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Berättelser om adoption
This dissertation explores adoption stories in a Swedish context. The aim is two-fold: First, how adoption is presented by adopted adults; second, how adoption is constructed in the press. The way adoptees create meaning of “being adopted” is investigated; the way those stories are shaped …
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Adoption and non-adoption: Profiling Internet usage among tourists to New Zealand
… tourism industry is also experiencing a rapid adoption of the internet technology for marketing travel products and services. As a destination New Zealand is a small country comprising two main land masses and smaller outlying islands, with a population of about 4 million people (Statistics New …
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Adoption Wars: American Missionaries and International Adoption in Twentieth-Century South Korea
… children have been sent to Western nations for adoption, with the vast majority, roughly two-thirds, being placed in the United States. From the beginning, these children were largely assumed to be the progeny of Korean prostitutes and American servicemen, who were subjected to intense …
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Adoption by Foster Parents
Adoption by foster parents was studied by personally interviewing a randomly selected sample of adoptive foster parents and children residing in the Chicago area. The children were between the ages of seven and 13 at the time of the interview.
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Modeling Pecuniary and Non -Pecuniary Objectives for Adoption, and Multiple Technology Adoption Decisions
… of pecuniary and nonpecuniary variables on adoption decisions and the effects of joint adoption decisions on estimation of adoption models. The results give an indication for the need to broaden the scope of the analysis of the farmer's technology choice problem beyond pecuniary variables. …
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Social media adoption by microbusinesses
… social media implementation process (initiation, adoption, adaptation, acceptance, use and incorporation) is examined in correlation with the five factors (individual, organisational, technological, environmental and performance). Numerous existing theories from the innovation, technology adoption …
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The Adoption of Disabled Children
… knowledge about placing disabled children for adoption is particularly important as they are regarded as the category hardest to place (Adoption Register 2009). Despite the wide gaps in knowledge, the negativity associated with the social construction of disability has been seen as a cause of …
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Intercountry Adoption: A Swiss Perspective
… at the history and evolution of intercountry adoption and then considers possible risks and abuses in the process in the second part. The third part explores international legislation and procedural guidelines governing the practice of intercountry adoptions, beginning with the respective …
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Technology Adoption Within UK Retail Construction: An Analysis of the Technology Adoption Model (TAM) on Addressing Barriers Preventing Technology Adoption as a Solution to Productivity
… for its low productivity rates and its slow adoption of technologies. This thesis looked to analyse key barriers that are preventing UK Retail Construction organisations from successfully adopting new technologies, in order to find a resolution to the productivity issues faced by the sector. …
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A comparison of alternative technology adoption models : the adoption of a CASE tool at a university
… be able to measure, as well as anticipate, the adoption and diffusion of these new technologies into organisations. For this purpose adoption models came to the fore. Such models include the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) (Davis, 1989), the Technology Acceptance Model 2 (T AM2) (Venkatesh & …
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Ambiguity Aversion: Adoption, Uptake, and Trends
… what is its role as a determinant of technology adoption? This study develops and implements a novel ambiguity preference instrument in the context of an ongoing RCT pilot program in southwest Uganda promoting adoption of an improved variety of sweet potato. No correlation between ambiguity …
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Nurse Practitioner Adoption of Clinical Innovations
<p>Adoption of clinical innovations by Nurse Practitioners (NP) is a complex phenomenon, rooted in personal values and influenced by challenges within health care environments. When clinical innovations are adopted or rejected by NPs, this decision has meaning for patients, NPs, health care …
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Adoption anxiety among prospective adoptive parents
Adoption has existed for thousands of years. Originally, the process was closed, i.e., the natural and the adopting parents did not have direct contact with one another. They remained anonymous. Recently, the process has opened up to include an open adoption, i.e., the natural and adopting parents …
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Organisational adoption of CRM in Jordan
… what are the factors affecting organisations‘ adoption of CRM? The customer relationship management system (CRM) is an information technology system that effectively manages interaction and long-term relationship with customers. The number of organisations in the world adopting CRM has been …
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Exploring transracial and transethnic international adoption
This meta-synthesis sought to understand ‘racial/ethnic’ identity development for international transracial adoptees. A systematic search for studies was conducted across five databases resulting in the inclusion of 12 studies in the meta-synthesis, which was informed by meta-ethnography …
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Consumer Adoption of Health Information Systems
… one's health and wellness. However, widespread adoption and usage of these systems by consumers is yet to happen, which underscores the need for a systematic study to identify the factors that drive consumer adoption and usage of these HIT systems.</p> <p>This dissertation focuses on the …
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Adoption of ISO 20022 for payments
O cenário dos sistemas de pagamentos mudou significativamente na última década, e mais mudanças estão no horizonte para os próximos anos. A adoção global da norma ISO 20022 é uma iniciativa de grande alcance e impacto. Tanto as instituições financeiras como os seus clientes corporate são …
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