Journal articles: 'Concern Based Adoption Model'

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Kang, Woonsun. "Teachers’ concern regarding 2009 revised curriculum based on concerns-based adoption model." Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction 17, no. 4 (February 2, 2017): 633–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2017.17.4.633.

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Mize, Meghan, Cary Trexler, Amanda Crump, Glenn Young, Borarin Buntong, and Karen LeGrand. "Piloting of the Concerns-based Adoption Model: Farmer Concerns About the Participatory Guarantee System in Cambodia." Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 27, no. 3 (August 19, 2020): 75–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.5191/iaee.2020.27375.

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While there is a large body of adoption and agricultural extension literature on the process of introducing a new technology, agricultural development projects are often expected to produce immediate results that do not always allow for the integration of these theories into practice. The Concerns-based Adoption Model (CBAM) is a framework that places participants at the center of the change process to identify their concerns and challenges, providing a roadmap for projects to guide individuals with the correct support for their particular stage of adoption. CBAM has typically been used for the introduction of new curriculum in formal education. But this study assessed the potential for CBAM to be applied to agriculture innovations. In this study, we adapted and piloted the CBAM “Stages of Concern” model to assess adoption of an agriculture innovation. The innovation is the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for Cambodian vegetable farmers. We assessed the potential for CBAM as a tool for agricultural development project management. We found that the adapted survey consistently placed farmers in the anticipated Stage of Concern. Identifying users’ Stages of Concern can inform program designers and practitioners, assisting in tailoring support across the adoption process. CBAM has the potential to inform participatory project design and give project administrators an evidence-based, systematic protocol for assessing the adoption process, adding another tool to the development practitioners’ toolbox. Keywords: Diffusion of Innovations, adoption, project design

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Al Masarweh, Mohammed. "Evaluating M-Learning System Adoption by Faculty Members in Saudi Arabia Using Concern Based Adoption Model (CBAM) Stages of Concern." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 14, no. 05 (March 14, 2019): 153. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v14i05.8296.

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This study assesses the use of an m-learning system by faculty members in Saudi Arabia using a new approach and methodology. Optimum use of educational technology requires consideration of requirements, obstacles and opportunities expected from user interaction with such systems and tools. While the use of m-learning in Saudi Arabia is relatively new, different research studies have investigated the use of m-learning in Saudi Arabia using different models. Most of the presented models investigated the acceptance and use from student perspectives, with little consideration of adoption by faculty members, their use of m-learning systems and their concerns (i.e. facilitators and barriers) as users. Some of the used models managed to provide significant results in relation to m-learning use, while others were found to lack a systematic and appropriate methodology. Concern Based Adoption Model (CBAM), which is widely used in the USA, Canada and (more recently) the Middle East (particularly Jordan), was used in this study to investigate m-learning adoption as an educational technology in Saudi Arabia. This framework provides tools to evaluate the use of educational technology within educational settings. This framework has not previously been used in Saudi Arabian educational research literature, and it is believed that the output will be valuable for enhancing the level of concern, adoption and use of m-learning in the future.

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Paramasveran, Rubananthan a/l, and Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasri. "Teachers’ Concerns on the Implementation and Practices of i-THINK with Concern Based Adoption Model (CBAM)." Creative Education 09, no. 14 (2018): 2183–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2018.914159.

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Jo, Miheon. "Analysis of Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Concern on Software Education Using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model." Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education 22, no. 5 (October 31, 2018): 535–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.14352/jkaie.2018.22.5.535.

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Dele-Ajayi, Opeyemi, Oluwakemi Dunsin Fasae, and Akachukwu Okoli. "Teachers’ concerns about integrating information and communication technologies in the classrooms." PLOS ONE 16, no. 5 (May 3, 2021): e0249703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249703.

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Teachers in developing countries are facing increasing social and political pressure to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve the access to and the quality of education available to young people. This is a core part of several government-led initiatives to attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4-quality education. While there is no shortage of ICT, the adoption for actual use in the classroom is often a hurdle for teachers, due to various concerns they harbour. This research study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) to assess the stages of concern of 340 Nigerian teachers about adopting and integrating ICT in the classroom. The findings indicated that teachers’ concerns were most intense in the awareness, management and information stages respectively, and lowest at the collaborative and consequence levels. Further examination of the results also shows a significant relationship between the stages of concern and teachers’ personal attributes like teaching experience, age and the class level they teach. These findings provide practical insights into how to better create effective teacher professional development interventions, to assist teachers in adopting and integrating ICT, to enhance the learning experience of young people within the classroom.

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Anderson, Stephen E. "Understanding Teacher Change: Revisiting the Concerns Based Adoption Model." Curriculum Inquiry 27, no. 3 (January 1997): 331–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03626784.1997.11075495.

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Anderson, Stephen E. "Understanding Teacher Change: Revisiting the Concerns Based Adoption Model." Curriculum Inquiry 27, no. 3 (January 1997): 331–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0362-6784.00057.

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강, 상현, 종욱 김, and 진수 김. "The Stage of Concern about Invention Education among Preliminary Teachers of Technology Subjects Using a Concern-Based Adoption Model." Korean Journal of Teacher Education 37, no. 1 (January 30, 2021): 201–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.14333/kjte.2020.37.1.10.

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Kumar, Devesh, Harsh Vardhan Samalia, and Piyush Verma. "Exploring suitability of cloud computing for small and medium-sized enterprises in India." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24, no. 4 (November 20, 2017): 814–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-01-2017-0002.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the suitability of cloud computing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India. Design/methodology/approach Literature review is used to identify benefits, challenges, and factors concerning usage and adoption of cloud computing by SMEs. A conceptual framework was developed based on the existing theoretical models and factors identified from the literature. A survey based on questionnaire method was followed to collect data from 121 manufacturing SMEs in India. The conceptual framework was refined by using factor analysis, and multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings Major benefits of cloud computing for SMEs include cost advantage, easy deployment process, easier access to latest information and communication technologies, automatic updates and upgrades, scalability, flexibility, and improved disaster recovery and back-up capabilities. The concern area includes perceived loss of control, vendor lock-in, security issues, reliability and availability issues, and internet connectivity and speed. The factors that are found significant include perceived benefits, top management support, competitive pressure, and perceived concerns. The model explained 73 percent of cloud computing adoption. Research limitations/implications The study is expected to make significant contribution toward body of knowledge pertaining to information technology adoption in SMEs. Practical implications The study is expected to provide SMEs an insight into real benefits and challenges associated with adopting cloud computing. The model can help SMEs in evaluating their readiness for adopting cloud computing and can ensure successful outcome of cloud computing adoption in SMEs. Providers are also going to be benefited through their enhanced understanding of SMEs’ requirements. Originality/value The proposed framework incorporates all the relevant factors including perceived benefits, perceived concerns, and other organizational and environmental factors to improve model’s predictive power.

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Asiri, Abdullah Ali. "Teachers’ Concern and Professional Development Needs in Adopting Inclusive Education in Saudi Arabia, Based on Their Gender for Vision 2030." Journal of Education and Learning 9, no. 6 (October 23, 2020): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v9n6p9.

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This study looks into the concerns and the required professional development for adopting an inclusive education system, as expressed by elementary school teachers, based on their gender in Saudi Arabia. Participants in this research were special and general education teachers randomly selected from elementary schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which have special education programs. The theoretical framework of the study was the Concern Based Adoption Model (CBAM). Non-experimental cross-sectional survey was used to collect data. Data were obtained from 332 teachers, i.e., the response rate was 83%. The Stages of Concerns Questionnaire (SoCQ) provided by CBAM indicated that respondent stages of concern 0–2 (Unconcerned, Informational, and Personal) ranked the highest, while stages 4–6 (Consequence, Collaboration, and Refocusing) ranked the lowest. This profile was identified as a “non-user profile”, meaning respondents wanted more information about inclusive education. Teachers, in general, showed interest for professional development on inclusive education, including immediate training and seminars/workshops. The only significant difference in interest for professional development was by gender. The t-test indicated that female teachers have more interest for professional development compared to male teachers.

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Dubey, Akash D. "ICT in Education." International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 12, no. 4 (October 2016): 37–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijicte.2016100104.

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In recent times, most of the developing countries have concentrated themselves on evolving with the help of Information and Communication Technologies, Republic of Fiji being one of them. Fiji National University, one of the leading universities in Fiji has been playing a very important role for the development of the country. In this paper, the author has evaluated and analyzed the concerns of the in-service students who are studying in Fiji National University. This paper follows the Concern-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) model to evaluate the stages of concern of 109 in-service students who are pursuing Bachelor of Education degree and also teach in primary and secondary schools in Fiji. The results showed that the in-service students have high concerns on the self-oriented levels. The results also exhibited a pattern between teaching experience of these in-service students and their stages of concern. Based on the analysis of results, the necessary steps have been recommended for the development of ICT in education.

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Hojnik, Jana, Mitja Ruzzier, and Maja Konečnik Ruzzier. "Transition towards Sustainability: Adoption of Eco-Products among Consumers." Sustainability 11, no. 16 (August 9, 2019): 4308. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11164308.

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Transition to sustainability is a long-term challenge which should also actively engage consumers, as consumption causes environmental stress. In order to understand how consumers adopt eco-products, we conducted an extensive literature review of green consumerism and presented findings of 47 previous research works. In addition, this study’s aim was to explore whether consumers remain only concerned about the environment or whether they actually make a difference. Moreover, we examined gender differences. Because the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and purchase intention is not straightforward, we aimed to explore the effect of consumers’ environmental concern on their purchase intention. The purpose of this paper was to explore how consumers’ familiarity with and consciousness of eco-products and their perceived sense of environmental responsibility mediate the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and their purchase intention. We used structural equation modeling to test the proposed conceptual model based on a sample of 705 Slovenian consumers. Our findings suggest that all the above-mentioned constructs mediate the relationship between consumers’ environmental concern and their purchase intention in relation to eco-products. However, consumers’ consciousness of eco-products has the greatest effect in channeling environmental concern into purchase intention of eco-products. In addition, the findings indicate that female consumers express greater environmental concern, consciousness of eco-products, and perceived environmental responsibility than male consumers. The paper concludes with policy and managerial implications, theoretical implications, limitations of the study, and future research directions based on the findings of consumers’ perspectives.

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Cheung, Derek. "Refining a Stage Model for Studying Teacher Concerns about Educational Innovations." Australian Journal of Education 46, no. 3 (November 2002): 305–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000494410204600305.

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This paper discusses the stages of concern that teachers pass through as they engage in the process of innovation adoption and implementation. A 24-item questionnaire was constructed to assess teachers' concerns on five sequential stages: (1) indifference, (2) informational-personal, (3) management, (4) consequence-collaboration, and (5) refocusing. Using the questionnaire, 290 Hong Kong teachers' concerns about school-based assessment as a component of the public examination system were surveyed. Results supported the 5-stage model of teacher concerns. However data collected from another sample of 53 teachers through an open-ended survey indicated that an additional stage of evaluation concerns should be inserted between the indifference and informational-personal stages. Teachers' evaluation concerns focused on the worth and necessity of school-based assessment, as well as support from the Hong Kong Examinations Authority. The revised 6-stage model can provide a more comprehensive framework for analysing teachers' concerns regarding innovations.

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Alnujaidi, Sulaiman. "Adoption of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Saudi Arabian EFL Classrooms." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 12, no. 2 (March 1, 2021): 312. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1202.13.

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This study aimed to examine EFL teachers' concerns about the adoption of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in Saudi Arabia. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) was used to analyze the participants' stages of concern (SoC) about MALL. The study also investigated whether some specific demographic and technographic variables (gender, age, teaching experience, and professional development) had any statistically significant effect on EFL teachers’ stages of concern about MALL. The participants in this study were (130) Saudi EFL public school teachers. The results revealed that the participants had high concerns at the Informational, Personal, and Management stages and minimal concerns at the Awareness, Refocusing, Collaboration, and Consequence stages. The MANOVA analysis revealed no significant difference among EFL teachers in terms of their MALL stages of concerns in relation to their gender, age, and teaching experience. Such findings indicate that Saudi EFL teachers' gender, age, and teaching experience have no effect on their concerns about using and implementing MALL. However, The MANOVA analysis yielded a significant difference among EFL teachers in terms of their MALL stages of concerns in relation to their professional development. These results entail that Saudi EFL teachers' professional development has a significant effect on their concerns about MALL. The study concluded that technology-related professional development could help decrease teachers’ self-concerns and increase their impact-concerns. The study recommended providing EFL teachers with technology-related professional development to ensure successful MALL adoption.

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Creasy, Kim. "Teacher Candidate Disposition Development and the Concerns-Based Adoption Model." International Journal of Learning: Annual Review 15, no. 4 (2008): 277–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v15i04/45698.

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Evans, Lynn, and Sheila Chauvin. "Faculty Developers as Change Facilitators: The Concerns-Based Adoption Model." To Improve the Academy 12, no. 1 (June 1993): 165–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2334-4822.1993.tb00243.x.

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Khoboli, B., and John M. O’toole. "The Concerns-Based Adoption Model: Teachers’ Participation in Action Research." Systemic Practice and Action Research 25, no. 2 (November 1, 2011): 137–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11213-011-9214-8.

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Cha, Min Kyung, and Min Kyeong Kim. "A study on the stages of concern, level of use, innovation configurations and the analysis of their relationship to each other shown by elementary teachers regarding storytelling-based math education based on CBAM." Mathematical Education 55, no. 4 (November 30, 2016): 417–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/mathedu.2016.55.4.417.

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Kumaraswamy, S., Manjula S H, and K. R. Venugopal. "Secure Cloud based Privacy Preserving DataMinning Platform." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 7, no. 3 (September 1, 2017): 830. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v7.i3.pp830-838.

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The adoption of cloud environment for various application uses has led to security and privacy concern of user’s data. To protect user data and privacy on such platform is an area of concern. Many cryptography strategy has been presented to provide secure sharing of resource on cloud platform. These methods tries to achieve a secure authentication strategy to realize feature such as self-blindable access tickets, group signatures, anonymous access tickets, minimal disclosure of tickets and revocation but each one varies in realization of these features. Each feature requires different cryptography mechanism for realization. Due to this it induces computation complexity which affects the deployment of these models in practical application. Most of these techniques are designed for a particular application environment and adopt public key cryptography which incurs high cost due to computation complexity. To address these issues this work present an secure and efficient privacy preserving of mining data on public cloud platform by adopting party and key based authentication strategy. The proposed SCPPDM (Secure Cloud Privacy Preserving Data Mining) is deployed on Microsoft azure cloud platform. Experiment is conducted to evaluate computation complexity. The outcome shows the proposed model achieves significant performance interm of computation overhead and cost.

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Bullard, Morgan B., Chayla D. Rutledge, and Patricia Kohler-Evans. "Using the Stages of Concern Questionnaire to Ensure Professional Development with Teachers and Teacher Candidates." International Research in Higher Education 2, no. 4 (November 21, 2017): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v2n4p50.

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Classroom instruction is highly influenced by the quality of the professional development that teachers and teacher candidates receive. Instructional interventions at the classroom level must be research-based, and working with teachers and teacher candidates to implement interventions effectively is a daunting task. One way to help ensure professional development is effective involves gauging teachers’ and teacher candidates’ concerns, using the Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SOCQ) from the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM). In the current study, teacher candidates received professional development at the pre-service level, and teachers received the same professional development at the in-service level. Both groups were taught specific interventions designed to target middle and secondary students using the Strategic Instruction Model Content Enhancement Routines. The SOCQ was administered prior to and following a professional development series that spanned several months. An analysis of results indicated that professional development is effective in reducing concern in both teachers and teacher candidates. Teachers and teacher candidates overall shared similar concerns on some areas yet were different in their levels of concern in other areas. The researchers suggest possible interpretations for the similarities and differences in results and offer areas for future study.

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Arbaiza, Cesar Salas, Hugo Vega Huerta, and Ciro Rodriguez Rodriguez. "Contributions to the Technological Adoption Model for the Peruvian Agro-Export Sector." International Journal of E-Adoption 13, no. 1 (January 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijea.2021010101.

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This paper proposes a technology adoption model called TAM 4, based on the TAM model considering the trust and perceived risk factors to the adoption of technology in response to governments' concern to achieve competitiveness in the most important economic activities. The methodology used considers the predictive method. The sample was selected from 67 companies related to foreign trade that carry out agro export tasks, with a confidence level of 90% and an error percentage of ± 10% and the 0.787 of Cronbach's Alpha obtained for the instrument's validation. In conclusion, 97% of the companies informally adopt technology. This shows that 68% of the companies surveyed in the sector would be willing to adopt the model.

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Kang, Ji Hei. "A Method to Identify How Librarians Adopt a Technology Innovation, CBAM(Concern Based Adoption Model): Focusing on School Librarians' Concern about Digital Textbooks." Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 50, no. 3 (August 30, 2016): 5–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/kslis.2016.50.3.005.

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Many, Joyce E., Ruchi Bhatnagar, Carla Tanguay, Shaneeka Favors-Welch, Clarice Thomas, Susan Ophelia Cannon, Tamra Ogletree, et al. "State-wide implementation of edTPA in preparation for high-stakes testing: A mixed-methods study of the concerns of edTPA coordinators." education policy analysis archives 27 (October 9, 2019): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.4460.

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This study examined the implementation of high-stakes adoption of edTPA® in one state in the year prior to consequential use of edTPA scores for teacher licensure. Using a mixed methods design, we investigated concerns of coordinators who were responsible for edTPA implementation in their institutions. We utilized the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) to understand edTPA coordinators’ Stages of Concern, the nature of the challenges they faced, and the professional development opportunities that alleviated their concerns. Based on the CBAM survey, the most common Stage of Concernfor edTPA coordinators was Management.Coordinators’ interviews revealed the nature of their concerns at different stages and how the size of their institution and supportive resources at particular times may have played a crucial role in shaping the edTPA roll-out in their institutions. The use of the CBAM framework enabled edTPA coordinators (a) to understand their own concerns about the high-stakes policy, (b) to articulate the complexities involved in implementing edTPA initiatives, and (c) to underscore the importance of relating concerns to appropriate professional development opportunities and support for themselves as well as their faculty.

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Haines, Karen Joy. "Professional Development for New Classroom Spaces: Extending the Concerns-Based Adoption Model." Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice 6, no. 2 (October 3, 2018): 58–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v6i2.297.

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This article outlines how a tertiary institution designed professional development, during the first year of a long-term building initiative, to support teachers moving into new collaborative learning spaces. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is used to reflect on professional development strategies employed to support teachers into using new classroom spaces. The stages of the CBAM were useful in considering the value of resources created for teacher development. The paper concludes with a discussion as to how effective the model proved to be in relation to teachers’ expressed concerns, and suggests expanding the CBAM parameters to reflect the complexity of professional development design for next-generation learning spaces.

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Straub, Evan T. "Understanding Technology Adoption: Theory and Future Directions for Informal Learning." Review of Educational Research 79, no. 2 (June 2009): 625–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0034654308325896.

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How and why individuals adopt innovations has motivated a great deal of research. This article examines individuals’ computing adoption processes through the lenses of three adoption theories: Rogers’s innovation diffusion theory, the Concerns-Based Adoption Model, the Technology Acceptance Model, and the United Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Incorporating all three models, this article suggests technology adoption is a complex, inherently social, developmental process; individuals construct unique yet malleable perceptions of technology that influence their adoption decisions. Thus, successfully facilitating technology adoption must address cognitive, emotional, and contextual concerns. This article also focuses specific attention on adoption theory outside of a formal organization and the implications of adoption theory on informal environments.

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Baek, Sangsu. "R-learning Perception of the In-Service and Pre Service Early Childhood Special Teachers Based on Concern Based Adoption Model Survey." Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 16, no. 4 (December 25, 2016): 129–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.21214/kecse.2016.16.4.129.

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Pillai, Rajasshrie, and Brijesh Sivathanu. "Adoption of AI-based chatbots for hospitality and tourism." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 32, no. 10 (September 11, 2020): 3199–226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-04-2020-0259.

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the customers’ behavioral intention and actual usage (AUE) of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots for hospitality and tourism in India by extending the technology adoption model (TAM) with context-specific variables. Design/methodology/approach To understand the customers’ behavioral intention and AUE of AI-powered chatbots for tourism, the mixed-method design was used whereby qualitative and quantitative techniques were combined. A total of 36 senior managers and executives from the travel agencies were interviewed and the analysis of interview data was done using NVivo 8.0 software. A total of 1,480 customers were surveyed and the partial least squares structural equation modeling technique was used for data analysis. Findings As per the results, the predictors of chatbot adoption intention (AIN) are perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, perceived trust (PTR), perceived intelligence (PNT) and anthropomorphism (ANM). Technological anxiety (TXN) does not influence the chatbot AIN. Stickiness to traditional human travel agents negatively moderates the relation of AIN and AUE of chatbots in tourism and provides deeper insights into manager’s commitment to providing travel planning services using AI-based chatbots. Practical implications This research presents unique practical insights to the practitioners, managers and executives in the tourism industry, system designers and developers of AI-based chatbot technologies to understand the antecedents of chatbot adoption by travelers. TXN is a vital concern for the customers; so, designers and developers should ensure that chatbots are easily accessible, have a user-friendly interface, be more human-like and communicate in various native languages with the customers. Originality/value This study contributes theoretically by extending the TAM to provide better explanatory power with human–robot interaction context-specific constructs – PTR, PNT, ANM and TXN – to examine the customers’ chatbot AIN. This is the first step in the direction to empirically test and validate a theoretical model for chatbots’ adoption and usage, which is a disruptive technology in the hospitality and tourism sector in an emerging economy such as India.

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Handarkho, Yonathan Dri, and Yulius Harjoseputro. "Intention to adopt mobile payment in physical stores." Journal of Enterprise Information Management 33, no. 2 (November 13, 2019): 285–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeim-06-2019-0179.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical model based on Push–Pull–Mooring (PPM) framework consisting of direct, indirect and moderating effects, derived from technology acceptance model, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology and other extended theory, to address the main factor influencing an individual in adopting mobile payment (MP) in physical stores. The research, therefore, utilized individual switching behavior as an underpinning to explain MP adoption in an offline context. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical model was tested by collecting data from 459 respondents in Indonesia through online self-administered questionnaires. Findings The finding indicated consumer innovativeness has the most influential direct effect on MP adoption, followed by deal proneness, perceived convenience and perceived herd behavior. Meanwhile, perceived enjoyment and subjective norms were found to have an indirect effect on the adaptation of MP through mediator convenience. Furthermore, age, gender, occupation and income did not have any moderating effect for all the direct influence of MP adoption. Originality/value Previous literature only focused on direct intention. However, this study observed the adoption of MP in a physical store by involving the switching behavior. It specifically puts concern and objective as the factors that influence user intention to switch from their old payment system to the MP system in bricks and mortar store using PPM framework.

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Kang Woon-Sun. "An Analysis of Teachers’ Concerns Regarding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Based on Concerns-Based Adoption Model." Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction 21, no. 1 (February 2017): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.24231/rici.2017.21.1.47.

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Barik, Rabindra K. "Development and Implementation of Interoperable Secure SDI Model Using Open Source GIS." International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research 9, no. 2 (April 2018): 55–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijagr.2018040104.

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It is observed that none of the academic institutes in India contributes for the development of SDI model at national level. Some of the developed models are not highly encouraging with respect to technical, organisational and institutional aspects. Non-availability of a standard functional SDI model based on SOA, Lack of technical interoperability and security aspects have also been a prime concern in SDI models using Open Source GIS (OSGIS). This article discusses appropriate application areas, i.e. the Education Sector, Geographical Indication and Mineral Resources Information Infrastructures to develop and implement the SDI model by a suitable adoption of OSS. The architecture of SOA-based interoperable and secure SDI models, which links the metadata server to database server, 3-tier interoperability and security framework with the help of OSGIS is developed and implemented.

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Moscariello, Nicola, Fabio La Rosa, Francesca Bernini, and Pietro Fera. "Revenue-expense versus asset-liability model." Meditari Accountancy Research 28, no. 2 (February 8, 2020): 277–310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/medar-04-2019-0465.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the impact of two different financial reporting models (revenue-expense vs asset-liability) on several earnings attributes. Design/methodology/approach The analysis compares the earnings attributes of non-financial private firms using the Italian generally accepted accounting principles (Italian GAAP, based on a revenue-expense model) with those of the Italian non-financial private firms voluntarily adopting the international financial reporting standards (IFRS, based on the asset-liability model). To address major methodological concerns, the research design is based on a single-country analysis and on three different samples as follows: firms voluntarily adopting IFRS; a matched sample of Italian GAAP firms; Italian GAAP firms belonging to the Elite programme, and therefore, comparable to the IFRS adopters in terms of incentives towards financial reporting transparency. Findings The results show that firms reporting under a revenue-expense model are characterized by a stronger revenue-expense matching degree, along with higher earnings’ persistence, earnings’ predictability and conditional conservatism than firms adopting an asset-liability model. In addition, contrary to the expectations, Italian GAAP firms do not present smoother earnings and do not report greater abnormal accruals than IFRS adopters do. Overall, the findings suggest that the switch from a revenue-expense model to an asset-liability model negatively affects several earnings attributes of non-financial private companies, shedding new light on the drawbacks associated with the adoption of the IFRS accounting model. Originality/value This study addresses a theme characterized by sparse research efforts, adding new insights to the debate on the decline in the quality of earnings and on the drawbacks associated with the adoption of the IFRS accounting model.

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Lee, Chul-hyun. "An Analysis of Elementary School Teachers’ Stage of Concerns about Coding Education Based on Concerns-Based Adoption Model." Korean Association of Practical Arts Education 31, no. 1 (March 21, 2018): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24062/kpae.2018.31.1.1.

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Miri Lavassani, Kayvan, Bahar Movahedi, and Glenn Parry. "Broadband Internet adoption challenge." Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy 8, no. 4 (October 14, 2014): 620–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tg-11-2013-0050.

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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate empirically how broadband has been implemented at the business level and what are the potential adoption benchmarks. Several recent studies have called for the development of frameworks of broadband adoption, particularly at the business level, to help policy makers, communities and businesses with their strategic decision-making process. Design/methodology/approach – This paper opens the discussion by presenting concerns and challenges of Internet adoption. Internet adoption is viewed as the current challenge facing businesses, communities and governments. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) techniques are used to create, analyze and develop Internet adoption models. Findings – Based on the Internet usage data from a number of states across the USA, measurement models are developed using EFA and CFA. The findings indicate that for our sample, a three-factor model is the most appropriate for the representation of Internet adoption in the tourism sector, while a five-factor model can best describe Internet adoption in the sample of manufacturing organizations. Research limitations/implications – The availability of data on Internet usage at the business/organizational level is one of the main constraints. Industry/community-specific data can also provide valuable insights about the Internet adoption and support the development of industry/community-specific adoption models. Practical implications – The findings and the employed research method can be used by businesses, communities and government managers and policy makers as benchmarks to examine broadband adoption based on gap-opportunity criteria. Originality/value – This is the first study that provides Internet adoption models based on an empirical study at the business level. The benefits of broadband Internet have been investigated by many researchers in the past decade. There seems to be a consensus among practitioners and scholars about the role of broadband Internet in gaining competitive advantage. However, there have not been any previous studies that investigate how broadband has been implemented and what the potential adoption benchmarks at the business level are.

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Lal, Prerna, and Sangeeta Shah Bharadwaj. "Understanding the impact of cloud-based services adoption on organizational flexibility." Journal of Enterprise Information Management 29, no. 4 (July 11, 2016): 566–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeim-04-2015-0028.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that drive the adoption of cloud-based services and further understand the impact of this adoption on the organizational flexibility. This study presents information technology executive’s perspective and discovers new constructs of organizational flexibility that can be achieved due to the adoption of cloud-based services, which is the main contribution of this paper. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses in-depth interview approach. Total 21 Indian cases were studied by interacting with respondents having similar profiles (i.e. CIOs, CTOs, technology heads, and systems managers). Based on the literature review a semi-structured questionnaire was prepared and administered through in-depth interviews. Findings – Analysis of data reveals that cloud-based services provide relative advantage in terms of scalability, accessibility, and on-demand deployment of services within no time. Easy to use interface, experience, and expertise of the cloud service provider as well as support from top management plays important role in the cloud adoption decision. Further the study also identifies that no matter which model of cloud-based services (software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)) is used; cloud-based services’ adoption impacts organizational flexibility, which can be divided into four categories, namely, economic flexibility, process flexibility, performance flexibility, and market flexibility. Research limitations/implications – This is an exploratory study conducted through in-depth interviews hence the results can further be verified through a quantitative research. The study does not explore negative factors that may discourage adoption of cloud-based services. Though two factors vendor lock-in and security emerged as a concern very prominently in the in-depth interviews but this issue can further be explored in detail. Originality/value – This study bridge the gap in the research by identifying the factors that drive the adoption of cloud-based services in different forms (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) as well exploring the impact of cloud adoption on the organizational flexibility in case of Indian organizations.

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Wang, Can, Tao Bo, Yun Wei Zhao, Chi-Hung Chi, Kwok-Yan Lam, Sen Wang, and Min Shu. "Behavior-Interior-Aware User Preference Analysis Based on Social Networks." Complexity 2018 (October 9, 2018): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7371209.

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There is a growing trend recently in big data analysis that focuses on behavior interiors, which concern the semantic meanings (e.g., sentiment, controversy, and other state-dependent factors) in explaining the human behaviors from psychology, sociology, cognitive science, and so on, rather than the data per se as in the case of exterior dimensions. It is more intuitive and much easier to understand human behaviors with less redundancy in concept by exploring the behavior interior dimensions, compared with directly using behavior exteriors. However, they usually approach from a unidimensional perspective with a lack of a sense of interrelatedness. Thus, integrating multiple behavior dimensions together into some numerical measures to form a more comprehensive view for subsequent prediction processes becomes a pivotal issue. Moreover, these studies usually focus on the magnitude but neglect the associated temporal features. In this paper, we propose a behavior interior dimension-based neighborhood collaborative filtering method for the top-N hashtag adoption frequency prediction that takes into account the interdependence in temporal dynamics. Our proposed approach couples the similarity in user preference and their impact propagation, by integrating the linear threshold model and the enhanced CF model based on behavior interiors. Experiments on Twitter demonstrate that the behavior-interior-aware CF models achieve better adoption prediction results than the state-of-the-art methods, and the joint consideration of similarity in user preference and their impact propagation results in a significant improvement than treating them separately.

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Taherdangkoo, Mohammad, Beikpour Mona, and Kamran Ghasemi. "The role of industries’ environmental reputation and competitive intensity on sustainability marketing strategy." Spanish Journal of Marketing - ESIC 23, no. 1 (May 7, 2019): 3–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sjme-02-2018-0005.

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Purpose This paper aims to highlight a model of industry drivers (industries’ environmental reputation and competitive intensity) that affect the sustainability marketing strategy segmentation, targeting and positioning based on customers’ environmental concern and explore the circumstances under which such a strategy affects performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined 64 Iranian export companies, which adopted sustainability marketing strategies across seven different industries. Achieved data are analyzed using a structural equation model methodology. Findings The results indicate that industries’ environmental reputation is positively related to the sustainability marketing strategies based on customers’ environmental concern and leads to superior financial and market performance. They also posit that competitive intensity has no significant effect on sustainability marketing strategies. Research limitations/implications This study specifically examines the impact of industry drivers on sustainability marketing strategy and performance. Logically, there might be other factors affecting the sustainability or other value dimensions that are not addressed in this study. Practical implications This paper provides some understanding of how organizations strength their sustainability marketing strategy, and they have to consider what factors to adopt such strategy. This paper also facilitates a better understanding of the customers’ needs and concern as a factor influencing sustainability marketing strategy adoption and implementation. Identifying the customer segmentation and market targeting based on the industry’s environmental can lead to the business will normally tailor the marketing mix (4Ps) with the needs and expectations of the target in mind. Originality/value This paper strengthens the effect of environmental concern of customer to understand what influences the success of the sustainability marketing adoption and implementation by investigating the most influential factors such as industries’ environmental reputation and competitive intensity.

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Adnan, Nadia, Shahrina Md Nordin, Imran Rahman, and Amir Noor. "The impacts and visions of the green fertilizer technologies (GFT)." World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development 14, no. 4 (October 2, 2017): 336–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-08-2016-0053.

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Purpose With the increased stress on sustainability and food security, in addition, the need towards halting environmental deprivation has focused attention on green fertilizer technology (GFT), which is the means of improving the situation causing the rising environmental concern. It also gives efficient use of farm resources which can help to protect crops. Moreover, the adoption of GFT is one aspect to answer the problem in regards to the sustainable environment. In the year 1980, an initiative took place to simplify the adoption decision in the developing countries. Regardless of the low adoption rate elsewhere, comparable exertions in the current year have originated in developing countries. Accepting those primary factors that influence the adoption of GFT is very important. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This study re-examines these factors and draws policy implications from that review for future actions. This research study re-examines them, based on other studies examining the inadequate adoption of GFT in developing countries, by generalising their conclusions to clarify why farmers have or have not made the decision to adopt GFT. The ability to address that awareness enables the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) model to predict the farmer’s intention of acceptability of the GFT. By following a socio-psychological approach, by using TPB, the researchers have found out the paddy farmers’ adoption decision towards GFT. The researchers later discuss the implications for promoting the adoption of GFT, which delivers suggestions for the upcoming research study. Findings The idea of this research study is to seek farmers’ understanding about environmental attitudes in connection with conservation behaviour. The overall aim of this paper is to conceptualise the framework created by amending the environmental concern amongst paddy farmers towards GFT. Originality/value This research study will allow more academic consideration and may direct future research on the empirical findings on the environmental concern through the proposed conceptual framework amongst paddy farmers in Malaysia.

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Kim, Heetae, Kyu Ha Choi, Ki Joon Kim, and Eunil Park. "From owning to sharing: understanding the emergence of social sharing services." Program 51, no. 2 (July 4, 2017): 102–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/prog-02-2016-0010.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the motivational factors that help shape user perceptions of and attitudes toward car-sharing services and develop a research model that integrates these factors with the technology acceptance model to explicate car sharing’s adoption pattern. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was administered to examine the role of proposed motivational factors for the adoption of wearable healthcare devices. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted on collected data (n=638) to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the measurement and structural model. Findings Perceived reliability, compatibility, and enjoyment of car-sharing services as well as users’ innovative tendencies are positively associated with usage intention. However, users’ privacy concern and perceived cost of using the services are found to have no significant effects on the adoption of the services. Originality/value While the recent advent of mobile communication devices and services has increased access to social sharing-based platform services such as car sharing, this study provides a research framework that helps to understand how various psychological factors contribute to the adoption of a social-sharing service.

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Jae-Ho Sim, 정진수, and 박현주. "An Investigation of Teachers’ STEAM Education Implementation Using the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM)." Teacher Education Research 57, no. 3 (September 2018): 325–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.15812/ter.57.3.201809.325.

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Segal, Leonie, Ron Donato, Jeffrey Richardson, and Stuart Peacock. "Strengths and limitations of competitive versus non-competitive models of integrated capitated fundholding." Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 7, no. 1_suppl (July 2002): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135581902320176485.

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Integrated budget-holding (fundholding) based on risk-adjusted capitation is commonly proposed as a central element of health system reform. Two contrasting models have been developed: the competitive model where fundholders or health plans compete for enrollees; and the non-competitive model, where plan membership is determined according to an objective attribute such as place of residence. Under the competitive model, efficiency is sought through consumer choice of plan. A range of regulatory elements may also be introduced to moderate undesirable elements of competition. Under the non-competitive model, efficiency is achieved through government regulation and the fact that the fundholder has continuing responsibility for the health of a defined population, supported by micro-management tools (such as quality assurance and selective payment arrangements). In theory, the non-competitive model encourages population-based health services planning. While both models assume risk-adjusted capitated funding, the requirements of any formula are more stringent under the competitive model. Economic theory, as well as documented health system experience, can help identify the relative strengths and limitations of each model. Concerns with the competitive model relate primarily to the capacity to develop robust risk adjusters for capitation sufficient to reduce the incentives for patient risk selection. Possible reductions in the quality of care are also a concern, compounded by difficulties for consumers in discriminating between plans. Efficiency under the non-competitive model requires a strong and appropriate regulatory/policy framework and effective use of micro-management tools. Funding equity objectives can be met through either model by the adoption of income-related contributions, but under the competitive model this may be compromised by incentives for the fundholders to select low-risk patients. Evidence drawn from regional fundholding in New South Wales (NSW, Australia), the US Veterans Health Agency and the literature on managed care in the USA illustrate these concerns. The problem of risk selection in the competitive model is a major theoretical concern, confirmed by the empirical evidence. This, together with concerns regarding other aspects of performance, suggests that the non-competitive model may be preferable, at least as an interim step in reform in public or mixed systems. Future research on this issue is clearly required.

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Singh, Vanita, and Vedant Dev. "Telemedicine Adoption in India." International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 16, no. 4 (October 2021): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijhisi.20211001.oa34.

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COVID-19 pandemic mandates the transformation of the traditional healthcare delivery model from facility-based to virtual care worldwide. The use of technology in delivering health care has always been debated and faces challenges as patients as well as providers are often resistive to change. To date, studies focusing on one’s intention to use technology have gained significant research attention. Using the Technology Adoption Model as a research framework, a sample of 336 individuals within the age group of 18-70 years were surveyed via online to understand their intention to use telemedicine. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that perceived ease of use is a significant determinant of one’s intention to use telemedicine vis-à-vis its effect on perceived usefulness and attitude towards telemedicine use. The attitude towards telemedicine is significantly affected by privacy concerns and outcome beliefs. Our study results have implications for health policymakers and others when implementing telemedicine for today’s health care delivery.

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Hamilton, Howard, and Hadi Alasti. "Controlled Intelligent Agents' Security Model for Multi-Tenant Cloud Computing Infrastructures." International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing 9, no. 1 (January 2017): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijghpc.2017010101.

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Data security in the cloud continues to be a huge concern. The adoption of cloud services continues to increase with more businesses transitioning from on premise technology infrastructures to outsourcing cloud-based infrastructures. As the cloud becomes more popular, users are increasingly demanding control over critical security elements of the data and technology assets that are in the cloud. In addition, there are still cries for greater data and security in the cloud. The goal of this paper is to provide cloud service users with greater control over data security in the cloud while at the same time optimizing overall security in the multi-tenant cloud computing environment. This paper introduces cloud-based intelligent agents that are configurable by the users and are expected to give greater compliance for data security in any of the cloud service models.

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Kim, Seung-Hyun, and Jin Ki Kim. "Determinants of the adoption of mobile cloud computing services." Information Development 34, no. 1 (October 12, 2016): 44–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666916673216.

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The quantity and popularity of mobile cloud computing services have increased significantly. From the principal-agent perspective, this study proposes a model to determine the adoption of mobile cloud computing services. In the model, three uncertainty antecedents of mobile cloud computing utilization are included: fears of service provider opportunism, perceived information asymmetry, and information privacy and security concerns. Likewise, three motivators are included: trust, convenience, and social presence. Based on 263 observations of mobile cloud computing users, the study identifies that trust and convenience are motivators and perceived uncertainty is a mitigator for adopting mobile cloud computing services.

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Rysman, Marc, Timothy Simcoe, and Yanfei Wang. "Differentiation Strategies in the Adoption of Environmental Standards: LEED from 2000 to 2014." Management Science 66, no. 9 (September 2020): 4173–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3399.

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We study the role of vertical differentiation in the adoption of LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design), a multitier environmental building certification system. Our identification strategy relies on the timing of adoption and shows that builders seek to differentiate from each other by choosing a different certification level from previously certified buildings. A common concern in this framework is that mean-reverting behavior could be mistaken for differentiation. We develop a new method for establishing the importance of strategic interactions based on simulating from a model with independent choice and unobserved heterogeneity, and showing that such a model cannot generate the level of interaction that we observe. Finally, we estimate a model that incorporates both differentiation incentives and correlated market-level unobservables and use our estimates from this model to simulate the impact of reducing the number of LEED tiers from four to two. The simulations indicate that environmental investments depend on the location of the threshold between tiers. This paper was accepted by Bruno Cassiman, business strategy.

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Yan, Tingrui, and Meng Deng. "Regular education teachers’ concerns on inclusive education in China from the perspective of concerns-based adoption model." International Journal of Inclusive Education 23, no. 4 (February 12, 2018): 384–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1435741.

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Gijón Puerta, José. "Innovation As school life: A Case Analysis of Andalusia Using a "Concerns-Based Adoption Model"." education policy analysis archives 14 (January 21, 2006): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v14n3.2006.

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The development of an educational norm (Charter of Students’ Rights and Obligations) in secondary schools in Andalusia is analyzed from the point of view of teachers and educators. To complement the analysis of the documents that regulate secondary schools in the region, a questionnaire with 41 questions was administered to 184 teachers in 24 Andalusian schools. The results, calculated using the CBAM (Concerns-Based Adoption Model), LoU (Level of Use) scale, were then subjected to a descriptive statistical study using measures of central tendency and variability.

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Hollingshead, Barbara. "The Concerns-Based Adoption Model: A Framework for Examining Implementation of a Character Education Program." NASSP Bulletin 93, no. 3 (September 2009): 166–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192636509357932.

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Senyo, Prince Kwame, John Effah, and Erasmus Addae. "Preliminary insight into cloud computing adoption in a developing country." Journal of Enterprise Information Management 29, no. 4 (July 11, 2016): 505–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeim-09-2014-0094.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of cloud computing adoption (CCA) in a developing country context through the lens of the technology, organisation and environment (TOE) framework. Design/methodology/approach – The study was carried out using the quantitative research methodology based on a survey of 305 organisations from different industries in Ghana. Based on the TOE framework, a conceptual model consisting of ten hypotheses were proposed and tested through a confirmatory factor analysis and logistic regression analysis. Findings – The findings indicate that relative advantage, security concern, top management support, technology readiness, competitive pressure and trading partners’ pressure were the TOE factors found to be significant in CCA in a developing country context. Conversely, firm size, scope, compatibility and regulatory support were found to be insignificant. Originality/value – This study provides insights into CCA across different industries in a developing country environment. The study is arguably the first kind of empirical research into CCA in a developing country context, specifically in Ghana. The findings from this study provide a foundation for other studies as well as constructive insights for the development of cloud computing, due to its infancy in the developing world.

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Poynton, Timothy A., Rebecca A. Schumacher, and Felicia L. Wilczenski. "School Counselors' Attitudes regarding Statewide Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Model Implementation." Professional School Counseling 11, no. 6 (August 2008): 2156759X0801100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156759x0801100608.

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The pilot study in this article identified facilitators and barriers to implementing the Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model served as a framework to understand how school counselors perceive the Massachusetts Model's impact on their professional roles, and how those perceptions indicate varying levels of adoption of the model. The majority of respondents indicated that their concerns were “personal,” such as how the model will change their day-today lives and how working under the new model is different from their current roles as school counselors. Results of this study suggest directions for professional development regarding state and ASCA National Model® implementation.

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