Early Stages Of Adoption Research Articles

Additive Manufacturing can Reduce Industry's Environmental Impact

The technology is still in the early stages of adoption but could soon play a significant role in reducing waste and emissions

호텔의 사내 교육훈련과 학습조직문화가 프론트 오피스 종사자의 혁신적 정보시스템 활용에 미치는 영향과 자기학습의 매개효과 분석

Early expectations of information systems (IS) potential related to the performance and competitive advantage of hotels have contrasted with the realization of that potential. To address this gap, the majority of existing literature has focused on predictors of individual employees’ IS adoption in the early implementation stage. However, the development of IS has moved from the early adoption stage to the mandated use stage where individual employees are required to use the systems and to utilize a variety of usage patterns. This research focused on innovative IS use and tried to explain its predictors. Based on a PLS-SEM analysis of a survey of 189 front office employees in 17 hotels in Korea, this study analyzed the positive influence of both formal internal IS training and informal organizational learning culture on innovative IS use. Furthermore, this research proposed and analyzed the mediating effect of front office employees’ self-learning behavior in order to elucidate the path of how the organizational variables affected innovative IS usage.

Understanding the determinants of mobile banking adoption: A longitudinal study in Brazil

Abstract Studies about new technologies are needed in order to better understand their adoption and the potential challenges related with their diffusion. This research was developed to analyze mobile banking use and its determinants considering a longitudinal approach. We collected data in a country where mobile banking is still in its early adoption stages: Brazil. Our sample is comprised of observations from three different periods: the first sample with data from December 2014 to January 2015; the second sample with data from May to June 2016; and the third sample with data from November to December 2017. Using a quantitative approach, we observed that mobile banking use has increased during the period. This effect was also significant in the bivariate analysis even with a control for the level of personal innovativeness in information technology (IT) among the respondents who participated in the survey. Moreover, the perception of trust, ease of use, social influence, and task characteristics related to mobile banking also have registered an increase. The main contribution of this study is related with the quantitative analysis of the effect of time in the use of mobile banking (and in some determinants of its use) in an emerging economy.

Robotics and the Modern Total Knee Arthroplasty

Robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty has been clinically available for the past 2 decades, but is still in the early stages of adoption for use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this technology is to improve the precision, accuracy, and reproducibility of TKA. Robotic-assisted systems may be passive, semiactive, or active. Although robotic-assisted systems have been used extensively in unicondylar knee arthroplasty, there are relatively few studies of using this technology in TKA. These early studies have shown that robot-assisted technology may lead to improvements in both mechanical axis and component alignment. No studies have demonstrated that these radiographic improvements have translated into any clinical benefit, however. The purpose of this review is to introduce robotic-assisted systems for use in knee arthroplasty, describe the potential advantages and limitations associated with this technology, and review several of the systems that are currently available.

The process of incorporating insulin pumps into the everyday lives of people with Type 1 diabetes: A critical interpretive synthesis.

BackgroundInsulin pump therapy (IPT) is a technological advancement that has been developed to help people manage Type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, ways of managing diabetes requiring the implementation of health technologies bring new complexities and a need to understand the factors which enable people with T1D to incorporate a novel device. This new comprehension could provide an exemplar for people with long‐term conditions to incorporate new technologies more generally.ObjectiveTo determine what influences the incorporation, adaptation and use of IPT into the everyday lives of people living with diabetes.DesignCritical interpretive synthesis (CIS) using systematic searches undertaken in 7 electronic databases of literature, published 2008 onwards.ResultsA total of 4998 titles were identified, 274 abstracts reviewed, 39 full articles retrieved and 22 papers selected for analysis. Three themes emerged which were of relevance to the introduction and use of IPT; Tensions between expectations and experiences in adoption and early adaptation; Negotiation of responsibility and accessing support; Reflexivity, active experimentation and feedback.ConclusionsThis CIS builds on earlier reviews on lived experiences of IPT. Novel insights are offered through examination of the experiences of pump users from children through to adults, their families and health‐care professionals. Expectations of what the device can do to improve self‐management impacts on the early stages of adoption as the reality of the technology requires substantial thought and action. Areas for intervention to improve IPT incorporation include establishing who is responsible for management tasks of the device and enabling navigation to further means of support and resources.

An agent-based simulation model for IING’s adoption from a perspective of kinetic energy and potential energy

PurposeInternet-based intangible network good (IING) has revolutionized multiple industries in recent years. This paper aims to reveal the laws of consumer’s decision-making on IING from a perspective of kinetic energy and potential energy.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, 4 aspects and 17 factors influencing IING adoption were generalized. Based on the theory of social physics, an agent-based simulation model, introducing physical energy theory to depict consumer’s decision-making, was built. An agent’s kinetic energy reflects the agent’s perceived effect of mass media on the agent’s decision-making on IING adoption. An agent’s potential energy reflects the agent’s perceived effect of social interactions on the agent’s decision-making on the adoption of IING. An agent’s final energy is the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy, which reflects the agent’s final decision.FindingsSome factors mainly influence the diffusion velocity, while other factors have a dramatic impact on both diffusion velocity and diffusion scale. The agent’s personality can make a difference at the early and middle stages of IING adoption, but a faint impact at the later stage because of the effects of network externalities and word of mouth. There is a critical value of the number of initial adopters which can dramatically speed up IING adoption.Practical implicationsThis study provides new insights for firms on the effects of factors influencing consumers’ decision-making on IING adoption.Originality/valueThis paper defines a new kind of innovation, IING, and generalizes IING’s special characteristics. As a new application of social physics, the physical energy theory has been creatively introduced to depict consumer’s decision-making on IING adoption. A kinetic and potential energy model of IING adoption has been built. Based on simulation experiments, new insights of IING adoption have been gained.

Will smartwatches last? factors contributing to intention to keep using smart wearable technology

This study aims to deepen our understanding of the underlying factors affecting the intention to continue using increasingly popular wearable technology. A new theoretical model is developed and validated to extend traditional technology acceptance theories by identifying several value drivers of the continuous intention and actual usage of wearable devices. Hypotheses were tested using partial least squares path modeling on data collected from 383 actual smartwatch users. The results provide wearable device manufacturers with practical guidance for optimizing competition strategies. They also offer policy-making insights for practitioners to promote better wearable devices on the market, especially during the early stages of adoption.

POLICIES AND BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE ELECTRIC MOBILITY REVOLUTION: THE CASE STUDY ON SINGAPORE

A detailed total cost of ownership (TCO) model, with well-to-wheel carbon emissions assessment, is developed to analyze the economic competitiveness of battery electric vehicle (BEV) against conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in Singapore. The model fully integrates the unique economic, institutional and social features of Singapore related to the ownership and usage of a passenger vehicle into consideration. Assuming current technologies and no change in the regulatory and policy framework, it is found that BEV is already economically competitive in certain niche markets of Singapore, such as small and midsize vehicles for car-sharing and corporate uses. In the near future, with technological progress, BEVs will become competitive in most parts of the Singapore passenger vehicle market, including small vehicles for household and small and midsize vehicles for car-sharing, corporate and taxi uses. However, certain supportive policies are called for, based on policy simulation results, to effectively accelerate the adoption of BEVs. Evidence also shows that supports should be given to the development of charging infrastructure at an early stage of BEV adoption.

Mobile Commerce Switching Intentions in Thai Consumers

AbstractThis research applies an extended Unified Theory of Adoption and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to consumer intentions to switch from other retail channels to mobile commerce in Thailand. Mobile commerce is a rapidly growing segment of the consumer market, but remains in an early stage of adoption in many markets. A survey of Thai consumers (n = 458) was conducted online and analyzed using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Findings showed that the extended UTAUT model, which included online social support and convenience, significantly explained the consumer decision to engage in mobile commerce. However, direct incentives (discounts and referral codes) were not significant. The implication of these findings is that mobile commerce providers need to focus on building social support for the technology itself, rather than relying on marketing tools like discounts or referral codes if they want to shift sales away from other retail channels.

E-commerce Adoption in Argentina and Its Role in SMEs Growth

E-commerce plays a vital role in the success of businesses today. Technology is influencing all aspects of our lives from socializing, online education, e-medical services to online buying. Although, E-commerce has been in existence in developed countries for decades now, developing countries are still in their early stages of adoption. In case of Argentina, a Latin American nation, E-commerce is growing at a rapid rate as the data from Argentinian Chamber of E-commerce reveals. The impact of E-commerce in the country is already profound given its short period of existence. There are several benefits of E-commerce adoption compared to setting up a conventional brick and mortar store, it reduces transaction cost, efficient communication, removes intermediaries, widens target customer market, increases employee productivity. Despite, great importance, there is dearth of scholarly literature on E-commerce and its impact on consumer’s purchasing trend. This paper aims at highlighting the importance of this topic and building scholarly literature which can be used by other researcher as foundation for further research.

Professional consumer perceptions about thermally modified wood

Thermal modification of wood is a chemical-free treatment that results in improved durability, enhanced dimensional stability, and a change in color throughout the entire thickness of the wood. Thermally Modified Wood (TMW) provides an opportunity for sustainable and value-added uses for timber resources that are underutilized or affected by disease or pests. TMW has commercial success in Europe, but it is in the early stages of market adoption in the United States. The main goal of this research was to identify the challenges and opportunities for TMW in the U.S. by investigating professional adopters’ perceptions of various decking materials, including thermally modified wood. In-person and online surveys were conducted for this purpose. Participants perceived that the most favorable attributes of TMW are Durability, Environmental Performance, and Aesthetics. Professional users of decking materials also considered the Cost of TMW to be relatively high, but competitive with that of tropical hardwoods and wood-plastic composites. A block of conjoint analysis questions helped to uncover the target audience’s priorities and tradeoffs that they are willing to make between the different product attributes. Results from this research are useful to inform the formulation of effective marketing strategies.

Implementation of a solution based approach for child protection: A professionals' perspective

A child protection system is not just about minimizing child abuse but also maximizing welfare (Munro, 2008). Therefore, the new Youth Act in the Netherlands promotes empowerment in child protection (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport & Ministry of Security and Justice, 2014). The last decade, empowering child protection services was dominated by the Signs of Safety (SoS) approach of Andrew Turnell and Steve Edwards (1999), a strength-based method with a strong client focused perspective.The current study evaluates a multilevel implementation process of a SoS approach within a Child Protection Service (CPS) in the Netherlands as perceived by professionals. Since 2014, the CPS is implementing its own SoS-version called Safe Together Step by Step (STSS). The study comprised a cross-sectional survey (n=138) with an experimental and control group and was part of a larger evaluation study on the STSS approach.We analysed a multilevel approach, using Cretin's chain of action, dividing professional level, team level, organisational level and contextual level determinants of implementation. Results show that the implementation of STSS within current CPS is still in an early adoption stage. The study provides some support for a multilevel implementation strategy with 38% explained variance. However the professional level is the largest contributor (25%) to the use of STSS, especially knowledge necessary for implementation and influences of important others (subjective norm), contribute to the use of STSS.A multilevel implementation strategy should include activities on all levels in order to improve the determinants. With an integrated multilevel strategy chances for implementation success increases. In addition, the multilevel strategy should include a long term process with continues feedback on the implementation and adjustments in implementation strategies if needed. Moreover, knowledge from literature and practical experience should meet to further develop the implementation strategy for SoS approach in order to improve empowerment based working within child protection services.

Grower networks support adoption of innovations in pollination management: The roles of social learning, technical learning, and personal experience

Management decisions underpinning availability of ecosystem services and the organisms that provide them in agroecosystems, such as pollinators and pollination services, have emerged as a foremost consideration for both conservation and crop production goals. There is growing evidence that innovative management practices can support diverse pollinators and increase crop pollination. However, there is also considerable debate regarding factors that support adoption of these innovative practices. This study investigated pollination management practices and related knowledge systems in a major crop producing region of southwest Michigan in the United States, where 367 growers were surveyed to evaluate adoption of three innovative practices that are at various stages of adoption. The goals of this quantitative, social survey were to investigate grower experience with concerns and benefits associated with each practice, as well as the influence of grower networks, which are comprised of contacts that reflect potential pathways for social and technical learning. The results demonstrated that 17% of growers adopted combinations of bees (e.g. honey bees, Apis mellifera, with other species), representing an innovation in use by early adopters; 49% of growers adopted flowering cover crops, an innovation in use by the early majority 55% of growers retained permanent habitat for pollinators, an innovation in use by the late majority. Not all growers adopted innovative practices. We found that growers' personal experience with potential benefits and concerns related to the management practices had significant positive and negative relationships, respectively, with adoption of all three innovations. The influence of these communication links likely has different levels of importance, depending on the stage of the adoption that a practice is experiencing in the agricultural community. Social learning was positively associated with adopting the use of combinations of bees, highlighting the potentially critical roles of peer-to-peer networks and social learning in supporting early stages of adoption of innovations. Engaging with grower networks and understanding grower experience with benefits and concerns associated with innovative practices is needed to inform outreach, extension, and policy efforts designed to stimulate management innovations in agroecosystems.

Integrated Justice: An Information Systems Approach to Justice Sector Case Management and Information Sharing

Automated Case Management Systems are still at an early stage of adoption in many developing countries. These are frequently standalone systems implemented with donor financing, and they often fail due to capacity constraints or as a consequence of short-term, project-based funding. But there are examples of developing countries overcoming these pitfalls and producing innovative solutions that surpass government practices in more developed countries. The Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS), developed and implemented by the Ministry of Justice of Rwanda from 2015-2016, is one such innovation. This system has progressed rapidly in its level of adoption and integration between law enforcement, the prosecutor’s office, courts, and corrections. This paper will discuss the key system functionalities and the implementation methodology, including both the benefits and shortcomings of this approach, with the goal of applying lessons learned in future installations. Foremost among the successes of this project were the integrated Sector Wide Approach, the thorough business process re-engineering, and strong ownership by the Rwandan Justice Sector staff. Particularly instructive will be the analysis of the integrated approach, covering five institutions with a single system in less than two years. However, the particular success in this case may not be replicable for governments with a more decentralized approach.

Green IT Adoption Practices in Education Sector

Green IT is a resource efficient and effective consumption to reduce organizations processes impacts to the environment using information technology. This article aims to explore GIT practices of higher education institutions in the Philippines, where a qualitative multiple-case study is used. The study found that higher education institutions Green IT adoption covers the use of paperless and digital archiving systems, resource efficient IT equipment, responsible electronic waste disposal, recycling and reuse, and initiated awareness programs to educate the employees about Green IT and sustainability. The study also found that these practices are in its early stage of adoption in higher education institutions in the Philippines. This article also presents practical and research implications to further the uptake of Green IT in higher education institutions.

El valor de la evaluación de las relaciones públicas y de la comunicación en las organizaciones: el caso de los hospitales del Sistema Nacional de Salud Español

This article attempts to determine whether the hospitals of the Spanish Health System carry out evaluation activities of their public relations and communication campaigns and to establish their purpose. As secondary objectives, the budget for the evaluation was examined, as well as if the characteristics of the hospital evaluation process were adapted to Besson’s postulates. A large sample of 300 Spanish public hospitals (response rate of 23.33%) was taken. The results indicate that hospitals carry out evaluations for the development of their duties, but that they do not allocate a large budget to evaluate their actions. This suggests that there is a concern to demonstrate the value of public relations practice in hospitals but that they are still at an early stage of a systematic adoption of a concrete form of model for the strategic use of evaluation.

Economical staging plan for implementing electric vehicle charging stations

Abstract This paper proposes an economical staging planning method that optimally matches Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) charging demand with the installation of Fast Charging Stations (FCSs) in the distribution system. The proposed plan consists of two stages. The first stage evaluates the capability of distribution systems to supply PEV charging demands with the existence infrastructure. To investigate the influence of using different types of charging (i.e. Level 2, Level 3), PEV demand is distributed between residential and public charging facilities with different shares considering the travel patterns when modeling PEV loads. Optimal Power Flow (OPF) analysis is utilized to obtain the maximum penetration level of PEVs that the existing distribution system can adapt without any technical violations. In the second stage, the growth of public PEV demand is optimally matched by the installed FCS capacity using the economical staging plan model. By including the waiting and the service times of charging service, the proposed planning model considers not only the economic assessment of the FCS plan but also the quality of FCS service. A comprehensive case study for coupled transportation and electrical networks is examined. The results show that no major distribution system upgrades are required to serve public PEV demand, up to a 30% penetration level, during the early stage of adoption. The influence of using FCS to allocate and manage the PEV demand is illustrated, and the current work provides to FCS investors a means to evaluate the profitability of such a business.

Strategies for language maintenance in transnational adoption: which role for the parents?

This paper investigates adoptive parents’ representations of their children’s birth-language and language negotiation which takes place during early stages of transnational adoption. By drawing on the interview discourse of 20 Italian transnational adoptive parents, in the first part we will focus on the reasons that led parents to use the child’s language with him/her and with orphanage staff during the first contacts in the country of origin. In the second part, the parents reported that they relied both on productive and receptive acquired linguistic knowledge to negotiate linguistic contexts with the child. Language negotiation has been described by the parents as involving the practice of intercomprehension, a plurilingual communicative strategy, which allows participants to speak their first language, while exhibiting receptive competences in the language of the other. Eventually, in the third part, we will describe how the mothers and the fathers rationalized the children’s linguistic transition from their first language to the parents’ language and, finally, we will explore the parents’ discourse around language shift. Examining parents’ perceptions of the role that language plays in the experience of adopting contributes to understanding the negotiation which takes place over the topic of language maintenance in specific contexts where parents and children have divergent linguistic repertoires.

Incorporating human factors into the AAMT selection: a framework and process

Human factors such as employee morale and workers skills greatly influence the successful adoption of automated and advanced manufacturing technologies. For newly industrialised countries, the evaluation of these factors before technology selection is particularly paramount. Countries such as Brazil are in the critical early stages of technology adoption and low rates of secondary education and scarcity of technicians reinforce the importance of assessing human factors before the actual technology implementation. Although methods have been proposed to evaluate intangible aspects, the lack of a structured approach to identify and quantify human factors still constitutes a major hurdle. The paper describes a framework and process to assist managers in identifying and evaluating human factors in the selection. The approach was tested in eight companies in Brazil. The results indicated that the main advantages of the proposed approach are: (a) provide a comprehensive justification of technology adoption by identifying and quantifying intangible aspects; and (b) supply a practical process to be incorporated into the selection decision-making process.

How to Market the Smart Home: Focus on Emergent Experience, Not Use Cases

For smart home adoption to expand beyond the niche segments of technologically sophisticated upscale consumers and technology-focused DIYers, marketers must do a better job of understanding the inherent value the smart home offers. Current marketing approaches are fragmented and focus on individual devices and single use cases. Most companies are wondering which combination of entry points - appliance and home entertainment control, energy management, pet monitoring, property protection, safety and security - make the most sense. But, the mass market is not buying a platform or devices controlled by an algorithm, they are buying an experience. The key to smart home marketing is to view the smart home as a complex dynamic system, an assemblage with new capacities from ongoing interactions among devices and consumers, from which new experiences emerge. Marketers must focus on communicating the value proposition inherent in experience; current approaches may actually be underselling the smart home. We discuss the value of our framework and offer eight actionable insights derived from our research that can guide marketer action in the early stages of adoption and usage of consumer Internet of Things devices that comprise the smart home.