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Platt, Stacey, and Anita Weinberg. "The Question of Best Interest of the Child in Failed Adoptions." Adoption Quarterly 4, no. 4 (2001): 57–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j145v04n04_05.
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Hensel, Przemysław G. "Organizational Responses to Proto-Institutions: How the Semi-edited and Unedited Accounts Clash." Journal of Management Inquiry 27, no. 2 (2017): 224–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056492616688086.
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While adoption of institutionalized structures has received immense attention from organizational scholars, the processes associated with adoption of proto-institutions are infrequently studied. Drawing on an ethnographic longitudinal study of Producer Choice adoption by a public broadcasting organization, I contribute to the extant literature by offering three findings. First, I show how the semi-edited account of an initial implementation of proto-institution clashes with multiple unedited accounts of subsequent adoptions and results in increased ambiguity regarding the structure. Second, I shed light on how actors involved in the focal adoption struggled to follow incompatible accounts and gauge the proto-institution’s value. Last, I show how actors produce their own adoption by borrowing the justification for reform from the semi-edited account but founding its design on a previous adoption that was perceived as failed.
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Ehret, Marian. "3DTV Mass Adoption in the United States and the National Football League." Jurnal Pengajian Media Malaysia 22, no. 2 (2020): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/jpmm.vol22no2.1.
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Purpose was to examine how mass adoption of 3DTV in the United States as the next major step in TV evolution could take place, after the technology recently failed in the 2010s. Answers to the research questions focused on understanding what conditions for mass adoptions would need to exist and how the National Football League TV transmissions could support the adoption process until when. An integrated literature review defined inhibiting factors to adoption related to technology, health, content, marketing strategy and price. Solution paths were proposed. Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory and the Bass model were applied in a comparatist perspective, comparing 3DTV to historical adoption pat-terns of both HDTV and color TV. The comparatist approach proved to be very useful, as forecast models ignoring historical adoption patterns usually failed. Findings revealed that most American households could possess 3DTV sets by 2032, if Avatar sequels would kick off another cycle of 3D cinema, followed by 3DTV re-introduction. NFL TV transmissions were found to be perhaps the single most important factor to motivate Americans buying 3DTV sets and supporting mass adoption. The study encountered limitations, related to the Bass model. Also, findings from the American market would need to be adapted carefully to situations in other countries, before generalizing them.
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Blocher, Edward, Chee W. Chow, and Adrian Wong-Boren. "On The Non-Adoption Of Present Value Depreciation In Managerial Performance Evaluation." Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) 6, no. 2 (2011): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jabr.v6i2.6299.
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Present value depreciation has long been advocated as a way to improve the dominant return on investment (ROI) managerial performance measure. Yet, to date, reported adoptions of this approach have been rare. Since providing appropriate managerial incentives is increasingly important in this era of intensifying global competition, it is useful to explore why firms are foregoing this theoretically superior approach. This paper points out that the non-adoption of present value depreciation may be an economically rational choice. It notes that advocates of present value depreciation have failed to consider some potentially significant implementation costs. In addition, a small scale computer simulation reveals that under conditions of uncertainty and correlated cash flows, ROI calculated under conventional depreciation procedures can often closely approximate the theoretically correct value. Hence, besides providing a specific analysis of present value depreciation, this study also underlines afresh the importance of cost/benefit considerations in developing or adopting new approaches to business problems.
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Ladiqi, Suyatno, and Akmal Hamzah. "Antartica's Sovereignty: Adoption of Artic Council Concept as a Better Replacement for Antartica Treaty System (ATS)." Jurnal Global & Strategis 13, no. 1 (2019): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jgs.13.1.2019.15-24.
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The conflict surrounding the sovereignty over the region of Antarctica is a long-standing issue that has plagued the claimant states for decades. The exhaustion of mineral and raw material fuels the hostility and struggle for dominance over the unclaimed region which beliefs to be the largest remaining reserve of oil and gas as well as other valuable natural resources. With growing number of claimant states and the inexistence of proper international framework, the issue over Antarctica is a time-ticking bomb waiting to burst and causes a major friction over the South Pole. Due to the success achieved by Arctic Council in managing the Arctic region inspire this paper to propose and evaluate the idea of establishing an “Antarctica Council” as a crucial recourse to solve what Antarctica Treaty System (ATS) has failed to achieve. This paper is an examination of analysis and critiques in legal documents and international reports that seek a critical approach over the ineffectiveness of the existing legal framework and possible improvement in Arctic council concept adoptions.
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Grauer, Ryan. "Moderating Diffusion: Military Bureaucratic Politics and the Implementation of German Doctrine in South America, 1885–1914." World Politics 67, no. 2 (2015): 268–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0043887115000027.
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How do military ideas, and military doctrines in particular, spread through the international system? This article extends extant work on military diffusion by exploring why some states, after deciding to adopt another's innovative warfighting system, fail to implement it. The author argues that for states to successfully implement a military doctrine developed abroad, much information about the unobservable aspects of the warfighting system is needed. States vary in their capacity to acquire the necessary knowledge because they face differing levels of resistance to military diffusion within their armed forces. Powerful groups within the military that are opposed to such adoptions are likely to use their influence to press for policies and bureaucratic maneuvers that constrain information flows between innovating states and their own state and consequently inhibit implementation and diffusion of military doctrines. Therefore successful implementation of foreign military doctrines can be expected when states face minimal resistance within their militaries, and moderated or failed implementation can be expected when opposition is more significant. A provisional test of the argument is conducted through an assessment of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile's attempts to implement the German military doctrine at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Zelizer, Barbie. "The Failed Adoption of Journalism Study." Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 3, no. 1 (1998): 118–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1081180x98003001010.
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Chu, Jaeyon, Kyongsun Heo, and Jinhan Pae. "Does a Firm’s Corporate Governance Enhance the Beneficial Effect of IFRS Adoption?" Sustainability 11, no. 3 (2019): 885. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030885.
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Prior literature suggests that the effect of adopting the International Financial ReportingStandards (IFRS) could vary by country-specific or firm-specific factors. In particular, we focus onthe effect of the strength of corporate governance of a firm, a firm-specific characteristic, prior tothe adoption of IFRS. Specifically, we use the Korea Corporate Governance Stock Price Index, ametric for the corporate governance structure in Korea, to examine whether the corporategovernance structure influences the effect of IFRS adoption on the analyst’s earnings forecasts inKorea. We find that the beneficial effect of IFRS adoption on analyst forecast errors is observed forfirms with moderate corporate governance prior to IFRS adoption, but not for firms with superioror inferior corporate governance. We interpret our findings such that firms with strong or weakcorporate governance do not benefit from IFRS adoption, because firms with strong corporategovernance already had transparent information system prior to IFRS adoption and firms withweak corporate governance failed to implement IFRS properly.
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Peel, Ellen. "Adoption, Tragedy, and the Failed Search for Origins in Frankenstein." Adoption & Culture 7, no. 2 (2019): 244–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ado.2019.0017.
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Barry, Fanta, Marie Sawadogo, Maïmouna Bologo (Traoré), Igor W. K. Ouédraogo, and Thomas Dogot. "Key Barriers to the Adoption of Biomass Gasification in Burkina Faso." Sustainability 13, no. 13 (2021): 7324. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13137324.
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The industrial sector in Burkina Faso faces two significant energy challenges access to efficient energy sources that are also renewable. Pyrolysis and gasification are emerging as conversion pathways that exploit available agricultural and industrial biomass. Pyrolysis has been adopted successfully, whereas gasification failed without getting beyond the experimental stage. This article assesses potential barriers to the adoption of gasification based on interviews with the stakeholders of the energy sector (users, NGOs, policy makers). We use pyrolysis as a benchmark to point out the barriers to adoption. The hierarchical analysis process (AHP) method was applied to identify the most significant barriers to the adoption of gasification. Twenty-seven barriers were identified and prioritized in two dimensions and five categories “technical”, “economic and financial”, “socio-cultural and organizational”, “political, governmental and institutional”, and “ecological and geographical” barriers. The category of socio-cultural and organizational barriers emerged as the most critical in the adoption of gasification. This category deserves special consideration to go past the pilot installation stage and adopting this technology.
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Makarov, Danil V., Huilin Li, Herbert Lepor, Cary P. Gross, and Jan Blustein. "Teaching Hospitals and the Disconnect Between Technology Adoption and Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Case of the Surgical Robot." Medical Care Research and Review 74, no. 3 (2016): 369–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077558716642690.
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The surgical robot, a costly technology for treatment of prostate cancer with equivocal marginal benefit, rapidly diffused into clinical practice. We sought to evaluate the role of teaching in the early adoption phase of the surgical robot. Teaching hospitals were the primary early adopters: data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project showed that surgical robots were acquired by 45.5% of major teaching, 18.0% of minor teaching and 8.0% of non-teaching hospitals during the early adoption phase. However, teaching hospital faculty produced little comparative effectiveness research: By 2008, only 24 published studies compared robotic prostatectomy outcomes to those of conventional techniques. Just ten of these studies (41.7%) were more than minimally powered, and only six (25%) involved cross-institutional collaborations. In adopting the surgical robot, teaching hospitals fulfilled their mission to innovate, but failed to generate corresponding scientific evidence.
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Peel. "Adoption, Tragedy, and the Failed Search for Origins in Frankenstein." Adoption & Culture 7, no. 2 (2019): 244. http://dx.doi.org/10.26818/adoptionculture.7.2.0244.
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Yazdanpanah, Masoud, Kurt Klein, Tahereh Zobeidi, Stefan Sieber, and Katharina Löhr. "Why Have Economic Incentives Failed to Convince Farmers to Adopt Drip Irrigation in Southwestern Iran?" Sustainability 14, no. 4 (2022): 2055. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14042055.
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Sustainable water usage is an important global concern and an urgent priority, especially in dryland regions such as Iran. The Iranian government is actively addressing the challenge of water scarcity by encouraging farmers to adopt new water application technology. Its main element to decrease water consumption is to encourage new irrigation systems, in particular drip irrigation. However, despite the benefits of drip irrigation technologies and the availability of generous government subsidies, adoption rates of the improved irrigation technology remain critically low among Iranian farmers. Therefore, this study seeks to determine what is limiting the uptake of improved irrigation technology in Iran. While it is well known that acceptance of new technology ultimately depends on multiple and interrelated factors, we examine those factors affecting farmers’ adoption from three theoretical perspectives in the adoption literature: farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, social capital, and technology characteristics. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Behbahan district in Khuzestan province in southwest Iran. The sample comprises 174 farmers who adopted drip irrigation in that region and 100 non-adopters who were located in the same region. Discriminant analysis reveals that a socio-economic approach is the strongest model to predict adoption of drip irrigation technology in the study area, followed by models of technical characteristics, and social capital. These results can help agricultural extension agents and policy-makers design appropriate and effective strategies that facilitate the adoption of drip irrigation at an increasing rate.
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Lei, Jie, and Alan Walker. "The Big Society in China: A Failed Experiment." Social Policy and Society 12, no. 1 (2012): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s147474641200036x.
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From 1988 the Chinese Government pursued a policy of ‘small government, big society’. The policy was determined at the highest level and, after a pilot study in Hainan Province, was implemented vigorously in a series of political reforms. It was the chief political dimension of the economic restructuring which led from state ownership of enterprises to the so-called socialist market. Like its economic counterpart, it reflected China's adoption of neo-liberal ideology. The aims were to encourage both civil society and the private market to provide social welfare and, thereby, to restrict demands on public expenditure. However, it failed to realise these goals and was recently replaced by a more state oriented approach. The article discusses the Chinese big society project and, specifically, examines why it was introduced, what it consisted of, its impact on social welfare, the criticisms it attracted and its recent changes in nature. The article concludes by considering some possible lessons for the UK Coalition Governments’ big society project and any similar initiatives attempted in other countries.
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Peijian, Weitao Zhuang, Yanjun Liu, et al. "Totally Thoracoscopic Redo Mitral Valve Replacement for a High-Risk Patient Following Failed MitraClip Procedure." Heart Surgery Forum 24, no. 5 (2021): E898—E900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4113.
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The wide adoption of the MitraClip procedure in clinical practice inevitably causes increases in surgical intervention demand for patients following failed MitraClip implantation. Current reports about surgical intervention after failed MitraClip procedure focused on open-heart surgery. In this case, totally thoracoscopic third-time redo mitral valve replacement was successfully performed for a high-risk patient, following aortic valve replacement and a failed MitraClip procedure.
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Utley, F. Knowlton. "Dial Access Retrieval and the Adoption Process." IALLT Journal of Language Learning Technologies 17, no. 2 (2019): 4–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/iallt.v17i2.9152.
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In an attempt to define effective procedures for theadoption of technological innovations, the authorconducted a study of the successes and failures of dialaccess retrieval systems. Because of the interesting andcontroversial history of this medium, the study sought todetermine why some schools chose this medium, how it wasutilized and modified, and why it failed in some instances.The survey instrument used in this study was sent to schoolsusing their systems and to schools where the systems hadbeen discarded. The 68% rate of return did producevaluable data for a multiple regression analysis.
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Martens, Wil, Prem W. S. Yapa, and Maryam Safari. "The Impact of Financial Statement Comparability on Earnings Management: Evidence from Frontier Markets." International Journal of Financial Studies 8, no. 4 (2020): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijfs8040073.
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This paper examined whether financial statement comparability constrains opportunistic earnings management in frontier market countries. Using a large sample of 19 frontier market countries, and an accounting comparability method that maps comparability across several accounting standards, the results show that enhanced financial comparability constrains accruals earnings management (AEM). Contrary to developed markets and novel to this study, a significant relationship between financial comparability and real earnings management (REM) was not found. For greater robustness, AEM and REM were also tested on both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopting and non-adopting countries. The results suggest IFRS adoption constrains AEM, yet exhibited no impact on constraining REM. Additionally, the use of BigN auditors failed to conclusively show an ability to moderate EM. When combined, the results suggest that frontier markets engage in less REM than expected. It is also noted that the legal roots (civil vs. common law) play a significant role in constraining earnings management. Common law countries exhibited lower AEM when comparability increased; this significance was not found in countries that were rooted in civil law. Contributions from this study show that findings from developed markets cannot be generalised to frontier markets.
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Rosengren, Eric S., and Katerina Simons. "Failed Bank Resolution and the Collateral Crunch: The Advantages of Adopting Transferable Puts." Real Estate Economics 22, no. 1 (1994): 135–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.00629.
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Myers, Adam S. "The Failed Diffusion of the Unicameral State Legislature, 1934–1944." Studies in American Political Development 32, no. 2 (2018): 217–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0898588x18000135.
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The early twentieth-century witnessed numerous efforts to reform state government institutions, resulting in the widespread adoption of such reforms as the direct primary and citizen initiative. By contrast, efforts to establish unicameral state legislatures experienced success in just one state: Nebraska. In this article, I examine why movements to adopt one-house legislatures in other states failed in the wake of the Nebraska breakthrough of 1934. Using a most-similar case study research design, I compare the successful Nebraska effort to unsuccessful subsequent efforts in Ohio and Missouri, and I point to rural opposition as being the decisive factor explaining divergent outcomes across the three states. In Nebraska, the lack of malapportionment in the bicameral legislature meant that rural communities did not fear that unicameralism would lead to their diminished influence in state government, but in Ohio and Missouri (where malapportionment was high) rural communities used their structural advantages in state politics to shut down unicameralism efforts. The article's findings suggest that the bicameral state legislature is an important institutional legacy of the bygone era of rural dominance in American politics.
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Muuraiskangas, Salla, Marja Harjumaa, Kirsikka Kaipainen, and Miikka Ermes. "Process and Effects Evaluation of a Digital Mental Health Intervention Targeted at Improving Occupational Well-Being: Lessons From an Intervention Study With Failed Adoption." JMIR Mental Health 3, no. 2 (2016): e13. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mental.4465.
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Background Digital interventions have the potential to serve as cost-effective ways to manage occupational stress and well-being. However, little is known about the adoption of individual-level digital interventions at organizations. Objectives The aim of this paper is to study the effects of an unguided digital mental health intervention in occupational well-being and the factors that influence the adoption of the intervention. Methods The intervention was based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and its aim was to teach skills for stress management and mental well-being. It was delivered via a mobile and a Web-based app that were offered to employees of two information and communication technology (ICT) companies. The primary outcome measures were perceived stress and work engagement, measured by a 1-item stress questionnaire (Stress) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). The intervention process was evaluated regarding the change mechanisms and intervention stages using mixed methods. The initial interviews were conducted face-to-face with human resource managers (n=2) of both companies in August 2013. The participants were recruited via information sessions and email invitations. The intervention period took place between November 2013 and March 2014. The participants were asked to complete online questionnaires at baseline, two months, and four months after the baseline measurement. The final phone interviews for the volunteer participants (n=17) and the human resource managers (n=2) were conducted in April to May 2014, five months after the baseline. Results Of all the employees, only 27 (8.1%, 27/332) took the app into use, with a mean use of 4.8 (SD 4.7) different days. In the beginning, well-being was on good level in both companies and no significant changes in well-being were observed. The activities of the intervention process failed to integrate the intervention into everyday activities at the workplace. Those who took the app into use experienced many benefits such as relief in stressful situations. The app was perceived as a toolkit for personal well-being that gives concrete instructions on how mindfulness can be practiced. However, many barriers to participate in the intervention were identified at the individual level, such as lack of time, lack of perceived need, and lack of perceived benefits. Conclusions The findings suggest that neither the setting nor the approach used in this study were successful in adopting new digital interventions at the target organizations. Barriers were faced at both the organizational as well as the individual level. At the organizational level, top management needs to be involved in the intervention planning for fitting into the organization policies, the existing technology infrastructure, and also targeting the organizational goals. At the individual level, concretizing the benefits of the preventive intervention and arranging time for app use at the workplace are likely to increase adoption.
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Al-Sebae, Mai Tarik, and Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab. "Jordanians Perceptions Regarding E-Government Ethical Issues." International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change 2, no. 4 (2015): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcesc.2015100102.
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Despite the benefits of e-government and the achieved progress, e-government concepts need some support based on its ethical perspective. The purpose of this paper is to present some important ethical issues that must be considered by e-government stakeholders when adopting such initiative. The objectives of this research aimed at exploring how ethical issues influence citizens' adoption, and the challenges for such issues. An empirical test was conducted utilizing 293 surveys to probe Jordanians perceptions regarding major ethical dimensions of e-government projects. It's concluded that e-government has potential to ensure its progress and success by being ethical. Results indicated also that three dimensions significantly predicted the intention to use e-government services: people with disabilities issues, privacy and security issues, and unemployment issues. The only predictor that failed to predict ITU was the environmental aspect of e-government projects. Conclusions and future work are stated at the end of this work.
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Shore, Elsie R. "Returning a Recently Adopted Companion Animal: Adopters' Reasons for and Reactions to the Failed Adoption Experience." Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 8, no. 3 (2005): 187–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327604jaws0803_3.
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King, M., and L. McAulay. "Barriers to adopting management expert systems: case studies of management accounting applications which failed." Expert Systems 8, no. 3 (1991): 139–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0394.1991.tb00288.x.
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Moltz, James Clay. "Divergent Learning and the Failed Politics of Soviet Economic Reform." World Politics 45, no. 2 (1993): 301–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2950661.
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Attempts at economic reform in the late Gorbachev years suffered from a critical lack of consensus among top leaders on the desired direction of change. As the crisis worsened, top leaders did not band together but instead fell back upon their underlying organizational interests, adopting new economic programs largely to promote their own political constituencies. This article critiques the “collective learning” literature that has been applied widely to explain the Gorbachev reforms, and it suggests a typology to account for its strengths and weaknesses in both foreign and domestic policy settings.In examining the politics of the late Soviet economic crisis, it proposes a model of divergent (rather than collective) learning and suggests the new concept of “borrowing” to explain the instrumental use of foreign economic models by rival Soviet politicians.
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Ma, Kyunghee. "Korean Intercountry Adoption History: Culture, Practice, and Implications." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 98, no. 3 (2017): 243–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.25.
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Large-scale intercountry adoption emerged in a humanitarian crisis following the Korean War. With the growing demand in the United States for, and a steady supply of, adoptable South Korean children, as well as the limited government regulations, it has become permanent practice. Over the years, concerns were raised about unethical adoption practices. To address this issue, limited attempts have been made to promote in-country adoption and include birth mothers' perspectives in reformed adoption policies. However, these efforts have failed to bring about significant changes. The purpose of this article is to examine factors that influence intercountry adoption between the United States and South Korea and to discuss the challenges faced by South Korean birth mothers. Practice implications are also elucidated.
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Ainsworth, Frank, and Patricia Hansen. "From the Front Line: The State as a Failed Parent." Children Australia 38, no. 2 (2013): 70–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2013.6.
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The focus of this article is young women aged 16–17 years who, while in State care in New South Wales gave birth, and from whom the child was then removed by the same department that is responsible for the mother's care. This topic is rarely examined due to two constraints. One is the lack of available data about the incidence of events of this kind. The second is the confidentiality provision in the New South Wales Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 which defines the Children's Court as a closed court and prohibits the reporting of identifiable case information.As a consequence much of this article is based on the authors' direct observation of cases involving young women of this age that they have encountered while undertaking professional duties in the Children's Court. The article also explores the further issue of the adoption of children removed from mothers who are still in State care.Because of the lack of data this article can be classified as an opinion piece which attempts to raise awareness about an important care issue. The article has a New South Wales focus but the authors expect that the same concerns are echoed in other Australian states and territories.
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Abu-Shanab, Emad A., and Sajida Musleh. "The Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses." International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies 13, no. 4 (2018): 62–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijwltt.2018100104.
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This article explores the challenges and benefits of using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It also tried to understand the issues that would influence students' perceptions regarding MOOCs. The Study utilized the Theory of Reasoned Actions (TRA) to understand the factors influencing respondents' adoption of such environment. An empirical research was conducted using a survey to probe subjects” opinions. Results significantly supported the TRA and predicted the intention to use MOOCs. Perceived usefulness and social influence were significant predictors of MOOCs adoption, but ease of use failed to predict the intentions to use MOOCs. Challenges related to infrastructure, control and assessment were important to sample. Subjects indicated that time and place convenience are important contributions of MOOCs. The adoption of MOOCs would increase the opportunities of benefiting people who are busy, disadvantaged, and geographically remote. It reduces the cost for educational institutions, and attracts more people to acquire degrees and training.
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Raddatz, Nirmalee I., Thomas Stafford, Craig Van Slyke, and Merrill Warkentin. "Grassroots Adoption of Cloud-Based Storage Solutions." Journal of Information Systems 34, no. 3 (2019): 213–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/isys-18-066.
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ABSTRACT The introduction of innovative technologies by employees into their workplace has been a long-standing practice. This informal introduction of technology within an organization without the organizational support or sanction is defined as “grassroots diffusion.” While a plethora of research studies have focused on factors contributing to individuals' technology adoption decisions, these studies have failed to understand the factors that contribute to technology adoption and continuance usage through the grassroots diffusion process. In understanding the factors that contribute to the grassroots diffusion process, we test a model by administering a survey to full- and part-time employees who use a cloud-based storage application for work-related tasks and who work for organizations that do not formally provide and require the use of the chosen application. The results suggest that source credibility, response cost, satisfaction, and perceived usefulness have significant influence on continuance usage intention of cloud-based applications adopted through the grassroots diffusion process.
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Derwich, Karol. "Democratic transition in Guatemala: Toward a consolidated democracy or a failed state?" Estudios Latinoamericanos 32 (December 31, 2012): 5–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.36447/estudios2012.v32.art3.
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Since the late 1970s almost all Latin American and Caribbean countries have been experimenting with democracy. Some of them have succeeded in transitioning to a more democratic political regime, like Uruguay and Chile, while others are still trying to consolidate their democratic systems, such as Brazil and Mexico whereas others are encountering serious difficulties, like Bolivia and Ecuador. There are also states that have failed totally to build democratic systems, function confidently and accomplish basic assignments. In the most extreme cases, the failure of the democratization process has led to the total dysfunctioning of a state or even its collapse. The most significant example of this kind in the Western Hemisphere is Haiti. However, there are many more countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region that have serious problems with the proper adoption of democratic systems. This article is an attempt to analyze the problems with building a stable democratic system in Guatemala.
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Karamat, Jawad, Tong Shurong, Naveed Ahmad, Sana Afridi, Shahbaz Khan, and Kashif Mahmood. "Promoting Healthcare Sustainability in Developing Countries: Analysis of Knowledge Management Drivers in Public and Private Hospitals of Pakistan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 3 (2019): 508. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030508.
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Investing in a sustainable future has no alternative; the healthcare sector in developing countries has failed to achieve sustainability objectives. Knowledge management (KM) is a concrete application of sustainability in healthcare, as organizations (hospitals) that manage their knowledge assets will gain sustainable competitive advantage. Several organizations in developed countries are moving towards the adoption of knowledge management so that they can manage their knowledge well and improve their performance. Due to the effective implementation of KM in developed countries, developing countries are also considering adopting KM in their healthcare. In this study, an attempt has been made to identify the drivers of KM adoption in public and private hospitals of Pakistan. With the help of an extensive literature review and expert opinion, the drivers were identified and a hierarchical structure was developed. Nineteen drivers were identified and screened out by experts. The experts identified the contextual relationships between the drivers during a brainstorming session. The hierarchical model of the drivers for KM in the healthcare of Pakistan was eventually developed using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). The structure has 10 levels, in which “developed competitive advantage” formed the foundation of the structure and “job creation” and “improvement in the reputation of healthcare” formed the topmost level. The “Matrices d’Impacts Croises Multiplication Appliqué a un Classement” (MICMAC) analysis classified the drivers by categorizing them according to their driving and dependence powers. One driver is identified as autonomous, six drivers as dependent, seven drivers as linkage, and five drivers as independent. The analysis of KM drivers will provide a good understanding of the interdependence and interactions between them and support the effect adoption of KM in developing countries especially in Pakistan.
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Salimon, Maruf Gbadebo, Rushami Zien Yusoff, and Sany Sanuri Mohd Mokhtar. "What Determines Adoption of E-banking Among Nigerians? A Conceptual Approach." Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research 4, no. 2 (2016): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/jeeir.v4i2.9090.
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Extant studies in the field of consumer behavior and information technology acceptance have established that adoption of electronic banking is determined by several factors. While several of these studies emanate from developed nations, few are available in developing countries like Nigeria. Aside, most of these studies concentrate on intention to adopt and failed to find out why customers lack trust and do not satisfy with the services render to them. Hence, this study looks into issues of trust and satisfaction of e-banking adoption and their relationship with other determinants as this will help to increase the rate of adoption of e-banking that is generally low in Nigeria.
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Otheitis, Nikolaos, and Martin Kunc. "Performance measurement adoption and business performance." Management Decision 53, no. 1 (2015): 139–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-02-2014-0108.
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Purpose – Seaborne trade accounts for 90 per cent of world’s total trade activity. Ship management is a highly skilled discipline with a high degree of complexity yet it has failed to follow with the same pace the advancements of performance measurement systems (PMSs) like other industries. Business performance measurement has only recently become a relevant topic in shipping. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the adoption of PMS in the shipping industry. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was developed based on the performance measurement literature and submitted to 100 shipping companies around the world obtaining 41 usable questionnaires covering 13 countries from Europe, Asia and America. Findings – The adoption of performance measurement differs based on type of business: liquid bulk (tanker) vessels and bulk carriers or containers. Quality and safety management systems have fostered the adoption of performance measurement positively in tankers impacting decision making and the performance of shipping companies using PMS. Research limitations/implications – While the sample is representative of the situation of the industry, it represents the results of one point in time. Practical implications – The use of PMSs can be a tool to achieve superior performance but it may be fostered by, and has to be aligned with the needs of, internal and external stakeholders. Early adopters in the shipping industry are among the leaders in the industry. Originality/value – The paper is a unique contribution to performance measurement since it explores the adoption of PMSs and its impact in performance at industry level in a global industry.
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Babie, Paul. "Ukraine’s Transition from Soviet to Post-Soviet Law: Property as a Lesson in Failed Regulation." East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies 3, no. 1 (2016): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21226/t2ms30.
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<p class="EW-abstract"><strong>Abstract:</strong> This article traces the parallel developments of the Ukrainian transition from Soviet to post-Soviet law and from state to private property. To do this, the article is divided into four parts. The first examines the transition of the Ukrainian legal system from pre-Soviet to post-Soviet law. The second traces the microcosm of that transition as it occurred through the failed adoption of private property introduced in the law of post-Soviet Ukraine. The third demonstrates that the flawed approach by which private property has been adopted, with little if any real and effective regulation in post-independence Ukraine, has produced negative consequences for the Ukrainian people. The final part concludes.</p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Ukrainian Law, Soviet Law, Civil Law, Post-Soviet Law, Property, Obligation, Regulation
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Munyoka, Willard, and Manoj Maharaj. "The effect of UTAUT2 moderator factors on citizens’ intention to adopt e-government: the case of two SADC countries." Problems and Perspectives in Management 15, no. 1 (2017): 115–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.15(1).2017.12.
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E-government is widely believed to play a significant role in improving the public service delivery system in developing countries. Yet, its adoption and utilization amongst citizens remain a subject of concern amongst government policy makers. This study aims to investigate moderating factors that influence citizens’ decisions to adopt and utilize e-government services in the SADC region. The study adopts the extended UTAUT2 model as a theoretical underpinning, backed by recent literature on e-government adoption to advance and test an e-government adoption model. Empirical quantitative data for validating the proposed model was collected from 247 participants using self-administered questionnaires.In analyzing the empirical data, five moderating demographic factors affecting citizens’ behavioral intention to adopt e-government services were tested and confirmed. The study found that only four moderating factors (age, level of education, the location of residence, and vernacular language) positively influenced citizens’ intention to adopt e-government. The study concludes by drawing attention to insights on moderating factors affecting e-government adoption, thereby casting more light to success factors and gray areas for failed adoption.
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Terpenning, M., A. Berlin, and J. Graham. "AMDIS Case Conference." Applied Clinical Informatics 02, no. 02 (2011): 158–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/aci-2010-11-cr-0066.
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SummaryElectronic health record adoption has failed to achieve critical mass in small private practices in no small part due to lack of leadership; the challenge of cultural change; and the difficulty of adapting to new automated workflows. We present one small practice that successfully navigated these obstacles, and examine its accomplishments through the lens of organizational psychology.
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CABRERA-SÁNCHEZ, JUAN-PEDRO, and ÁNGEL F. VILLAREJO-RAMOS. "FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF BIG DATA ANALYTICS IN COMPANIES." Revista de Administração de Empresas 59, no. 6 (2019): 415–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-759020190607.
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ABSTRACT With the total quantity of data doubling every two years, the low price of computing and data storage, make Big Data analytics (BDA) adoption desirable for companies, as a tool to get competitive advantage. Given the availability of free software, why have some companies failed to adopt these techniques? To answer this question, we extend the unified theory of technology adoption and use of technology model (UTAUT) adapted for the BDA context, adding two variables: resistance to use and perceived risk. We used the level of implementation of these techniques to divide companies into users and non-users of BDA. The structural models were evaluated by partial least squares (PLS). The results show the importance of good infrastructure exceeds the difficulties companies face in implementing it. While companies planning to use Big Data expect strong results, current users are more skeptical about its performance.
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Ciobanu, Ramona. "Fiscal Sovereignty vs. Harmonized Fiscal Policies. Application of Split VAT in Romania – A Failed Project. Comparative Law." Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series VII Social Sciences • Law 14(63), Special Issue (2022): 31–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2021.14.63.3.4.
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Each Member State of the European Union establishes its own fiscal policy, under its sovereignty, according to its interests. Nevertheless, requirements such as the proper operation of the Single Market, the protection of fair competition, the fight against aggressive tax planning and against tax evasion, the stability of the European Economic Area have led to the adoption of European rules on the harmonization of the Member States’ tax laws, with an emphasis on indirect taxes. Implementation mechanisms have been established so that non-compliance with them leads to the inapplicability of the non-harmonized internal rules. This is also the case for Romania's unsuccessful attempt to apply split VAT, while other Member States apply this method of VAT payment/collection.
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Monico, Carmen, and Jovani Mendez-Sandoval. "Group and Child–Family Migration from Central America to the United States: Forced Child–Family Separation, Reunification, and Pseudo Adoption in the Era of Globalization." Genealogy 3, no. 4 (2019): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genealogy3040068.
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Intercountry adoption from Latin America became a sizable, “quiet” migration to the U.S., as evident in its historical evolution from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The recent migration of unaccompanied minors and families traveling with children from these case countries has been characterized by child–family separation, prolonged detention and institutionalization of children, and adoption through various means. This study has been concerned with how both trends became intertwined in the era of globalisation. To address this question, the authors examined intercountry adoption literature and migration-related briefs, legal claims, and news reports. The study suggests that internationally recognized child rights have been violated in the border crisis. Forced family separation resulting from stricter immigration measures has met criteria for child abduction, violating international convention protecting families in transnational kinship and adoption. A child–family separation typology was inferred from individual case studies ranging from separation by death to prolonged or indefinitive separation to de facto adoption. Reunification has failed for migrant children in custody since relatives or kinship members may be undocumented or parents may be deported. The current immigration system for migrant children’s care only prolongs their detention and violates their human and civil rights while turning child abduction into de facto adoption.
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Tibbitts, Byron, Kathryn Willis, Tom Reid, et al. "Considerations for Individual-Level Versus Whole-School Physical Activity Interventions: Stakeholder Perspectives." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (2021): 7628. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147628.
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Strategies to address declining physical activity levels among children and adolescents have focused on ‘individual-level’ approaches which often fail to demonstrate impact. Recent attention has been on an alternative ‘whole-school’ approach to increasing physical activity that involves promoting physical activity throughout all aspects of the school environment. There is, however, a lack of evidence on how whole-school physical activity approaches could be implemented in the UK. This qualitative study explored perspectives of key stakeholders on potential reasons for the lack of impact of individual-level school-based interventions on children’s physical activity, and key considerations for adopting a whole-school approach. Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with a range of stakeholders involved in the implementation of physical activity programmes in UK schools. Data were analysed using an inductive approach. Respondents suggested that individual-level school-based interventions to increase physical activity often failed to consult end users in the design and were typically implemented in environments unsupportive of long-term change. They subsequently outlined specific barriers and key facilitators for the adoption and implementation of whole-school approaches in UK settings and recommended a shift in research foci towards building an evidence base around educational outcomes and whole-school implementation insights.
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Libman, Emiliano, and Santiago Taboada. "Sticky inflationary expectations and inflation targeting in (some) emerging and less developed economies." Cuadernos de Economía 40, no. 82 (2021): 83–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/cuadecon.v40n82.79547.
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We describe the experience of some economies that struggle to consolidate Inflation Targeting. We document the resilience of inflationary expectations during the first years after adoption by Israel, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey. The benchmark case of New Zealand is also described, and the experience of Argentina is presented as one of the few examples where Inflation Targeting failed and was eventually abandoned.
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Lee, Seung Jong, and Ji Kyoung Yun. "The Diffusion of Policy Innovations: Determinants of the Administrative Information Disclosure Acts among Local Governments in Korea." Korean Journal of Policy Studies 21, no. 2 (2007): 41–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.52372/kjps21203.
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What determines the diffusion of policy innovations among localities? In order to answer this question, this study tested empirically competing models of the diffusion of local policy innovations by analyzing the diffusion process of the local information disclosure acts among Korean local governments. In doing so, two existing models-the geographic proximity model and the internal attributes model-and a newly proposed model here-the vertical influence model-are anlyzed. Specifically, employing factors reflecting the presumptions of each model, regression analyses were performed on two dependent variables: the adoption and the adoption speed of local policy innovations. For the adoption, both the internal attributes model and the vertical influence model were supported. But the geographic proximity model was not supported. For the adoption speed, again the two models were supported, but the geographic proximity model failed to find support again, which necessitates a more regorous analysis, as the model has widely gathered supportive evidences. The newly proposed theoretical model was consistently supported in our analyses, which signifies that the diffusion of local innovations is not insulated from the influences of upper authorities.
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Sahi, Alaa Mahdi, Haliyana Khalid, Alhamzah F. Abbas, and Saleh F. A. Khatib. "The Evolving Research of Customer Adoption of Digital Payment: Learning from Content and Statistical Analysis of the Literature." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 7, no. 4 (2021): 230. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7040230.
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The global spread and use of the internet and mobile phones has contributed to the development of digital payments. Despite its growth potential, until now there is a lack of research providing a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of factors affecting the use, adoption, and acceptance of digital payment methods. This study aims to address this gap by providing a comprehensive review of the related literature retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science databases. Following a systematic method, a final sample of 193 research articles was identified and analysed. The results highlight that a single theory has failed to comprehensively explain the complex nature of electronic payment adoption. The key limitation of the existing theories is their inability to consider the role of social and cultural facets in the adoption of new technology. While literature reviews are a widespread practice in business studies, there are scant reviews that use the systematic review methodology that aggregates knowledge using clearly defined processes and criteria. This is the first systematic review on electronic payment adoption, which structures the existing knowledge and provides directions for future research.
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Ahmad, Alaeddin, Yasmeen Madi, Mohammad Abuhashesh, Nawras M. Nusairat, and Ra’ed Masa’deh. "The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of the Adoption of Green Fashion Innovation." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 4 (2020): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040107.
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Environmental pollution from garment manufacturing is a major concern due to its widely-felt impact on climate change. Consequently, the researchers set about assessing KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice) and its relationship with, and impact on, green fashion innovation adoption among Jordanian companies. This work examined the relationship between the independent variables, represented by KAP, and the dependent variable, which was Green Fashion Innovation Adoption in Jordan. A quantitative approach utilized a cross-sectional survey to gather primary data from upper and middle-level management in Jordanian garment companies. The sample size was 257 valid questionnaires. The results showed a statistically significant impact of knowledge and attitude toward green fashion innovation adoption, but failed to identify a statistically significant impact of practice on the same. This research contributes positively to the diffusion of awareness about going green in innovative methods and systems in Jordan’s garment industry, and provides suggestions to practitioners.
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Pavithran, Raju, G. Varaprasad, R. Sridharan, and Anandakuttan B. Unnithan. "An Empirical Investigation of Mobile Banking Adoption in Developing Countries." International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems 10, no. 1 (2014): 76–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijeis.2014010105.
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Mobile phone has become an integral part of our lives. The penetration rate of mobile phones in the developing countries has increased abruptly and this is a good sign for the banking sector. Mobile banking is the most recently launched innovative feat in the banking sector. The unique ability of mobile banking to perform banking transactions irrespective of place and time has given a competitive edge over traditional banking. Even though, all circumstances are in favour of mobile banking, it has failed to take off in most of the developing countries. Hence, the main objective of the study is to find out the constructs which affect the adoption of mobile banking in India. A model has been proposed with the factors namely perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, perceived risk, perceived enjoyment, relative advantage, compatibility, trust, social influence and personal innovativeness. The proposed model has been tested using various statistical analyses and the findings of this study reveal that relative advantage has the strongest relationship with the intention to use mobile banking.
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Nnaji, Chukwuma, John Gambatese, Ali Karakhan, and Chinweike Eseonu. "Influential safety technology adoption predictors in construction." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 26, no. 11 (2019): 2655–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ecam-09-2018-0381.
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Purpose Existing literature suggests that construction worker safety could be optimized using emerging technologies. However, the application of safety technologies in the construction industry is limited. One reason for the constrained adoption of safety technologies is the lack of empirical information for mitigating the risk of a failed adoption. The purpose of this paper is to fill the research gap through identifying key factors that predict successful adoption of safety technologies. Design/methodology/approach In total, 26 key technology adoption predictors were identified and classified using a combination of literature review and an expert panel. The level of influence for each identified safety technology adoption predictor was assessed and ranked using the Relative Importance Index. Analysis of variance was performed as well to assess the potential difference in perceived level of importance for the predictors when the study participants were clustered according to work experience and company size. Findings Statistical analysis indicates that 12 out of the 26 predictors identified are highly influential regarding technology adoption decision-making in construction. Technology reliability, effectiveness and durability were ranked as the most influential predictors. The participants who work for small companies and who had less than ten years of experience rated individual- and technology-related predictors significantly lower than the experienced participants working for medium and large companies. Practical implications The present study provides construction researchers and practitioners with valuable information regarding safety technology predictors and their magnitude, both of which are essential elements of a successful safety technology adoption process. Improved technology adoption can enhance workplace safety and minimize worker injuries, providing substantial benefits to the construction industry. Originality/value This study contributes to technology adoption knowledge by identifying and quantifying the influential predictors of safety technologies in relation to different organizational contexts. The study informs the need to develop an integrated conceptual model for safety technology adoption.
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Natcher, David, Erika Bachmann, Jeremy Pittman, et al. "Knowledge Diffusion and the Adoption of Fertilizer Microdosing in Northwest Benin." Sustainable Agriculture Research 5, no. 3 (2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v5n3p1.
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Soil degradation and low crop productivity negatively affect the food security of smallholder farmers in West Africa. Various agricultural techniques have been developed as components of food security interventions, but their effectiveness in addressing food insecurity in part depends upon farmers’ abilities to adopt these techniques. In this paper we present the results of a social network analysis that tracked the flow of information on fertilizer microdosing from our Project Research team (PRs) to Demonstration Farmers (DFs), and from DFs to other Village Farmers (VF) in the village of Koumagou B in northwest Benin. Our findings indicate that both adoption and project awareness of microdosing were low following two years of field trails. Overall, the DFs failed to spread information or promote learning over the trial period, with only 3 of 20 DFs diffusing knowledge to a significant degree (i.e., out-degree &gt;5). After 2 years of trials, the efforts of PRs and DFs were insufficient to mobilize the network to adopt the microdosing technique.
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Sussman, Nathan, and Yishay Yafeh. "Institutions, Reforms, and Country Risk: Lessons from Japanese Government Debt in the Meiji Era." Journal of Economic History 60, no. 2 (2000): 442–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022050700025171.
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We investigate the effect of the establishment of modern institutions on the risk premium associated with Japanese government bonds traded in London between 1870 and 1914. While most institutional innovations failed to elicit an immediate market response, the adoption of the gold standard did significantly reduce the perceived risk associated with Japanese bonds. In addition, some geopolitical events, especially the military victory over Russia, improved Japan's debt capacity.
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Cournil, Christel. "Adoption of Legislation on Shale Gas in France: Hesitation and/or Progress?" European Energy and Environmental Law Review 22, Issue 4 (2013): 141–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/eelr2013011.
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This paper provides a chronological account of the eventful adoption of France's first law on shale gas. This governance issue calls into question the implementation of environmental principles, such as the principles of prevention, public information and participation, which were constitutionalized in the 2005 Environmental Charter. The hesitations of the French government illustrate the management difficulties at the state level with regards to new unconventional hydrocarbons that have a particular impact on the environment. On 13th July 2011, the legislator adopted a law that prohibited the use of hydraulic fracturing for the prospection of shale gas and oil. Although this represents a world first, it was designed hastily and has failed to satisfy any of the stakeholders involved. We examine the chronology of events, with particular focus on the chaotic governmental and legislative responses to public pressure on an unprecedented scale.
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Nguh, Augustin. "Putting the Cart Before the Horse: How the Eu-Africa Cooperation on Migration Has Failed and What To Do About It." Köz-gazdaság 16, no. 3 (2021): 77–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.14267/retp2021.03.07.
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With the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, the adoption of policies and measures restricting mobility can be observed all over the world. This paper notes that the relationship between migration and development is circular and complex, embracing both negative and positive impacts. It explores the enactment of migration management policies that favour development at home (Africa) to prevent migration, with the trade-offs of security concerns. The paper finds these policies and measures to have failed and proposes what can be done to ensure a better Africa-European Union (EU) migration management.
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Abusalim, Nimer, Mohammad Rayyan, Marwan Jarrah, and Moayad Sharab. "Institutional adoption of blended learning on a budget." International Journal of Educational Management 34, no. 7 (2020): 1203–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-08-2019-0326.
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PurposeThis research paper aims to explore blended learning implementation in universities that are on a low budget, essentially determining the more important steps to invest during the initial stage of implementation and investing in costly IT infrastructure or training faculty for student-centred learning and relevant pedagogies.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 254 students at the University of Jordan (UJ) has been administered. Student satisfaction with blended learning is related to the two main variables of IT infrastructure and teacher training for blended learning strategies.FindingsThe results indicate that faculty training has a significantly higher impact on predictability of satisfaction than IT infrastructure. Therefore, low-budget institutions should focus first on helping instructors shift to student-centred styles of pedagogies before making large investments in IT infrastructure.Research limitations/implicationsBecause of the fact that the chosen setting did not completely lack IT infrastructure, the results may need to be retested with at least two individual institutions, one where advanced IT infrastructure is available and one where it is completely lacking. More can also be done to vary the limited location of the study.Practical implicationsThis paper suggests that making costly investments into technology is not a necessary first step during the initial stages of blended learning adoption in developing countries.Originality/valueThis paper addresses the need for more research on blended learning adoption in developing countries with scarce finances and lack of resources sufficient to achieve faculty training and IT infrastructure improvement together. Several universities make costly investments only to lack sufficient blended learning pedagogies which often results in failed blended learning implementation.