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What is Adoption Model

Chapter 22
Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies
A model that postulates a number of factors driving or influencing the adoption decision of individuals or organisations, e.g as used in the context of the adoption of a particular technology. Much research has been done around the empirical testing and validation of models proposed by various researchers. Most of the hypothesized adoption factors are typically not directly measurable or observable but are theoretical constructs themselves e.g. usability, user satisfaction. Their influences (or relationships) can be direct or indirect through intermediate factors (such as intention to adopt) and many models indicate that some factors may mediate the relationships between factors rather than exert a direct influence. Some models are multi-stage models. Some of the most widely research adoption models in the field of technology adoption are the TAM (Technology Adoption Model), TAM2 (an extended version) and the UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Usage of Technology).
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Adoption of Mobile Technology by Public Healthcare Doctors: A Developing Country Perspective
Nesaar Banderker (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and Jean-Paul Van Belle (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-030-1.ch022
Abstract
Doctors working in the South African public healthcare sector are faced with the unique resource constraints prevalent in a developing country. Mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) hold the promise of improving the quality of healthcare, but this potential can only be unlocked if individuals decide to adopt the new technologies. Understanding the factors that influence the doctor’s adoption of a technology is therefore vital. This chapter reports on an investigation into the factors influencing the adoption of mobile devices by doctors in the public healthcare sector in the Western Cape, South Africa. The research methodology was shaped by qualitative enquiry and described through thematic analysis. The authors confirmed the key adoption factors identified in prior research: job relevance, usefulness, perceived user resources and device characteristics. However, some additional adoption factors were uncovered in this research, namely patient influence, support structures from national government and hospital administration, and unease in respect of malpractice legal suits.
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Chapter 22
Adoption of Mobile Technology by Public Healthcare Doctors: A Developing Country Perspective
A model that postulates a number of factors driving or influencing the adoption decision of individuals or organisations, e.g as used in the context of the adoption of a particular technology. Much research has been done around the empirical testing and validation of models proposed by various researchers. Most of the hypothesized adoption factors are typically not directly measurable or observable but are theoretical constructs themselves e.g. usability, user satisfaction. Their influences (or relationships) can be direct or indirect through intermediate factors (such as intention to adopt) and many models indicate that some factors may mediate the relationships between factors rather than exert a direct influence. Some models are multi-stage models. Some of the most widely research adoption models in the field of technology adoption are the TAM (Technology Adoption Model), TAM2 (an extended version) and the UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Usage of Technology).
Published in Chapter: Adoption of Mobile Technology by Public Healthcare Doctors: A Developing Country Perspective; From: Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies
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Do Mobile Technologies Have a Place in Universities?: The TAM Model in Higher Education
Theoretical model containing the factors that condition the use of an information system and the relationships among them. Behavioural Intention of Use: The subject’s voluntariness to perform a given action.
Published in Chapter: Do Mobile Technologies Have a Place in Universities?: The TAM Model in Higher Education; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings
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