Diffusion of innovation theory as a predictor of internet adoption: Analysis of attributes influencing faculty decision - Couverture souple

Almobarraz, Abdullah

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3639173643 ISBN 13 : 9783639173642

Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Internet adoption can be considered the late 20th century¿s most important event. In academic environments today, Internet applications have been widely implemented in universities and colleges, with professors now integrating Internet technology into classroom activities. Therefore, this study applied diffusion of innovations theory to identify the differences in demographic characteristics of Internet adopters and non-adopters among faculty members at Imam University in Saudi Arabia, to examine whether faculty members' perceptions of the Internet affected adoption, to determine if the university administration¿s decisions impacted faulty members' decisions to adopt the Internet, identified factors motivating faculty members to adopt the Internet, to identify obstacles influencing faculty members' decisions to use the Internet, and determined whether innovation characteristics as perceived by faculty members predicted Internet adoption. Using Rogers¿ diffusion of innovation theory, the influence of eight attributes were examined regarding Internet adoption among Imam University faculty members.

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À propos de l'auteur

PhD in Information Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, the United States. Head of Information Studies, College of Computer and Information Science, Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: VDM Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3639173643
• ISBN 13: 9783639173642
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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