scholarly journals Mobile Government Adoption Model Based on Combining GAM and UTAUT to Explain Factors According to Adoption of Mobile Government Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Amin Almaiah ◽  
Ahmad Al-Khasawneh ◽  
Ahmad Althunibat ◽  
Saleh Khawatreh
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Model ◽  
The Body ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Adoption Model

<p class="Default">This research examines the mobile-government services adoption, by combining both UTAUT and GAM models with adding new constructs for explaining the key factors that affect on adoption of mobile-government services. As a result, the study identified the critical factors that influence users’ to adopt the system, and developed an integrated model as a powerful tool that assists in the adoption process of mobile-government applications. The novelty of this research will be an added value to the body of knowledge and its implications will be vital for researchers and decision/policy makers who are willing to make a change.</p>

Interactive Agencies and Digitalization Readiness

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 48-64
Author(s):  
Leila Behboudi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Financial Infrastructure ◽  
Management Participation

This study presents primarily factors affecting interactive agencies in Iran. There is a kind of unwillingness among Iranian ad agencies to execute online ad campaign in compare to the global trend and the advantage of use of online ad makes it imperative to find the key factors affecting interactive agencies behavior. Accordingly, the body of literature was analyzed and eight critical factors including “Management participation,” “Organizational culture,” “Size of the organization,” “The level of organization technology,” “Communication infrastructure,” “Financial infrastructure,” “Technology infrastructure” and “Electronic readiness,” were extracted. The expert questionnaire was designed to validate the gathered factors. By analyzing 294 questionnaires, the type of management was found as key factor in adopting online ad campaign execution.

Retailer Adoption of Mobile Payment

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krassie Petrova ◽  
Bo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mobile Payment ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Adoption Model ◽  
Insight Into

This qualitative study aimed to identify the motivating factors and the challenges related to the adoption of mobile payment (mPayment) by small business retailers. Data collected from semi-structured personal interviews with a small group of participants were analyzed applying a content analysis approach. The findings indicate that retailer demand for mPayment was motivated mainly by perceived customer expectations for a convenient (faster) way to pay using the ubiquitous mobile technology, as well as by the perceived efficiency of mPayment leading to revenue increase. Challenges to mPayment adoption included, among others, the need to compete with already established point-of-sale payment technologies and the lack of information about mPayment leading to uncertainty about its comparative advantages. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by developing and exploring a merchant oriented mPayment adoption model. The factors identified as adoption drivers and challenges provide an insight into New Zealand retailer perspectives on mPayment, and the grounds for recommendations to mPayment service providers.

Exploring Graduate Entrepreneurship

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Hannon ◽  
Lorna A. Collins ◽  
Alison J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Entrepreneurship

There is a strong interest in knowledge-based economies in increasing the levels of graduate entrepreneurship. The role of higher education in this context is crucial in enhancing the motivation and capability of graduates to engage in entrepreneurial activity. However, traditional pedagogical approaches in business and management as applied to entrepreneurship education may be limiting the opportunities for students to develop entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and behaviour. If the need for increased levels of graduate entrepreneurship is to be met, it is important to develop more innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Shifting the underpinning paradigm to one derived from a humanist philosophy suggests a co-learning approach in which both learner and educator participate in the learning process. This paper highlights the need for innovation in the supply of entrepreneurship education in UK higher education institutions to enhance graduate entrepreneurship. The authors reflect on and examine the experience of piloting a collaborative co-learning approach to entrepreneurship education that engages university students from a range of disciplines, local entrepreneurs and educators in the learning and development process. Finally, they explore the challenge that embedding such an approach poses to the development of entrepreneurship education in UK HEIs. The paper adds to the body of knowledge in the area of graduate entrepreneurship and raises important issues for policy makers, practitioners, educators and entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Financial Inclusion and the Trade-Growth Nexus: Evidence from the Emerging Zimbabwean Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6A) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Maune
Keyword(s):  
Time Series Data ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Complementarity Effect ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Trade Growth

This study examined the effect of financial inclusion in the trade-growth nexus in Zimbabwe using time series data collected from the World Bank databases from 1980 to 2016. The study precisely examined whether financial inclusion is a passage within which trade openness impacts growth in Zimbabwe. Also examined was the complementarity effect of financial inclusion and trade openness on growth. The effect of financial inclusion and trade openness on growth has received much attention from researchers across the globe and literature is awash with theoretical and empirical evidence of such studies. What is yet to be examined is whether financial inclusion is a passage within which trade openness influences growth. The study finds a negative significant effect of financial inclusion and trade openness on growth in Zimbabwe. Moreover, the findings show a complementary, strong and positive nexus linking financial inclusion and trade openness on growth in Zimbabwe. Policy-makers are, however, implored to formulate policies meant to deepen financial inclusion in order to enhance growth through trade openness. The article will help expand the academic knowledge and as such contribute in filling the gap that exists within the body of knowledge. The article is important to policy-makers, the academia, private sector and researchers at large.

ICT Adoption Cordons in SMEs for Competitive Advantage

2020 ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Business Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Ict Adoption

Every SME needs to use ICT artifacts to cope with business development. The adoption and use of ICT involve different actors who make sense of ICT in relation to their work environment. This chapter focuses on the cordons or barriers in ICT adoption that deter them from having a competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the interactions between different actors in the SME network and analyze how they influence the SME ICT adoption process. The study contributes to the body of knowledge through a new construct that enriches the conceptual framework with the findings of the research.

scholarly journals Model of Absorptive Capacity and Implementation of New Technology for Rural Construction SMEs

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernawati Mustafa Kamal ◽  
Roger Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Rural Construction

Absorptive capacity has been acknowledged as a critical component for organisations to sustain, grow and compete in their markets. Many researchers have used the concept of absorptive capacity in their analysis at different levels: individual, organisation, industry and country. However, most of the studies focus on very large organisations with sophisticated structures and strong R&D orientation. Very few studies address the theory of absorptive capacity in the context of SME organisations. This paper presents part of the findings of research that investigated absorptive capacity in the context of Malaysian rural construction SMEs. The aim of this paper is to prescribe a model of absorptive capacity for rural construction SMEs. The model is based on validation drawn from five case studies of construction SMEs operating in the rural area in Malaysia. The developed model serves two functions: Firstly, to help rural construction SMEs to understand the issues and process related to absorptive capacity and the implementation, and use of, new technology; secondly, to provide a mechanism for policy makers to transfer new technology to rural contractors. This research contributes to the body of knowledge of absorptive capacity by highlighting issues related to absorptive capacity and implementation of new technology in the context of rural SMEs. Keywords: Absorptive Capacity, Malaysia, Rural Construction, Small and medium sized enterprise (SME).

Highly Attractive Models in Advertising: What Causes Negative Affect?

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Nguyen Hoang Sinh
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Individual Difference Variables ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Advertising Skepticism

Highly attractive models (HAMs) have been popularly used in advertising to impact psychologically on the message receiver in the hopes of increasing the advertisement’s effectiveness. The marketing literature is replete with evidence of the positive effects of using HAMs. However, support for their effectiveness is somewhat conflicted. The research attempts to add to the body of knowledge, specifically through exploring individual difference variables (model characteristics, product types, comparison motives, and culture) impact on negative affect. This study also investigates whether advertising skepticism determined by culture has an impact on negative affect as a result of a HAM comparison. The methodology uses a 3 (beauty types) x 2 (product types) x 2 (comparison motives) between-subjects experimental design. Respondents for the main study are female students across cultures from international programs and universities in Vietnam. The results supported all hypotheses; except product types shown having no impact on negative affect. The research also confirmed there are interrelationships between culture and skepticism. These findings have implications regarding the potentially negative influence of advertising including HAMs for practitioners, academics and public policy makers.

E-Procurement

2013 ◽  
pp. 87-113
Author(s):  
Davide Aloini ◽  
Riccardo Dulmin ◽  
Valeria Mininno
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Work ◽  
The Body ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Final Performance ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Business To Business ◽  
A Current ◽  
Explorative Factor Analysis

Although the implementation of e-auction events is not all that new, a current interest in understanding main issues involved in its implementation exists, especially in a business to business (B2B) environment. A clear will to classify and systematize the numerous variables directly or indirectly affecting e-auction suitability and final performance determination is evident also from previous conceptual literature contributions. Nevertheless a lack of empirical work in this field is evident. This work provides a contribution to the body of knowledge on critical factors impacting on e-Reverse Auctions (e-RA) performance in a B2B context. Based on an explorative factor analysis addressed to a panel of academic experts and practitioners, it aims at identifying the main factors affecting price and process performance in B2B e-RA.

Wine tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Ramos ◽  
Onesimo Cuamea ◽  
Jorge Alfonso Galván-León
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
High Season ◽  
Temporal Model ◽  
Wine Region

Purpose In Mexico, wine tourism has become a relevant issue in the past 20 years. Research in this region is in a nascent stage and largely focused on the supply side. Nevertheless, consumer behavior research on wine tourists of the region is needed to improve the wine region positioning. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to find out the predictors for revisit intention (RI) to the Valle de Guadalupe wine route. Design/methodology/approach The information was obtained by applying an exit poll survey to a sample of 422 wine tourists at the micro, small and medium wineries in Ensenada, Mexico. The spatial-temporal model was used to predict the wine tourist RI. Three dimensions were used: pre-visit, in situ experience and travel to/from. Multiple linear regressions were carried out to assess the relation between the three dimensions and RI. Findings The results obtained show that the pre-visit and in situ dimensions have an effect on RI to the wine route. Research limitations/implications The generalization of the results may be limited due to fact that only the repeated visitors of the autumn season are included; therefore, it is not applicable to summer (high season of wine tourism) and first-time visitors. Practical implications The results provide implications for the owners of the micro, small and medium wineries seeking to improve the experience and increasing the tourist RI to the wine route. Originality/value The theoretical added value of this paper is its contribution to the body of knowledge about the wine tourism spatial-temporal model, evaluating the complete wine tourism experience to predict RI.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Future Orientation and Financial Literacy on Personal Financial Management Practices among Generation Y in Malaysia: The Moderating Role of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rudy Ansar ◽  
Mohd Rahimie Abd Karim ◽  
Zaiton Osman ◽  
Muhamad Shameer Fahmi
Keyword(s):  
Generation Y ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Moderating Role

This paper investigated the relationship between future orientation and financial literacy toward personal financial management practices among Generation Y in Malaysia, particularly amongst those who were born between 1981 and 2001 coming from Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, and Penang. A total of 146 valid questionnaires were used for the analysis carried out in this paper. Data was analyzed using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique using Partial Least Squares (PLS). The outcomes displayed that future orientation and financial literacy have significantly positive effect on personal financial management practices. Nonetheless, gender does not have a moderating role between financial literacy and future orientation on personal financial management practices among Generation Y in Malaysia. The study’s outputs may serve as guidelines by the Malaysian government agencies and policy makers, apart from extending the body of knowledge to shed some light on personal financial management practices. The findings of the study also offer an alternative approach in addressing the escalating bankruptcy issues faced by Generation Y in Malaysia.

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