Investigating the Usage of IoT-Based Smart Parking Services in the Borough of Westminster

Smart Parking schemes cannot succeed without the engagement and support of the drivers who may benefit from their use. This study investigates engagement with a Smart Parking service in the London Borough of Westminster. Factors likely to influence the use of Smart Parking services were identified from a literature review and incorporated into an explanatory model comprising 9 factors connected by 16 hypotheses. To test the model, residents of Westminster and visitors to the area were surveyed, resulting in a total of 212 valid responses. The responses were used to test a structural equation model, using confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the analysis indicated that Awareness of the scheme; Perceived Ease of Use; Perceived Usefulness; Cost saving; Perceived Privacy and Perceived Security all had a direct impact on Usage, with Awareness being the most influential factor. The results also highlighted the fact that, despite efforts by Westminster Council to publicise the scheme, 74% of respondents had little awareness of it, suggesting the need for improved publicity.

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Investigating the Usage of IoT-Based Smart Parking Services in the Borough of Westminster

Journal of Global Information Management ◽

10.4018/jgim.20211101oa34 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Influential Factor ◽

Direct Impact ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Perceived Security ◽

Smart Parking

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Students Acceptance of Google Classroom: An Exploratory Study using PLS-SEM Approach

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v13i06.8275 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (06) ◽

pp. 112 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Rana A. Saeed Al-Maroof ◽

Mostafa Al-Emran

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Least Square ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Actual Usage

Google classroom can work in unidirectional process as it can serve the teachers’ strategies and styles on one hand and students’ perception, understanding, and effective participation in different classroom skills on the other hand. The ac-ceptance of Google classroom is affected by different factors. Some of them are still not clearly specified and discussed in previous research; therefore, they need further investigation. Based on the previous assumption, this study is an attempt to examine the factors that affect the students’ acceptance of Google classroom at Al Buraimi University College (BUC) in Oman. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was adopted to formulate the hypotheses of the current study. The data was collected through an online questionnaire with 337 respondents. The Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach was used to assess both the measurement and structural models. The results of the study prove that both the perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) positively influence the behavioral intention, which in turn influence the actual usage of Google classrooms. This study helps the decision makers of the higher educational institutions to have a better understanding of the effectiveness of us-ing Google classroom by their students. It is assumed that it helps in measuring the level of students’ acceptance to the previously mentioned technology.

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Acceptance of Online Medical Websites: An Empirical Study in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16060943 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 943 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Yuan Tang ◽

Yu-Tao Yang ◽

Yun-Fei Shao

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Medical Problems

As a new type of public health service product, online medical websites (OMWs) are becoming quite popular. OMWs can address patients’ basic medical problems remotely and give health guidance online. Compared to traditional hospitals, OMWs are more convenient and inexpensive, they can usually provide a better service for patients with poor medical conditions (especially in rural areas), and they also contribute to the rational distribution of medical resources. Therefore, key factors that affect patients’ acceptance of OMWs must be identified to contribute to public health. By integrating perceived risk (PR) and the technology acceptance model (TAM), we proposed a modified TAM and clarified how PR and other factors affect patients’ behavioral intention (BI) towards OMWs. A sample of 245 research participants in China took part in this study and the structural equation model (SEM) was used to test our hypotheses. The results revealed that perceived usefulness (PU) is a positive predictor of BI but has no significant effect on attitude (ATT), while perceived ease of use (PEOU) can affect BI through PU and attitude (ATT). Moreover, trust (TRU) was identified as a mediator of PR and PU/PEOU. Also, the doctor–patient relationship (DPR) was shown to moderate PR and TRU. In order to increase patients’ BI, OMW providers need further innovations to improve patients’ TRU and reduce their PR.

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Critical Factors for Predicting Users’ Acceptance of Digital Museums for Experience-Influenced Environments

Information ◽

10.3390/info12100426 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 426

Author(s):

Yue Wu ◽

Qianling Jiang ◽

Shiyu Ni ◽

Hui’e Liang

Keyword(s):

User Experience ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Modern Technology ◽

Equation Model ◽

Mobile Internet ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Playfulness

Digital museums that use modern technology are gradually replacing traditional museums to stimulate personal growth and promote cultural exchange and social enrichment. With the development and popularization of the mobile Internet, user experience has become a concern in this field. From the perspective of the dynamic stage of user experience, in this study, we expand ECM and TAM by combining the characteristics of users and systems, thereby, constructing the theoretical model and 12 hypotheses about the influencing factors of users’ continuance intentions toward digital museums. A total of 262 valid questionnaires were collected, and the structural equation model tested the model. This study identifies variables that play a role and influence online behavior in a specific experiential environment: (1) Perceived playfulness, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction are the critical variables that affect users’ continuance intentions. (2) Expectation confirmation has a significant influence on perceived playfulness, perceived ease of use, and satisfaction. (3) Media richness is an essential driver of confirmation, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness. The conclusions can be used as a reference for managers to promote the construction and innovation of digital museums and provide a better experience to meet users’ needs.

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Analyzing Drivers’ Intention to Accept Parking App by Structural Equation Model

Journal of Advanced Transportation ◽

10.1155/2020/3051283 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chang Yang ◽

Xiaofei Ye ◽

Jin Xie ◽

Xingchen Yan ◽

Lili Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation Model ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mobile Apps ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

The Relationship

With the concept of sharing economic entering into our lives, many parking Apps are designed for connecting the drivers and vacated parking spaces. However, there are not many drivers who use the mobile Apps to reserve and find available parking spaces, which is largely due to the insufficient information provided by the parking App. In order to better explain, predict, and improve drivers’ acceptance of parking App, the conceptual framework based on technology acceptance model was developed to establish the relationships between the drivers’ intention to accept parking App, trust in parking App, perceived usefulness of parking App, and perceived ease of its use. Then structural equation model was established to analyze the relationship between various variables. The results show that the trust in parking App, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and parking App attributes are the main factors that determine the intention to use parking App. Through the test of direct effect, indirect effect, and total effect in the model, it is found that perceived usefulness has the largest total impact on acceptance intention, with a standardized coefficient of 0.984, followed by parking App attribute (0.743), perceived ease of use (0.384), and trust in parking App (0.381).

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Analisis Pengaruh Perceived Compatibility, Individual Mobility. Dan Driver’s Factor Dari Attitude Towards Use Serta Implikasinya Pada Intention To Use: Telaah Pada Calon Pengguna Aplikasi Onesmile di BSD CIty

Jurnal Manajemen ◽

10.31937/manajemen.v9i1.597 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 55-67

Author(s):

Shandra Kurniawati

Keyword(s):

Mobile Application ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Research Problem ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Individual Mobility

The research problem is posed to determine the intention to use mobile application OneSmile in terms of perceived compatibility, individual mobility and factors of the driver's based on the attitude towards use that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. This study used descriptive design with non-probability sampling method in judgement sampling techniques. The theoretical model in this study was presented in six hypotheses to be tested using Structural Equation Model. The sample was 120 respondents who are residents BSD CITY aged between 26 and 45 years, have mobile banking, and used the internet at minimum from 1 to 3 hours per day. The collection of information is done by giving questionnaires directly to the respondents. The result showed that there is an influence between perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, also the perceived usefulness and the attitude towards use of mobile application OneSmile. Furthermore, attitude towards the use and individual mobility has an impact on the intention to use mobile application OneSmile. The perceived ease of use, however, did not have an affect positively on the attitude towards the use of mobile application OneSmile. In addition, the perceived compatibility resulted that there was no a positive influence on the intention to use mobile application OneSmile. Keywords: Perceived Ease Of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Attitude Towards Use, Perceived Compatibility, Individual Mobility, Intention To Use, Mobile Application.

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INFLUENCED FACTORS OF E-MONEY ADOPTION

JRAK Jurnal Riset Akuntansi dan Komputerisasi Akuntansi ◽

10.33558/jrak.v9i2.1589 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 222-233

Author(s):

Farid Nurhidayat

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Research Result ◽

Subjective Norm ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Use Factors ◽

Formed Model

This research aims to identify the factors that influence the adoption of e-money in Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Surabaya. It also aims to test formed model of e-money adoption through some variables; perceived of usefulness, perceived ease of use. There are 300 people from Jakarta, Surabaya and Yogyakarta as research samples. Data analysis used here is Structural Equation Model (SEM). Research result shows that the factors which influenced e-money adoption are subjective norm, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. This model is able to clarify the connection among influenced factors of e-money adoption. The implication of the research result to the publisher who provide e-money is to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use factors, so it will gain more trust from every people to adopt e-money

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The Promotion of Physical Activity from Digital Services: Influence of E-Lifestyles on Intention to Use Fitness Apps

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17186839 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (18) ◽

pp. 6839

Author(s):

Jerónimo García-Fernández ◽

Pablo Gálvez-Ruiz ◽

Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana ◽

Salvador Angosto ◽

Jesús Fernández-Gavira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Fitness Centers ◽

Collection Data

E-Lifestyles are individual forms of behavior in the digital environment that reflect the values, activities, interests, and opinions of consumers. Likewise, fitness Apps are considered technological tools for promoting physical activity online. Although there are studies related to sports lifestyles, it has not been analyzed yet how e-lifestyles are related to the use of fitness Apps. Based on this, this study represents a step to clarify how e-lifestyles influence different relationships with perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, and intentions to use Fitness Apps. Therefore, the objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between the e-lifestyles of consumers of Boutique fitness centers and their relationship with the perceived ease of use, the perceived usefulness, the attitude, and the intention to use Fitness Apps. The sample was 591 customers (378 women and 213 men) of 25 Boutique fitness centers. An online questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model. Findings provide an insight into the importance of e-lifestyles in the intention of using fitness Apps and therefore in promoting physical activity through online fitness services. The results showed positive relationships between e-lifestyles, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude toward fitness Apps. Finally, the attitude toward fitness Apps offered a very high predictive value on use intention. This study provides a better understanding of consumer´s intention to use fitness Apps. The conclusions and recommendations for sports managers of fitness centers highlight the importance of e-lifestyles as a predecessor for the use of fitness Apps.

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Efisiensi Diri Dan Penggunaan Sistem ERP: Peran Mediasi Persepsi Yang Berguna Dan Persepsi Mudah Digunakan

E-Jurnal Akuntansi ◽

10.24843/eja.2019.v29.i01.p22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 342

Author(s):

Gaby Amandasari

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Least Square ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Erp System ◽

System Usage

The purpose of this study is to find out how the implementation of ERP in companies affected by self-efficacy employees, as well as the perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of ERP system. The data were obtained from 70 questionnaires distributed to employess of ERP system users who work in PT. Pembangunan Perumahan (Persero) Tbk, which is one of the companies of ERP users in Indonesia. Inferential statistical analysis used in Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The result of this study shows that ERP system self-efficacy significantly positive affect on ERP system usage mediated by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Keywords : Self-Efficacy; ERP System Usage; Perceived Usefulness; Perceived Ease Of Use.

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Acceptance of Google Meet during the Spread of Coronavirus by Arab University Students

Informatics ◽

10.3390/informatics8020024 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

Rana Saeed Al-Maroof ◽

Muhammad Turki Alshurideh ◽

Said A. Salloum ◽

Ahmad Qasim Mohammad AlHamad ◽

Tarek Gaber

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Influential Factor ◽

Perceived Ease Of Use ◽

Medical Systems ◽

Educational Impact ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

The One

The COVID-19 pandemic not only affected our health and medical systems but also has created large disruption of education systems at school and universities levels. According to the United Nation’s report, COVID-19 has influenced more than 1.6 billion learners from all over the world (190 countries or more). To tackle this problem, universities and colleges have implemented various technologically based platforms to replace the physical classrooms during the spread of Coronavirus. The effectiveness of these technologies and their educational impact on the educational sector has been the concern of researchers during the spread of the pandemic. Consequently, the current study is an attempt to explore the effect of Google Meet acceptance among Arab students during the pandemic in Oman, UAE, and Jordan. The perceived fear factor is integrated into a hybrid model that combines crucial factors in TAM (Technology acceptance Model) and VAM (Value-based Adoption Model). The integration embraces perceived fear factor with other important factors in TAM perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) on the one hand and technically influential factor of VAM, which are perceived technicality (PTE) and perceived enjoyment (PE) on the other hand. The data, collected from 475 participants (49% males and 51% females students), were analyzed using the partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results have shown that TAM hypotheses of usefulness and easy to use have been supported. Similarly, the results have supported the hypotheses related to VAM factors of being technically useful and enjoying, which helps in reducing the atmosphere of fear that is created due to the spread of Coronavirus.

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