There is limited research studying mobile phone adoption by actual consumers in the Arab countries, although the region had an incredible growth in mobile usage between the years 2000 and 2014. The main aim of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that can explain mobile adoption by customers in the Arab countries. An extensive analysis of the existing literature related to technology...

This study develops a conceptual system optimization model of adoption of a new infrastructure technology with multiple resource sites and multiple demand sites. With the model, this paper analyzes how the adoption of a new infrastructure technology is influenced by heterogeneous distances between different resource-demand pairs, technological spillover among different resource-demand pairs, di...

T his article focuses on applying technology adoption concepts in moving toward using the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model ® (CMM ®) Integration SM (CMMI SM) framework. It is assumed that the reader has a basic understanding of the CMMI concepts and the project that formulated it. If not, please see the CMMI area within the SEI's Web site at . F...

Even though the literature on the adoption and use of mobile services is quite extensive, surprisingly few studies have been found that have applied traditional models of information and communication technology (ICT) adoption such as the technology acceptance model. This suggests different perspectives have been applied in studies of mobile ICT adoption and traditional ICT adoption. With the i...

In this article we investigate the role of information transmission in promoting agricultural technology adoption and diffusion. We study the influence of two information channels, namely extension services and social learning. We develop a theoretical model of technology adoption and diffusion, which we then empirically apply, using duration analysis, on a micro-dataset of olive producing farm...

With emphasizing the process of innovation, this paper classifies government intervention focused on innovation adoption into three dimensionalities: information support, financial support and personnel support. It also refines technological cognition into two aspects: perceived benefits including functional benefits and social benefits, and perceived costs including financial cost and risk. Th...

We report on an investigation into mobile phone adoption by older users. Technology adoption is a process from ignorance to considering it a necessity. Moreover, acceptance is an essential precursor of adoption. Many models consider either acceptance or adoption, but in fact these are interrelated. Furthermore, most theoretical models are based on responses from students or economically active ...

Recent evidence suggests that despite opening up a country for trade, the productivity gap between developed and emerging economies often does not close. This paper examines credit constraints as one channel held responsible for hampering convergence. Specifically, we extend a Melitz and Ottaviano (2008) type trade model with variable mark-ups to allow for endogenous technology adoption. We con...

Understanding the adoption of a new technology is an essential process to determine its uses and future advancements. This study aims at investigating the adoption of such similar technology i.e., Internet Banking (IB). The study adapted the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Perceived Web Security (PWS) construct to understand the adoption of IB services in India. Perceived Usefulness (PU) ...

in the wake of rapid growth in information technology, modern organizations seeking to increase the access and exchange data with minimal costs. byod is an emergent policy under which employees are allowed to use their personal devices such as smart phones, tablets and laptops to perform tasks. in this study, a model to prioritize the factors influencing the organizational adoption of byod is p...