An assessment of students' acceptance and usage of computer supported collaborative classrooms in hospitality and tourism schools

Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda

“…In addition, TC nurseries have been established in the study communities and, as such, farmers are familiar with TC planting materials and facilitating conditions, which explains why TC may not be of relevance to them in deciding whether or not to use them. Interestingly, this finding contrasts with previous literature supporting the significant effect of facilitating conditions on an individual's acceptance and uptake of technologies (Venkatesh et al 2003;Alawadhi and Morris 2008;Eckhardt, Laumer, and Weitzel Lakhal, Khechine, and Pascot 2013;Ali, Nair, and Hussain 2016). For example, Alawadhi and Morris (2008) tested and confirmed the significant effect of facilitating conditions on students' use of e-government services and Lakhal, Khechine, and Pascot (2013) verified facilitating conditions as a significant determinant of students' intentions to use desktop video conferencing in a distance learning course.…”

“…Facilitating conditions as a construct describes the degree to which a farmer believes that organizational and technical infrastructure exist to support his or her use of TC as banana planting material. A number of studies attest and confirm the effect of facilitating conditions on acceptance and usage of technologies (Venkatesh, Thong, and Xu 2012;Ali, Nair, and Hussain 2016;Okumus et al 2018). Increasing levels of facilitating conditions are expected to reduce levels of uncertainty or ambiguity with the TC banana technology (Al-Gahtani, Hubona, and Wang 2007).…”

“…Subsequently, we integrate farmer innovativeness and perceived quality of the technology as additional determinants of farmer acceptance and use of the TC banana technology. Previous studies have shown higher innovativeness in individuals to be associated with positive beliefs and perceptions towards technology uptake (Ali, Nair, and Hussain 2016;Okumus et al 2018). Similarly, farmer perceptions of the quality of proposed planting materials have also been shown to be of significance for the acceptance and eventual use of proposed technologies (Andrade-Piedra et al 2016).…”

“…Performance expectancy is contextualized in this study as the extent to which a banana farmer believes that the use of TC as banana planting material enhances the performance and output from his or her banana plantation(s) (Compeau and Higgins 1995). Previous studies have shown that intention to use a technology or system is significantly predicted by performance expectancy (Slade et al 2015;Ali, Nair, and Hussain 2016;Okumus et al 2018). Biemans et al (2005) revealed that performance expectancy is a high predictor of a nurse's behavioural intention to use medical teleconferencing applications.…”

“…Previous research (Venkatesh, Thong, and Xu 2012;Ali, Nair, and Hussain 2016;Okumus et al 2018) showed that intention to use a technology is the most significant predictor for uptake behaviour and actual usage. Ajzen (1991) asserted that individuals' intentions capture the motivational aspects that affect their behaviour and indicate any individual's willingness to develop an action.…”