Factors That Affect the Acceptance of New Technologies in the Workplace: A Cross Case Analysis between Two Universities

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Title: Factors That Affect the Acceptance of New Technologies in the Workplace: A Cross Case Analysis between Two Universities
Language: English
Authors: Skoumpopoulou, Dimitra, Wong, Adam, Ng, Peggy, Lo, Man Fung
Source: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. 2018 14(3):209-222.
Availability: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Dave Hill, St. Michael BB11000, Barbados. Tel: 868-663-9021; Fax: 868-645-9741; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Work Environment, Higher Education, Information Technology, Organizational Change, Cross Cultural Studies, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Intention, Technology Integration, Universities
Geographic Terms: Hong Kong, United Kingdom
ISSN: 1814-0556
Abstract: The introduction of a new IT application within an organisation represents change, and the acceptance of such change starts with the individual end users since they are the ones that often resist the newly introduced IT. With the use of survey, this research identified the factors that affect the acceptance of new technologies in the workplace in order to understand better how end-users can influence the successful introduction of IT in academic institutions. We used one Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Hong Kong and one HEI in the UK in order to gather our data and cross analyse the differences between the two institutions. Our research showed that the staff at both universities have a high Behavioral Intention (BI) to use new technologies. However, there was no significant difference between the two universities, which meant these dimensions had no effect on the staff who worked at these universities.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 39
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1201573
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The introduction of a new IT application within an organisation represents change, and the acceptance of such change starts with the individual end users since they are the ones that often resist the newly introduced IT. With the use of survey, this research identified the factors that affect the acceptance of new technologies in the workplace in order to understand better how end-users can influence the successful introduction of IT in academic institutions. We used one Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Hong Kong and one HEI in the UK in order to gather our data and cross analyse the differences between the two institutions. Our research showed that the staff at both universities have a high Behavioral Intention (BI) to use new technologies. However, there was no significant difference between the two universities, which meant these dimensions had no effect on the staff who worked at these universities.
ISSN:1814-0556