Technology Adoption and Social Issues: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an innovative reference source for the latest academic material on the various effects of technology adoption, implementation, and acceptance.

Table of Contents

• Editorial Advisory Board
• Preface
• Section 1: Fundamental Concepts and Theories
• Chapter 1: Technology Acceptance Theories
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. THEORIES AND MODELS OF TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE
• 3. THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES POINTS OF REVIEWED THEORIES
• 4. DISCUSSION
• 5. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 2: A Review of America's Religious Institutions’ Utilization of Information Communication Technologies in Shaping Social Policy and Governance
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• RELIGION, COMMUNICATION, AND GOVERNANCE IN THE PRE AND POST-COLONIAL PERIODS
• COMMUNICATION PATTERNS DURING THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS AND WHITE SETTLERS
• RELIGIOUS DOCUMENT AS A MEDIUM OF GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNICATION
• SLAVERY ERA, RELIGION, AND COMMUNICATION
• SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
• THE USE OF ICTS APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL INTERACTION AND INFLUENCING SOCIAL ISSUES
• CHALLENGES THAT ASSAIL TECHNO-RELIGIOUS UTILIZATION
• IMPLICATIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 3: Readiness as a Novel Construct of Readiness Acceptance Model (RAM) for the Wireless Handheld Technology
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 4: Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Ajzen (1988)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR (TPB)
• LIMITATIONS OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR
• EMPIRICAL USE OF THE TPB
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Section 2: Development and Design Methodologies
• Chapter 5: A Conceptual Framework of RFID Adoption in Retail Using TOE Framework
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION: TECHNOLOGY-ORGANIZATION-ENVIRONMENT (TOE) FRAMEWORK
• 3. RESEARCH FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESES
• 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• 5. DATA ANALYSIS RESULTS
• 6. DISCUSSION
• 7. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• Chapter 6: The Influence of Culture on the Adoption of Green IT
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THE GREEN AGENDA
• ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
• THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON THE ADOPTION OF GREEN MEASURES
• TRANSFORMING CULTURE USING SOCIAL MEDIA
• ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
• NUDGING THEORY AND CHOICE ARCHITECTURE
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 7: Culture Influence on IT Governance
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE
• THE CONCEPT OF IT GOVERNANCE
• THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW
• SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS
• CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH AREAS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 8: The Unified Model for Acceptance and Use of Health Information on Online Social Networks
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH MODEL
• RESEARCH DESIGN
• DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
• CONDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF ADOPTION INTENTIONS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND FURTHER WORK
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 9: Modeling Choice Between Competing Technologies
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION RESEARCH
• ATTITUDES AND INTENTIONS IN CHOICE MODELS
• ALTERNATIVE CHOICE MODELS AND COMPARISON PROCESSES
• RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
• RESULTS
• LIMITATIONS OF THIS RESEARCH
• DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B
• APPENDIX C
• Chapter 10: Exploration of Faculty's Perceptions on Technology Change
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• PHENOMENON OF CHANGE
• FACULTY’S PERCEPTIONS OF CHANGE: TRANSITIONS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY
• IMPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CHANGE HAS ON FACULTY PREPAREDNESS
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 11: Supply Chain Social Sustainability and Manufacturing
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• 3. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
• 4. ANTECEDENTS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• 5. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 12: Technology Facility and News Affinity
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• NEWS CONSUMPTION AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
• THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ON ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS
• HYPOTHESES AND A MODEL OF SECOND-LEVEL ADOPTION
• METHOD
• FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 13: A Unified Framework of Organizational Perspectives and Knowledge Management and Their Impact on Job Performance
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON JOB PERFORMANCE
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 14: Digital Writing and the Role of Critical Pedagogy in Preservice Teacher Education
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
• THEORETICAL FRAME
• OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY
• FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION: CREATING SPACES FOR CRITICAL PEDAGOGY
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 15: Exploratory Study of Internet Banking Technology Adoption
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• DISCUSSION ON FINDINGS
• CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEORY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 16: Interplay of Technology and Customer Value Dynamics in Banking Industry
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• GENERAL DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 17: A Unified Framework for Internet Banking Adoption
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
• RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 18: Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) Implementation in a Developing World Context
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• EFFORT EXPECTANCY
• PERFORMANCE EXPECTANCY
• FACILITATING CONDITIONS
• SOCIAL INFLUENCES
• COMPUTER ATTITUDES
• COMPUTER ANXIETY
• COMPATIBILITY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 19: A Qualitative Study of Green IT Adoption Within the Philippines Business Process Outsourcing Industry
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• ROGERS’ DIFUSSION OF INOVATION (DOI) THEORY
• TECHNOLOGY, ORGANIZATION, ENVIRONMENT (TOE) FRAMEWORK
• OVERVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINES BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY
• RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
• TECHNOLOGICAL CONTEXT
• ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
• METHODOLOGY
• CASE STUDY BACKGROUND
• FINDINGS
• TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS
• RELATIVE ADVANTAGE (+)
• COMPLEXITY (+/-)
• COMPATIBILITY (+)
• OBSERVABILITY (+)
• SECURITY (+/-)
• PRODUCT PERFORMANCE (+)
• ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS
• CORPORATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (+)
• TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT (+)
• STRATEGIC TARGET DEFINITION (+)
• FINANCIAL RESOURCE (+)
• CENTRALIZATION (+/-)
• ORGANIZATIONAL IT CAPABILITY (+)
• BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (+)
• ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
• REGULATORY SUPPORT (+/-)
• COMPETITIVE PRESSURE (+)
• INDUSTRY PRESSURE (+/-)
• CUSTOMER PRESSURE (+/-)
• SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP (+)
• INDIVIDUAL FACTOR
• ATTITUDE (+)
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B: A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS
• APPENDIX C: GREEN IT PRACTICES AND INITIATIVES ADOPTED
• Chapter 20: Factors Affecting E-Government Technology Adoption Behaviour in a Voluntary Environment
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• 4. MODEL DEVELOPMENT
• 5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• 6. RESULTS
• 5. DISCUSSION
• 6. CONCLUSION
• 7. LIMITATIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 21: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Electronic Government Adoption in Spain and the USA
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. BACKGROUND
• 3. HYPOTHESES
• 4. METHODOLOGY
• 5. DISCUSSION
• 6. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 22: Cultural Orientation Differences and Their Implications for Online Learning Satisfaction
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
• METHODOLOGY
• FINDINGS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 23: Regional Innovation Pattern
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL CONTEXT
• A LEARNING FRAMEWORK OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
• THE SITUATION OF BEIJING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL BASE
• SYNERGISTIC INNOVATION STRATEGIES OF BEIJING NORTH AND SOUTH BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CLUSTERS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 24: Factors Influencing Acceptance and Use of ICT Innovations by Agribusinesses
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHODOLOGY
• CONCLUSION, IMPLICATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 25: Determinants of Social Media Impact in Local Government
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• PRIOR LITERATURE AND HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT
• METHOD
• FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 26: Critical Success Factors in the Adoption of Technologies in Education in Higher Education
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR IN THE ADOPTION OF BLENDED LEARNING
• 3. RESEARCH DESIGN
• 4. CASE STUDY: BLENDED LEARNING AT ISCAP
• 5. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS
• 6. CONCLUSION, LIMITATIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH
• REFERENCES
• Section 3: Tools and Technologies
• Chapter 27: Development and Validation of the Technology Adoption and Gratification (TAG) Model in Higher Education
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 28: E-Learning Readiness and the Effects of Organizational Culture
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. RESEARCH CONCEPTUAL MODEL
• 4. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• 5. DATA ANALYSIS
• 6. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 29: A Qualitative Case Study for Technology Acceptance Using TAM and the Kübler-Ross Models
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND OF STUDY
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESULTS
• CONCLUSION/DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 30: Understanding the Mediation Effect of Cloud Computing Adoption in Indian Organization
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• 4. DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
• 5. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• 6. LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 31: Dynamic Analysis of UTAUT
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. RESEARCH METHOD
• 4. DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
• 5. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 32: Technology Adoption in Online Tutorial
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• CONCLUSION
• LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 33: Technology Integration in Work Settings
• ABSTRACT
• WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
• IS THERE A PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY?
• TECHNOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE, AND THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION
• TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION: THE FUTURE?
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 34: Green Characteristics of RFID Technologies
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• INNOVATION DIFFUSION THEORY AND THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• APPENDIX
• Chapter 35: Adoption of Social Media as Communication Channels in Government Agencies
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• FACTORS AFFECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S ADOPTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• A FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 36: On the Efficiency of Grey Modeling in Early-Stage Technological Diffusion Forecasting
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• GREY MODELS: GM(1,1) FOR TIME-SERIES FORECASTING
• DIFFUSION MODELS: THE GOMPERTZ MODEL
• APPLICATION AND RESULTS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Section 4: Utilization and Applications
• Chapter 37: Technology Innovation Adoption Theories
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
• MODELS OF IT/IS ADOPTION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 38: Review of ICT Adoption Research in Arabic Countries
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATION
• RESEARCH METHOD AND FRAMEWORK
• RESEARCH FINDINGS
• DISCUSSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 39: A Multimethod Study of Enterprise Social Media Implementation and Use
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• QUANTITATIVE STUDY
• QUALITATIVE STUDY
• GENERAL DISCUSSION
• LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 40: The Impact of Information Technology (IT) Adoption on the Quality of Construction Projects
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH MODEL
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• ACADEMIC AND MANAGERIAL IMPLICATION
• PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE
• LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 41: Understanding the Dimensions of IT Governance Culture
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
• ENHANCING THE IT GOVERNANCE CULTURE ENABLER IN COBIT 5
• SUMMARY
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 42: The Intention to Use Mobile Digital Library Technology
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• MOBILE LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
• TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 43: Adoption of Mobile Devices in the Australian Healthcare
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE ARTICLE
• DISCUSSION ON SOLUTIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX 1: LIST OF FACTORS
• APPENDIX 2
• Chapter 44: Resources on the Stage
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
• DATA AND VARIABLE CONSTRUCTION
• RESULTS
• CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 45: Faculty Adoption of 3D Avatar-Based Virtual World Learning Environments
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 46: Strategies to Support the Faculty Adoption of Technology for Student Success Initiatives
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• KNOWING “WHO ARE YOUR FACULTY”
• BARRIERS TO FACULTY PARTICIPATION
• STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL FACULTY ADOPTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 47: Electronic Payment Adoption in the Banking Sector of Low-Income Countries
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
• 3. HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT
• 4. METHODOLOGY: QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN AND SAMPLING
• 5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 6. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX
• Chapter 48: Mobile Internet in Portugal
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
• METHOD
• EMPIRICAL RESULTS
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 49: “E-Culture System”
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THE SELECTED PROBLEM AND VIEWPOINT OF DEALING WITH IT
• BACKGROUND AND MODELS DEVELOPMENT
• RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE SYSTEMIC RETROPROSPECTIVATION PROCESS IN ORDER OF ACHIEVING THE GENERAL/BASIC MODEL OF “E-CULTURE SYSTEM”
• FINDINGS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 50: Engaging Urban Youth in Critical Media Literacy
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• THE CONTEXT
• CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY IN PRACTICE
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 51: Engineering the Services of the Library through Mobile Technology
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. RESEARCH APPROACH
• 3. DATA ANALYSIS: TAM VIEW
• 4. FINDINGS
• 5. INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDINGS
• 6. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 52: A Comparative Study on GFT Adoption Behaviour Among Malaysian Paddy Farmers
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
• CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• APPENDIX: NOMENCLATURE
• Section 5: Organizational and Social Implications
• Chapter 53: How Perceived Quality Works in New Technology Adoption Process
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESEARCH MODEL
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION
• IMPLICATION
• LIMITATION AND FURTHER RESEARCH
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 54: Global Governance vs. Regional Governance in Social Policy
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• SOCIAL POLICY AND GLOBALIZATION
• GLOBAL SOCIAL POLICY GOVERNANCE
• REGIONAL SOCIAL POLICY GOVERNANCE
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 55: The Relationship Between Social Justice Issues and Emotional Intelligence (EI)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 56: Relationships Between Individuals’ Convergence Readiness and Performance in Using Mobile Phones
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
• METHODS
• DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH FINDINGS
• CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS
• FUNDING
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 57: An Integral Analysis of Teachers’ Attitudes and Perspectives on the Integration of Technology in Teaching
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• SELECTED REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
• THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
• METHODS
• LIMITATIONS AND DELIMITATIONS
• EXPLORING THE ISSUES
• CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 58: Exploring Female Hispanic Consumers’ Adoption of Mobile Social Media in the U.S.
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• MAIN FOCUS OF THE CHAPTER
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING SECTION
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 59: Exploring Technology Through Issues of Social Justice
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• METHODS
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 60: Technological Innovation and Adoptive Ability
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• A MODEL OF OPTIMAL REGIONAL GROWTH
• ADOPTIVE ABILITIES AND MOVEMENTS TOWARDS EQUILIBRIUM
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• APPENDIX
• Chapter 61: User Acceptance of IoT Applications in Retail Industry
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
• HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
• LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 62: The Formation of Consensus in Iranian Online Communities
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND: INTERNET IN IRAN
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX 1: DESCRIPTION OF CLOOB.COM USERS
• APPENDIX 2: MEANS OF VARIABLES PER CATEGORY IN CLOOB.COM
• Chapter 63: The Promise of Information and Communication Technology in Volunteer Administration
• ABSTRACT
• THE PROMISE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION
• BACKGROUND
• CASE STUDIES OF VOLGISTICS USE
• LESSONS LEARNED
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 64: OCTAPACE Human Resource Development Culture Impact on Bank Performance
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS AND FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 65: Policy Making
• ABSTRACT
• BACKGROUND
• SCIENCE OF POLICY MAKING
• CONTEXTS OF POLICY MAKING
• THREE MAIN AREAS IN POLICY MAKING
• RATIONALITY IN POLICY MAKING
• POLICY ANALYSIS
• ORIGINS OF PUBLIC POLICYMAKING
• POLICY MAKING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
• WHAT IS A PUBLIC ISSUE?
• MANAGING PUBLIC ISSUES
• PUBLIC ISSUES SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 66: Factors Affecting Health Information Technology Expenditure in California Hospitals
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• DATA
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 67: Language Teachers’ Perceptions of External and Internal Factors in Their Instructional (Non-) Use of Technology
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 68: Investigating the Connection Between Awareness and Internet Non-Use
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• MODEL, CONCEPTUALIZATION, AND HYPOTHESIS
• METHOD
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 69: Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES
• 3. VOLUNTARINESS
• 4. DISCUSSIONS
• 5. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 70: Consumer Creativity as a Prerequisite for the Adoption of New Technological Products
• ABSTRACT
• 1. BROADENING THE PERSPECTIVE
• 2. CONSUMER CREATIVITY AND PRODUCT ADOPTION
• 3. DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION
• 4. CONSUMER INNOVATIVENESS
• 5. ACTIVITY THEORY AND USER CREATIVITY
• 6. INSIGHTS FROM CREATIVITY RESEARCH
• 7. LOOKING FOR INSIGHTS FROM ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY
• 8. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 71: User Acceptance of Computer Technology at Work in Arabian Culture
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• PREVIOUS MODEL COMPARISON STUDIES
• STUDY DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION
• DATA ANALYSES AND RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX
• Section 6: Critical Issues and Challenges
• Chapter 72: Measuring Mobile Phone Technology Adoption in SMEs
• ABSTRACT
• 1. INTRODUCTION
• 2. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
• 3. SMEs
• 4. SMEs CONTEXT IN TANZANIA
• 5. METHODOLOGY
• 6. METRICS FOR MEASURING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• 7. IMPLICATIONS
• 8. CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 73: Rogers’ Innovation Diffusion Theory (1962, 1995)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• EVERETT M. ROGERS
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY
• DESCRIPTION OF THE THEORY'S COMPONENTS
• RELATED CONCEPTS
• STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE THEORY
• CONTRIBUTION TO INFORMATION SCIENCE
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 74: A Systematic Literature Review on Immigrants’ Motivation for ICT Adoption and Use
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
• FINDINGS
• DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 75: The Holon/Parton Theory of the Unit of Culture (or the Meme, and Narreme)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM
• THE UNIT OF CULTURE: THE HOLON/PARTON
• ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, AND PROBLEMS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 76: Developing and Measuring the Business Case for Health Information Technology
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• MEASURING BENEFITS
• DEVELOPING A BUSINESS CASE FOR HEALTH IT
• EVALUATING HEALTH IT PROJECTS
• SPECIAL CONCERNS IN DEVELOPING HEALTH SYSTEMS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 77: Venkatesh et al.'s Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) (2003)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• EVOLUTION OF UTAUT
• BACKGROUND
• UTAUT RELATED STUDIES
• APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY
• SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 78: Enablers for Patients to Adopt Web-Based Personal Health Records (PHR)
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• RESEARCH MODEL AND HYPOTHESES
• METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• Chapter 79: Accelerating Knowledge Adoption
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND
• METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLATION
• CASE ANALYSIS
• RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• ADDITIONAL READING
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
• Chapter 80: Evaluation of Theories and Information System Adoption Drivers in Government Organizations
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• RESEARCH PURPOSE AND THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• OVERVIEW OF THE SLR AS THE ADOPTED REVIEW METHOD
• LITERATURE EXTRACTION, ANALYSIS, AND SELECTION
• THE DATA EXTRACTION PROCESS
• DISCUSSION OF THE OUTCOMES OBTAINED FROM THE SLR PROCESS
• THE DRIVERS OF IS ADOPTION IN PEOS
• THE RESULTS: ANSWERING THE RESEARCH QUESTION
• SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS