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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"adoption process"”.
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The medically-oriented common-software computer-based information system adoption process
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, 1981.
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Improving Technology Adoption Process in Accounting and Finance Using Systems Thinking Methods
… about which technologies to adopt, which processes to prioritize, and why. These decisions require stakeholders to carefully evaluate available options, assess their implications and tradeoffs, and align diverse preferences to make well-supported investment choices. Conducting this process …
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An Inquiry into the Adoption Process of California Mathematics Standards for First Grade
… for first grade, and the role of teachers in the adoption and implementation process. In December 1997, the California State Board of Education issued new math standards for first grade. While the standards content reflects increased rigor in all areas, it is especially so in the area of …
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Exploring the Adoption Process of MBSE: A Closer Look at Contributing Organizational Structure Factors
… to be critical barriers to the successful adoption of MBSE, but little work has been done to discover what the impacts of these organizational factors are. The purpose of this research is to further explore the MBSE adoption process in the context of the organization. There were three …
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Decision Making and the Adoption Process for American Families of Chinese Children: An Application of Rational Choice Theory
… motivation to adopt, decision making regarding adoption and the process in relation to rational choice theory. The interviews also inquired about their required adoption trip to China and the post-adoption adjustment phase including bonding and developmental delays, as well as about why families …
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A methodology for investigating the nature of the industrial adoption process and the differences in perceptions and evaluation criteria among decision participants.
Thesis. 1977. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
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Implementation of Robotic Process Automation in U. S. Federal Government
The U. S. federal government is pursuing robotic process automation (RPA) technology to increase efficiency and effectiveness. RPA is an office automation that uses a software application to automate structured, routine, repetitive and tedious tasks currently performed by employees. With all the …
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Digital Prototype Framework for Understanding Building Information Modelling Adoption: Nigerian Small and Medium Architectural Firms
… construction industry. However, the shift to its adoption and implementation in emerging markets such as Nigeria has brought distortion to both the business processes and the environment of Small and Medium Architectural Firms (SMAFs) in the construction industry. This is due to their limited …
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Adoption of learning management systems among information technology educators at a rural South African university : an activity systems perspective
… there needs to be mature research which unpacks adoption. The focus of this research is lecturers and how their perceptions about LMS influence the rate of uptake in the LMS adoption process. It is important to identify the factors which influence lecturer perceptions. Through a qualitative …
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Modeling the Adoption of Identification Standards Within the Healthcare Supply Chain
<p>The adoption of identification standards and its associated technology in the healthcare supply chain has been slow over the past twenty five years, despite the evidence of the benefits that can be achieved. The widespread use of identification standards in the form of barcode labeled medical …
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Family Experiences Concerning Adopting a Previously Institutionalized Child from Russia or Romania
… The purpose of this study was to understand the adoption process experiences of families who have adopted a child between the ages of three and five years old from Russia or Romania after 1992. In this clinical sample, all participants' adopted children had been referred for and undergone …
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Assessing the Impact of Competitive Behaviors on the Adoption of Genetically Modified Seeds by Illinois Vegetable Growers
… among growers were influential drivers in the adoption of GM seeds. Competing and technology adoption attitudes combined with demographic variables were useful parameters to characterize the adoption process of GM seeds. Furthermore, the analysis of adoption, through logistic regression models, …
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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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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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Human Cognitive Performance in Healthcare Information System Environment and its Application on Nursing Tasks
… (HIS) have been recommended in various care processes. Though several studies have confirmed the benefits and usefulness of the systems (Cordero, Kuehn, Kumar, & Mekhjian, 2004; Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 2000; Sittig, Krall, Kaalaas-Sittig, & Ash, 2005; Weiner et al., 1999), unexpected …
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Translating innovation
This doctoral thesis studies the process of innovation adoption in public administrations, addressing the research question of how an innovation is translated to a local context. The study empirically explores Design Thinking as a new problem-solving approach introduced by a federal government …
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mLearning in the organizational innovation process
… of this research study was to explore the process by which an organization adopted and engaged in an mLearning initiative.</p> <p>Built on Rogers (2003) diffusion of innovation research, the case study reports on the contextual factors within the organization and department that informed …
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Adoption of green supply chain management practices: case studies from Jordan
… stream has investigated the link between the adoption of GSCM practices and performance. Other studies have addressed the effect of some influential factors that could hinder or facilitate the adoption of GSCM practices. While research to date has progressed our understanding of GSCM, it has …
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Faculty Experiences with Instructional Innovations: A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Use of Instructional Video
… their classrooms. The phenomenon studied was the adoption process and the motivation of the adoption process through the experiences and perceptions of the participating faculty. The theoretical framework for studying this process was Rogers’s Diffusion of Innovation Theory. This theory is based …
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A Case Study of Adoption and Diffusion of an Existing Asynchronous Distance Learning Program
… characteristics critical to the diffusion and adoption process necessary for effective implementation. These attributes extrapolated from the review of literature and case study examination are both insightful and timely, since many educational institutions are currently implementing distance …
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