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Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations: A Mobile Technology Perspective

Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations: A Mobile Technology Perspective

Renatus Mushi, Said Jafari
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 11
EISBN13: 9781466692350|ISSN: 2472-3126|EISSN: 2472-3134|DOI: 10.4018/IJICTRAME.2016070104
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Mushi, Renatus, and Said Jafari. "Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations: A Mobile Technology Perspective." IJICTRAME vol.5, no.2 2016: pp.38-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTRAME.2016070104

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Mushi, R. & Jafari, S. (2016). Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations: A Mobile Technology Perspective. International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME), 5(2), 38-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTRAME.2016070104

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Mushi, Renatus, and Said Jafari. "Promoting Voluntariness on Technology Usage in Organisations: A Mobile Technology Perspective," International Journal of ICT Research in Africa and the Middle East (IJICTRAME) 5, no.2: 38-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTRAME.2016070104

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Abstract

Voluntariness in technology adoption and use is vital in promoting technology diffusion and use in organisations. Various technology adoption models have been proposed to explain the adoption of technologies in different settings, such as organizational and individual, as well as in the voluntary and mandatory contexts. Recently, uptake of mobile phones in achieving organisational targets has been increased in developing countries and Tanzania in particular. This is due to the notable improvements in both hardware performance and sophistications. In organisation context, not all users are willing to use technology as required. In such circumstances, they are mandated to use it in order to fulfil their working duties. This leads to poor uptake of technology and results to unclear understanding regarding to their attitudes towards using it. While some studies have discussed the impact of voluntariness in using traditional desktop computer systems and thin client computing, mobile phone technology has not received the deserved attention. Discussing voluntariness in using mobile phone technology in organisations in relation to other technologies is essential especially due to its usage in both working and private purposes. This paper describes the voluntary aspects of using mobile phones in performing activities of the firms in Tanzania and compares it with desktop and thin client technologies. Also, it proposes possible ways of handling such situation in order to improve its use. Among others, the paper has analysed mandotoriness on usage of mobile technology. Further, it highlights key areas which should be addressed in order to improve the usage of mobiletechnology in organisations and eventually cover the gap caused by such mandatory situations.

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