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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"perceived usefulness (PU)"”.
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Technology Acceptance of Virtual Reality for Aircraft Maintenance Training
… study attempted to address how the variables of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) influence the students' behavioral intention (BI) to use VR technology for aircraft maintenance training, and how external variables of self-efficacy (SE), perceived enjoyment (PE), perceived …
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Grade 12 learners’ receptiveness to Siyavula Education Application in the context of learning of Mathematics
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that affect Grade 12 learners’ receptiveness of the Siyavula Education Application (SEA) in the learning of mathematics. The study was conducted at uMhlathuze circuits schools, King Cetshwayo District in South Africa. The research used a …
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K-12 Teacher Perceptions of Online Learning and Information Technology Support Post COVID-19 Pandemic
… between functionality, usability, IT support, perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitudes towards use (ATU), behavioral intention to use (BI), and actual usage (AU). Structural equation modelling is conducted at the construct level in order to determine relationships …
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Perceptions of value consumption of digital business platforms by informal sector Traders in South Africa
… that it provides a multi-dimensional view of the perceived value-axis based on positive and negative experiences of using a variety of digital platforms including messaging, payments, and banking applications on their mobile phones in their daily trading functions. This study examines the positive …
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Developing a fourth industrial revolution adoption framework for South African rural small-scaled maize-producing farms
… complexity, trialability, observability, and perceived usefulness of 4IR tools. The study employed a quantitative approach using multistage sampling through stratified sampling, random sampling and snowball sampling to achieve the main objectives of this study. The researcher collected …
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The Relationship Between Barcode Medication Administration Satisfaction and the Use of Workarounds Among Registered Nurses
… between BCMA satisfaction and workarounds, perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) of a BCMA system by 80 hospital-based RNs in northeastern US. Data were collected using the Workaround Usage and Satisfaction with Barcoding Instrument for Nurses (WUSBIN), which was adapted …
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Online banking adoption among academicians at MTUN Universities in Malaysia
… combined Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Perceived Risk Theory (PRT) in understanding the adoption of online banking services in Malaysia. Therefore, this study intended to determine the factors influencing the adoption of online banking based on TAM (Perceived Usefulness, PU; Perceived …
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Exploring Intention to Adopt Mobile Tv Services In the U.S.: Toward A New Model With Cognitive-Based and Emotional-Based Constructs
… The constructs used in the research model were Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use (from TAM), Perceived Behavioral Control (from TPB), Social Influences (from UTAUT), and Innovativeness (from Diffusion of Innovation).</p> <p>Most of the constructs in technology acceptance models are …
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Technology Adoption in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC): An Empirical Study Investigating Factors that Influence Online Shopping Adoption
The growing popularity of the internet and its activities have opened a wide range of business opportunities especially in terms of e-business. Though, reports show that the adoption rate of e-commerce in developed countries seem to be striving, a lot of developing countries still struggle with …
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Factors affecting faculty's intent to use e-learning systems at a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… toward using e-learning systems by two factors: perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU). The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between faculty members' intent to use (ITU) the e-learning system at their university and their demographic characteristics, …
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Investigating the effect of gamification on the adoption of fitness apps on mobile devices in South Africa
… mobile apps was also gathered in the survey. Perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU) and perceived enjoyment (PE) were found to have a positive relationship to the behavioural intention (BI) to adopt a fitness mobile app in the sample. Across the cohort’s subjective norm didn't …
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Investigating the usability and usefulness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its effect on Technology Readiness (TR) and Technology Adoption (TA) in the SA construction industry
… the lack of understanding of usability and usefulness can lead to inefficient adoption of technologies such as BIM. Further, various barriers, such as financial barriers, lack of motivation for implementation and unawareness of its benefits plague the successful implementation of BIM in SA. …
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Usage of and satisfaction with accounting information systems in the hotel industry : the case of Malaysia
… The findings confirm the wide use of computerised accounting systems in three, four and five star rated hotels, although, the extent of the AIS use is relatively unsophisticated with the focus on basic accounting modules and fundamental accounting-based applications. The main factors to …
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Evaluation of technology specific adoption dynamics of solar, small hydropower and biomass in Nigeria's energy transition plan.
… systems. In addition to the core constructs of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU), the model incorporates affordability, social benefit (SB), and environmental awareness (EA) to reflect Nigeria's specific adoption context. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining …
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The use of Electronic Learning Centres by users of the City of Johannesburg Libraries in South Africa
Public libraries globally are adopting the use of electronic learning (e-learning) in order to improve services to the users, particularly in this age of technology. Electronic learning centres in public libraries are enhancing services to the users by ensuring that services are available to them …
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Mobile Phone Adoption in Rural Ghana: Understanding How Technologies and Platforms Influence Farming Business Activities
… focuses, which are hard-to-reach for research purposes – are making increasing use of mobile phone technology. However, little extant literature addresses how these farmers adopt the mobile phone technology, how it influences their farming businesses and behaviour, the skills and knowledge they …
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Information literacy skills and personal abilities of Secondary School teachers in Lagos, Nigeria and Durban, South Africa
… following research questions and hypotheses were pursued in the study: the teachers’ perceptions about the need for information literacy; the purposes for which they need information; the types of information resource they access for teaching purposes; the frequency of use of information …