. Data was analysed through a novel method (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis). Results. The fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis results show that students in these two countries differ from one another and factors influencing the intention to use digital technology vary among students. For Finnish students’ digital literacy and for Italian students’ information literacy were important factors. Conclusions. The results of this paper contribute to the information and digital literacy research and provide unique insights and practical implications.

Factors Influencing the Intention of International Students to Shop Online in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-41
Author(s):  
Isaac Kofi Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Perceived Service Quality ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Effort Expectancy

This article explores the factors for determining the intention of international students to shop online in China. The data for this study was acquired through a questionnaire. The UTAUT was used as the theoretical framework for this study and the data analysis was conducted using SPSS. The results indicated that while performance expectancy was significant in influencing the intention to shop online, effort expectancy does not. Also, while social influence does not determine the intention to shop online, it was however significant in predicting trust in the Internet. Furthermore, perceived risk, internet self-efficacy, and culture were all significant predictors of the intention to shop online. Perceived service quality and trust in the Internet were not significant determinants of the intention to shop online. The implications of these and other findings of this study are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating the Determinants of Students’ Intention to Use Business Simulation Games

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Yin Wang ◽  
Yi-Shun Wang ◽  
Shi-En Jian
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Business Simulation ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Effort Expectancy ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Behavioral Intention To Use

Business simulation games (BSGs) are educational tools that help students develop business management knowledge and skills. However, to date, relatively little research has investigated the factors that influence students’ BSG usage intention. Grounded on the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, this study helped to fill this gap by exploring intention to use BSGs. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and price value on behavioral intention to use BSGs. Data collected from 141 useful respondents were tested against the research model using partial least square approach. The results of this study indicated that behavioral intention to use BSGs was influenced by facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, and price value. Unexpectedly, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and social influence were not predictive of students’ behavioral intention to use BSGs. These findings enhanced our understanding of students’ BSG usage behavior and provided several important theoretical and practical implications for the application of BSG in the context of business and management education.

scholarly journals The influence of ethical judgements on acceptance and non-acceptance of wearables and insideables: Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 101689
Author(s):  
Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez ◽  
Mario Arias-Oliva ◽  
Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo ◽  
Ala’ Ali Mohammad Almahameed
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis

scholarly journals It takes two to tango: the interplay between decision logics, communication strategies and social media engagement in start-ups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Rudeloff ◽  
Stefanie Pakura ◽  
Fabian Eggers ◽  
Thomas Niemand
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Communication Models ◽  
Social Media Engagement ◽  
Start Ups

AbstractThis manuscript analyzes start-ups’ usage of different communication strategies (information, response, involvement), their underlying decision logics (effectuation, causation, strategy absence) and respective social media success. A multitude of studies have been published on the decision logics of entrepreneurs as well as on different communication strategies. Decision logics and according strategies and actions are closely connected. Still, research on the interplay between the two areas is largely missing. This applies in particular to the effect of different decision logics and communication models on social media success. Through a combination of case studies with fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis this exploratory study demonstrates that different combinations of causal and absence of strategy decision logics can be equally successful when it comes to social media engagement, whereas effectuation is detrimental for success. Furthermore, we find that two-way-communication is essential to create engagement, while information strategy alone cannot lead to social media success. This study provides new insights into the role of decision logics and connects effectuation theory with the communication literature, a field that has been dominated by causal approaches.

Motivation Configuration of Bluxury Tourism Behavior: An FsQCA Application

2021 ◽  
pp. 193896552110144
Author(s):  
Da Shi ◽  
Bowen Yi ◽  
Fangfang Shi ◽  
Simone Satta
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Complex Configuration ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Motivation Theory ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Push And Pull ◽  
Insight Into

This study investigates the motivation configuration of bluxury tourism behavior. According to complexity theory and push and pull motivation theory, we establish a framework of complex configuration conditions, including push forces, pull forces, and constraints that lead to bluxury tourism. Based on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we identified seven main motivation configurations of bluxury tourism behavior covering three core factors: physical factors, seeking/exploration in push forces, and intangible factors in pull forces. In addition, combinations of constraints in the configuration demonstrate various paths leading to bluxury tourism behavior. These findings provide unique insight into bluxury tourism participation.

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