Investigating the Mobile Learning Readiness Level of Managers in the Digital Transformation Process of Companies : An Empirical Study

Abstract

Companies are undergoing a process of change in all organizational processes along with digital transformation processes. Mobile devices are increasingly entering people’s daily lives as different smart devices and educational processes in the form of mobile learning. These developments in the field of technology are also effective in companies involved in the digital transformation process. These trends in developed countries are also becoming widespread in developing countries. In this study 109 managers working in a well-known company in the restaurant sector in Turkey to mobile learning processes and the factors affecting their readiness for mobile learning were examined. A partial least squares (PLS) path modeling approach is employed to examine relationships using SmartPLS 3. As a result of the analyses, facilitating conditions and social influence variables were found to have a positive effect on the behavioral intention during the acceptance process of managers’ mobile learning. In addition, it was found that among the control variables, there was a statistically significant difference only for time spent on the Internet with a smartphone. These results are generally consistent with the findings in the literature. This situation simultaneously draws attention to the future potential of mobile learning in terms of companies in our country in the context of digital transformation. With the implementation of this study in different sectors, the awareness of this issue in our country can be increased.