Acceptance Of Innovations Research Articles

Determinants of University Students’ Intention to Use Video Conferencing Tools during COVID-19 Pandemic: Case of Somalia

In a technologically disadvantaged and thriving developing country, university students in Somalia were abruptly required to adopt nontraditional learning using video conferencing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. While video conferencing tools for teaching and learning are claimed to be effective, it is still unclear what advantages and difficulties they brought to higher education in Somalia, particularly to what extent students accepted the use of such technology. This study explores the outside factors that might be influential on students’ intentions to use video conferencing tools during the COVID-19 epidemic. The study employed integrated technology acceptance (TAM) and diffusion of innovations (DOI) models. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modelling with 600 university students during the COVID-19 outbreak in Somalia. The results indicate that significant elements influenced students’ intention to use video conferencing for learning, such as student readiness, usefulness, user satisfaction, ease of use, complexity, relative advantage, trialability, and university support, whereas the quality of service, compatibility, and observability are found to have no impact on students’ intention to use video conferencing tools. The findings show that various COVID-19 related issues play a significant influence in shaping students’ intentions to engage in video conferencing tools for learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of how effectively educational institutions are prepared to promote the use of such technology. This contribution emphasizes how crucial it is to maintain constant, interactive contact with students and to give them the right supporting environments to further enhance their educational experiences in technologically disadvantaged regions.

Feasibility, usability and acceptability of a novel digital hybrid-system for reporting of routine maternal health information in Southern Tanzania: A mixed-methods study.

Health information systems are important for health planning and progress monitoring. Still, data from health facilities are often of limited quality in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries. Quality deficits are partially rooted in the fact that paper-based documentation is still the norm at facility level, leading to mistakes in summarizing and manual copying. Digitization of data at facility level would allow automatization of these procedural steps. Here we aimed to evaluate the feasibility, usability and acceptability of a scanning innovation called Smart Paper Technology for digital data processing. We used a mixed-methods design to understand users' engagement with Smart Paper Technology and identify potential positive and negative effects of this innovation in three health facilities in Southern Tanzania. Eight focus group discussions and 11 in-depth interviews with users were conducted. We quantified time used by health care providers for documentation and patient care using time-motion methods. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. Descriptive statistics and multivariable linear models were generated to compare the difference before and after introduction and adjust for confounders. Health care providers and health care managers appreciated the forms' simple design features and perceived Smart Paper Technology as time-saving and easy to use. The time-motion study with 273.3 and 224.0 hours of observations before and after introduction of Smart Paper Technology, respectively, confirmed that working time spent on documentation did not increase (27.0% at baseline and 26.4% post-introduction; adjusted p = 0.763). Time spent on patient care was not negatively impacted (26.9% at baseline and 37.1% at post-intervention; adjusted p = 0.001). Health care providers described positive effects on their accountability for data and service provision relating to the fact that individually signed forms were filled. Health care providers perceived Smart Paper Technology as feasible, easy to integrate and acceptable in their setting, particularly as it did not add time to documentation.

Exploring factors and the role of environmental responsibility in m-banking adoption: A systematic review

Due to the digital revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic, banking institutions are compelled to adapt by incorporating innovative technologies for their digital transformation. In this review, we have synthesized available studies addressing the impact of environmental responsibility on the behavior of banking customers in the adoption of m-banking. To accomplish this, a systematic review was conducted following the four-step PRISMA process to identify references published in the last decade. Investigations were carried out in the Scopus and Science Direct databases. Insights into mobile banking adoption were obtained through bibliometric analysis using NVivo10. TAM and UTAUT are widely recognized as two robust frameworks for predicting the acceptance of technological innovations. Several variables such as ease of use, perceived usefulness, facilitating conditions, trust, etc., are important in predicting the usage of m-banking applications. In the context of future research, it is advisable to consider mixed methods for a better understanding of user behavior. The inclusion of unpublished studies and expanding research scope to developing countries like Morocco are also crucial for capturing the challenges specific to these contexts.

Representation of Video Calls as Media Innovations in the News Programs of Television Stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic have thoroughly changed the previous ways of operation of television stations, especially in journalistic practices of live production and coverage of public significant events. In the altered working conditions, television stations have increasingly turned to the use of video conferencing applications and platforms, such as Skype, Zoom, WhatsUp, and similar services, facilitated by the digital media ecosystem. Covid-19 has acted as a catalyst for changes in the sphere of television technology, production, work routines, and content. However, until now, it has not been studied to what extent the changes induced by the pandemic have truly been accepted, retained, and modified after the cessation of Covid-19-related measures. To fill gaps in scientific knowledge, the task of this study was to examine the presence and use of video calls in informational programs of television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the implications of these innovative practices on the content, form, and value of television news. The content analysis method was used for central informational programs of public broadcasters and private stations. The results show the acceptance of innovations but also significant variations in exploiting the potential of this technology. The work contributes to a better understanding of the process of innovation diffusion in the newsrooms of television stations in transitional media systems.

Barriers to uptake of Open-Source automated insulin delivery Systems: Analysis of socioeconomic factors and perceived challenges of adults with type 1 diabetes from the OPEN survey

AimsSocial and technical trends are empowering people with diabetes to co-create or self-develop medical devices and treatments to address their unmet healthcare needs, for example, open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) systems. This study aims to investigate the perceived barriers towards adoption and maintaining of open-source AID systems. MethodsThis is a multinational study based on a cross-sectional, retrospective web-based survey of non-users of open-source AID. Participants (n = 129) with type 1 diabetes from 31 countries were recruited online to elicit their perceived barriers towards building and maintaining of an open-source AID system. ResultsSourcing the necessary components, lack of confidence in one's own technology knowledge and skills, perceived time and energy required to build a system, and fear of losing healthcare provider support appear to be major barriers towards the uptake of open-source AID. ConclusionsThis study identified a range of structural and individual-level barriers to uptake of open-source AID. Some of these individual-level barriers may be overcome over time through the peer support of the DIY online community as well as greater acceptance of open-source innovation among healthcare professionals. The findings have important implications for understanding the possible wider diffusion of open-source diabetes technology solutions in the future.

Model-based learning towards environment in cross-cultural communication: a mediating role of technology innovation acceptance in culture congruence and English language teaching for environmental education

The effectiveness of English language teaching is a significant issue, especially in countries where English is the second language, like China, and this aspect needs researchers’ emphasis. Hence, this study deems to analyze the model-based learning toward a green environment and how it can impact green culture congruence and effective green culture adoption. It also examines the green culture congruence, and innovation technology acceptance role in the English language teaching for the environment, in the institutions of China. The study also examines the mediating impact of green culture congruence and effective green culture adoption among model-based learning towards the environment and English language teaching for environmental education. Also, it checks the mediating impact of innovation technology acceptance among green culture congruence and English language teaching for the environment in China. This article has used the primary data collected from students of English language institutions using survey questionnaires. The study has also employed the SPSS-AMOS to analyze the linkage among the variables. All hypotheses were significant to the designed framework. Further, this study will help guide the policymakers while making the policies related to improving English language teaching using model-based learning towards environment and technology innovation acceptance.

Welfare Improvement Models and Strategies through Dissemination of Family Planning Information in the Remote Indigenous Community of Baduy

There are many types of contraceptives used by the Baduy remote indigenous communities (Baduy KAT) in Lebak regency, Banten, West Java, Indonesia. According to data, the number of family planning acceptors among the Baduy community stood at 1,529 in February 2021 comprising 1,503 in Outer Baduy and 26 in Inner Baduy. In the beginning, most Baduy KAT used implants before they changed contraceptives of their choice. This study aims to reveal what channels are used to disseminate information about family planning, as well as to ensure the effectiveness of the innovations about family planning information they receive. The method used is explanatory survey, with a frequency distribution to analyze and determine the relationship between variables and Spearman correlation analysis. The results showed that most respondents or 49% received family planning information from their relatives, 22% received it from health workers (posyandu cadres), 21% received it from village officials, 7% received it from indigenous community leaders (kakolot), and only 1% received it from the media. This study found that there is a fairly strong relationship between communication channels and the effectiveness of innovation acceptance. Most of the respondents stated that they decided to accept the family planning innovations concept within 6 months by using humans as a communication channel, such as their relatives, health workers, village officials, and kakolot leaders.

Adaptation of the middle class to innovation: perception of new technologies and openness to them

In the modern world, a key skill is the ability to adapt to changing conditions, including mastering new programs, devices, technologies, ways to search for information, and sometimes new professions. With the outbreak of the pandemic – in the context of restrictive measures and transition to remote forms of employment – the problem of adaptation to innovation has become even more relevant. A quick switch to programs ensuring work in remote conditions (for example, Zoom, MSTeams) has become a necessary requirement for keeping the job for some of the employed. Residents of large cities had to switch over to digital public services, QR codes, online order of goods, etc. Obviously, not all groups of the population had a shared reaction to changes, including due to different perception of new technologies and attitudes towards them. The middle class has been traditionally regarded as a change provider in society, as a layer most open to non-groundbreaking, yet sustainable transformations and new ideas. Testing validity of this statement becomes especially interesting in light of the new reality, that has challenged the middle class (due to peculiarities of employment and lifestyle) with mastering new technologies. The purpose of this article is to analyze specific features of perception of new technologies by the middle class. Based on data of the specialized survey «Middle class: willingness to invest in human capital development», innovation openness index has been constructed comprising components of attitude, acceptance and use of innovations. On the basis of the technology acceptance model, a set of factors for perception of technical innovations has been identified, taking into account opinion of the middle class about usefulness, ease of use, reliability and safety, and elitism of innovations. In conclusion, relationship between perception of innovations and openness to them has been analyzed and determinants of openness to new technologies have been identified. The study shows that the middle class has a positive attitude towards introduction of new technologies into various areas of life, is experienced in using them and is rather interested in innovative goods and services. However, the key study conclusion is related to heterogeneity of the middle class in terms of perception of innovations and openness to them. A statement that these categories are independent stratifying features both at the level of the middle class and the entire population has been suggested to stimulate further expert discussion.

Acceptability of a sustainable technological innovation applied to traditional soft cheese: Information concerning the benefits for health and the environment can compensate for a lower hedonic appreciation

The objective of this work was to study the reaction of consumers to a technological innovation (a radically new manufacturing process) applied to a traditional product (cheese). A traditional cheese and two cheeses resulting from a new sustainable process were evaluated by 142 consumers. These cheeses were first evaluated blind, giving rise to liking score and willingness to pay (WTP). Following a message concerning the nature of the processes used for the three cheeses, the consumers gave their WTP once again. The last two stages of the protocol consisted of successively revealing two pieces of information concerning the benefits of the new process for health and the environment and in measuring, at each of these two stages, the WTP of the consumers. Blind tasting showed that the two new cheeses were less appreciated than the traditional cheese. The information concerning the nature of the processes used did not significantly influence the WTP of the new cheeses but caused a revaluation of the traditional cheese. Information on the benefits of the new process has reduced the gap between the WTP of the three cheeses by decreasing the WTP for the traditional cheese and increasing the WTP for the new cheeses. This information made it possible to compensate for differences in liking of 1 to 2 points on a scale of 10. However, there is heterogeneity in consumer reactions. Indeed, some consumers (23%) did not appreciate the sensory properties of the new cheeses, and despite the assimilation of the information concerning the benefits of the new process, their WTP remained lower than those of traditional cheese. These results show that there is no major opposition to the application of technological innovations to traditional products such as cheese and that information concerning health and environmental benefits is positively accepted.

Augmented reality applications as a digital learning innovation in response to the pandemic

Augmented reality applications are digital learning innovations that can rapidly improve the learning of college and university students in the virtual setting. Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, on-site teaching has been pushed back to limit the spread of disease. This paper examines the attitudes and subjective and behavioral norms of 100 college students in Thailand toward digital learning innovations accessed through augmented reality applications. The study offers a theoretical model established through the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and uses it to investigate students’ choices of augmented reality applications as digital learning innovations in their courses. The data were analyzed through structural equation modeling. The findings showed that students’ acceptance of digital learning innovations through augmented reality applications could be explained through TPB wherever attitudinal and subjective factors showed significant influence; meanwhile, perceived behavioral control did not demonstrate a significant influence on college students. The findings acknowledge the positive effects of augmented reality applications as experienced by college students in Thailand.

Behavioural intentions towards cultured meat: the role of personal values, domain-specific innovativeness and distrust in scientists

PurposeTechnology-based food innovations are likely to face opposition in consumer acceptance despite certain perceived benefits. This study investigates distrust in scientists as a barrier to cultured meat acceptance and its interplay with positive drivers. For the latter, this study draws upon higher-order values (universalism) and domain-specific innovativeness.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes a conceptual model, which is empirically tested using an online survey of Austrian consumers (n = 509) and structural equation modelling.FindingsFirst, this study provides empirical support for the inhibiting role of distrust in scientists on the acceptance of cultured meat. Second, universalism and domain-specific innovativeness both positively impact consumers' behavioural intentions. Third, this study finds that consumers' innovativeness mitigates the negative effect of distrust in scientists on the willingness to try cultured meat, whereas the value of universalism does not moderate this negative effect.Practical implicationsThe findings are strategically useful for companies in the innovative food sector in terms of segmentation and targeting. For both companies and policymakers, the impeding role of distrust in scientists for technology-based food innovations depicts an aspect that might be considered relevant to be addressed.Originality/valueThis study adds to the current body of knowledge about consumer acceptance of technology-based food innovations, such as cultured meat, by jointly examining the relevance of human values, domain-specific innovativeness and distrust in scientists as well as their interactions to explain behavioural intentions.

Nurses' Perceptions About Smart Beds in Hospitals.

The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' perceptions of the smart mattress equipped with Internet of things, which are incorporated into patients' beds. In addition, their concerns and suggestions about smart mattress were explored. A total of 349 nurses in a tertiary hospital participated in a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected using questionnaires. Descriptive statistical analysis was used for survey data, whereas content analysis was used for qualitative data from open-ended questions. The participants' intention to accept the smart mattresses was 12.5 (SD, 1.73) on average, indicating a high level of acceptance. The participants expected the smart mattresses to decrease their physical work burden, improve work efficiency, and prevent pressure ulcers. However, they were concerned about an increase in other aspects of their workload and in patient safety problems due to false alarms, inaccuracies, and malfunctions of the device. Nurses suggested various features that can be integrated into smart mattress. It is critical to address nurses' perceptions, expectations, and concerns during the conceptual and developmental stage of new technology in order to improve the usability, acceptance, and adoption of smart mattresses and other new innovations in hospital settings.

Consumers’ knowledge and acceptance of smart clothing

To help innovative products breakthrough in the marketplace, it is necessary to gain consumer trust. However, consumers do not necessarily receive innovations positively and may have various concerns. Innovation involves change, and many consumers are reluctant to change or need more time to gain confidence in an innovative product, whether in terms of its usefulness, benefits, price, appearance, etc. Therefore, consumers’ lack of knowledge and acceptance of innovations may be one of the key reasons why many innovations fail to come to life in the market. Smart clothing, as a kind of wearable device that combines information and communication technologies and textile materials in a clothing system, has great potential for development and market breakthroughs today. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of smart wearable devices and smart clothing in terms of consumers' knowledge and acceptance of smart clothing by consumers. The results of the survey both serve as a guide for the development of the most desirable smart clothing and indicate the necessary communication strategies for its breakthrough in the market.

The consumer’s perceptions and attitudes toward innovative foods in united arab emirates

The success of innovations in food industry mainly depends on consumers’ involvement in the process. Consumers’ trust on developed innovative food products or food production technologies can enhance acceptance/adaptation of them. Consumer acceptance of innovations in general, and technology-based food advances in particular, have been studied extensively. They cover a wide range of facets of the consumer adoption process, from awareness to actual adoption. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive and systematic overview that includes all potentially influential determinants. To fill this gap, we used a conceptual framework for consumer acceptance and adaptation of food innovations. The question needs to be answered is, how consumers perceive sustainable innovations in food products, the way the perception affects their perceived risk & uncertainty, perceived cost/benefit, and attitude strengths toward the innovations? A questionnaire was developed and implemented via stratified random sampling on 400 selected consumers in UAE consumers. Confirmatory factor analysis and a structural equation model (SEM) were used to analyze the general fit of the proposed model and test the developed hypotheses. According to the results the perception of sustainable food innovations is directly affected by some contextual factors (relative advantage, complexity, and observability) determined as product characteristics and mediates the relationship between those factors and consumer adaptation of the innovation which is affected by perceived cost/benefit, perceived risk & uncertainty, and attitudes

How to measure the status quo bias? A review of current literature

The Status Quo Bias (SQB) describes an individual's preference to avoid changes and maintain the current situation. In today’s world, technological advances require nearly constant change within organizations. Thus, SQB can become an issue when it hinders progress. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how this effect can be reliably measured and, even more importantly, what countermeasures to employ. Prior research has focused more on individual measuring approaches and less on countermeasures. As researchers across different research fields have studied this bias, we conduct a literature review spanning different scholarly fields. This broader research focus allows us to identify four measurement approaches and 13 countermeasures along the three aspects of cognitive misperception, rational decision making, and psychological commitment of SQB. Our overview consolidates existing knowledge and will hopefully be the starting point for researchers to start combating this bias where needed. Successful and proven countermeasures can, for example, increase the acceptance and adoption of digital innovations and technology in general and thereby allow organizations to capitalize on their investments.

РОЛЬ ІННОВАЦІЙНОЇ ДИФУЗІЇ ЩОДО РОЗВИТКУ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНИХ СИСТЕМ

Consideration of innovative diffusions in world practice under the certain points of view compels to search new tendencies and prospects of their development in Ukraine. Purpose by research to lead to the necessity of input the innovative diffusions for the different socio-economic systems, taking into account the Unicom of every innovative idea and object of her realization. Methodological basis of research became the modern doctrines of innovative development of Ukraine. In the conducted researches are used methods of dialectics, methods and principles of scientific cognition, instruments of economic analysis to determination of innovative diffusion role and determination of factors that influence on the innovations input in the socio-economic systems. The basic hypothesis of research became a supposition about possibility of improvement the role of innovative diffusion on the modern stage of development of the socio-economic systems with the aim of achievement of certain strategic reference-points, priorities of development and global calls. Exposition of basic material of research. Research of role the innovative diffusions in the limits of the different socio-economic systems factors that influence on the rates of innovations distribution and underlined importance of human factor and inter personality communications allowed to define. It is analyzed basic indexes that determine the rightness of decisions to the input of innovations on the different levels of the socio-economic systems. Composition is reasonable and described essence of indexes that determine stability and progressiveness of the socio-economic systems development on every stage of making decision. Originality and practical meaningfulness of research are confirmed by the offered set of indexes that characterize certain properties of the entered innovations in the socio-economic systems that will allow being concentrated on effective development of the socio-economic systems with help of innovative diffusions input. Conclusions and prospects of further researches. The conducted research allowed defining main progress of innovative diffusions trends in the modern socio-economic systems that must be orientated on the individual values of society citizens. Certain sequence of decisions in relation to the acceptance of innovations, a necessity to have a certain set of indexes, that characterizes certain achievements on every stage of input of innovative diffusions, led to; an iniquity underlined each socio-economic systems and meant the reference-points of realization of innovations that must be sent to maintenance of viability of the socio-economic system and utility of innovative diffusions in a long-term prospect. It is underlined that decision of concrete innovative tasks possible at terms balanced, achievement of equilibrium and maximal benefit from innovations on the different levels of the socio-economic system hierarchy. Further researches will be connect with search and improvement of modern technologies of distribution and input of innovative diffusions, gaining experience and the best practices of its realization and evaluations of results of the socio-economic systems development.

A Study on the Competitiveness for the Diffusion of Smart Technology of Construction Industry in the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution

The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is bringing about enormous changes in various aspects of the construction industry. This influence is emerging as a smart technology and is regarded as a productivity innovation in the construction industry. In addition, several countries are attempting policies to diffuse technological innovation into various industries, such as those related to legal systems, investments, and additional markets. These policies commonly have the intention to encourage various industrial factors that are related to smart-construction competitiveness. Therefore, this study analyzed the competitiveness from an industrial perspective to revitalize smart technologies in the construction industry. For this purpose, the acceptance of innovation within the Korean construction industry (KCI) was reviewed through diffusion-innovation theory, and then competitiveness factors were driven by the literature, based on Porter’s diamond model. Factors are measured by the contractors who utilize smart technologies, analyzing the competitiveness priority and differences between them. The main finding is that the “Demand Condition” is the most important industrial competitiveness for embedding smart technology in the early stage of construction industry. Moreover, to reduce the risks related to developing technologies, it suggested that distinct policies are required in accordance with the contractors. These findings are going to be helpful for policy makers as references for developing policies to embed smart technology in the construction industry.

A survey on mobile payment applications and adopted theoretical models

Looking at the evolution of mobile phones, communications technology, and the Internet, one can see a clear shift in their usage in the past decade as mobile payment has become an important research area in the field of information technology. However, many financial institutions have adopted mobile payments. Except that only a limited number of clients are used. Several information systems theories/models have been proposed to examine the factors that could influence user adoption. However, the literature on the field is still in its infancy. This paper, reviews and systematically analyzes the existing mobile payment acceptance and adoption literature that include UTAUT/TAM as a theoretical model to reveal mobile payment adoption research's current situation. The current study also provides a basis for future researchers in the mobile payment adoption study, as it provides a summary of related literature in the field, the models used, and the factors that have an impact on customer intent. Accordingly, the UTAUT, TAM models, with their extensions, are one of the models most used in examining and understanding the necessary factors that could influence mobile payment applications' adoption. The research revealed that 37 factors most commonly than a literature review on factors of adoption mobile payment applications since 2015. It was found that the factors of perceived trust and perceived risks are among the most critical factors in which the models are expanded, as they have an impact on the customer's acceptance of any new technology innovation. Therefore, emphasis must be placed on the factors of perceived trust and perceived risks to increase the applicability of UTAUT, TAM models to the mobile payment context.

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This study attempts to investigate the factors that could affect the acceptance of agricultural technologies by considering empirical factors for new agricultural technologies, based on previous studies on the acceptance of new technologies and innovations. In order to test the hypotheses, this study used a sample of 157 young farmers under the age of 39 who grow strawberries nationwide. The results are as follows. First, as a result of verifying the hypothesis on the effect of young farmers’ personal characteristics (innovation, technical competency, self-efficacy) on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, the hypothesis for the innovation was adopted because it directly affected perceived usefulness. And, the hypothesis for the self-efficacy was adopted because it directly affected perceived young farmers’ environmental characteristics (network, social influence) on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, the hypothesis for the network was rejected because no significance was secured in both perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. On the other hand, the hypothesis for social influence was adopted because it directly affected perceived ease of use. Third, As a result of verifying the hypothesis on the relationship among the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude toward using, and intention to accept technology, the hypothesis was adopted as it was shown that perceived ease of use had a direct effect on perceived usefulness, perceived usefulness had a direct effect on attitude toward using, and intention to accept technology, and perceived ease of use and attitude toward using, had a direct effect on the intention to accept technology. Summarizing this study, it was analyzed that innovation and selfefficacy among the personal characteristics of young farmers, and social influence among the environmental characteristics of young farmers influenced the acceptance intention of innovative technology. Based on these research results, policy implications for fostering young farmers as the subject of agricultural innovation were presented.

Patients’ and physiotherapists’ perspectives on implementing a tailored stratified treatment approach for low back pain in Nigeria: a qualitative study

BackgroundStratified care has the potential to be efficient in addressing the physical and psychosocial components of low back pain (LBP) and optimise treatment outcomes essential in low-income countries. This study...