An investigation of smart water meter adoption factors at universities

Abstract

The study investigates the factors affecting the adoption of smart water meters in universities. The study used a systematic literature review to explore factors affecting the adoption of smart water meters using secondary data. The Technology, Organisation, Environment (TOE) Framework was used as a theoretical lens to identify themes that affect the adoption of smart water meters. The study adopts the quantitative content analysis to identify adoption factors from published literature on smart water meters. The collected was analyzed quantitatively to reveal factors affecting the adoption of smart water meter technologies. The study results suggest that technological factors are the most popular adoption factors affecting the adoption of smart meter technology. Environmental factors are the second important factor affecting the adoption of smart meter technology. The organizational factors were the least important factors affecting the adoption of smart meter technology in organizations. The research contributes to the body of knowledge on factors affecting smart water adoption in universities. In addition, the study stimulates further research in the area using empirical and other research methods.