Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business
<p class="APAintrobodytext" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Construction firms are increasingly utilizing information technologies to better manage geographically dispersed projects. Often these technologies i...
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| description | <p class="APAintrobodytext" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Construction firms are increasingly utilizing information technologies to better manage geographically dispersed projects. Often these technologies involve changes to existing working practices and processes and are viewed as disruptive by members of the organization. Understanding the factors that can influence individuals’ intention to utilize technology can assist managers to implement strategies to increase and improve the uptake of technologies and improve the innovation adoption process.<span> </span>Using a case study organization, factors identified in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) are examined and the UTAUT is extended and by including resistance to change and top management support. The findings indicate e<span>ffort expectancy, internal facilitating conditions and top management support all<em> </em>influence individuals’ intention to use information technology. The results also show that resistance to change or fear of change does not always play a role in innovation adoption. The findings reinforce the need to support new technologies from both a managerial and technical perspective. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></em></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-790ac355c1bc44008ba92d87534382c02022-12-21T19:02:20ZengUTS ePRESSAustralasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building1835-63541837-91332012-06-0112210.5130/ajceb.v12i2.24481681Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction businessKimberley SargentPaul HylandSukanlaya Sawang<p class="APAintrobodytext" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Construction firms are increasingly utilizing information technologies to better manage geographically dispersed projects. Often these technologies involve changes to existing working practices and processes and are viewed as disruptive by members of the organization. Understanding the factors that can influence individuals’ intention to utilize technology can assist managers to implement strategies to increase and improve the uptake of technologies and improve the innovation adoption process.<span> </span>Using a case study organization, factors identified in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) are examined and the UTAUT is extended and by including resistance to change and top management support. The findings indicate e<span>ffort expectancy, internal facilitating conditions and top management support all<em> </em>influence individuals’ intention to use information technology. The results also show that resistance to change or fear of change does not always play a role in innovation adoption. The findings reinforce the need to support new technologies from both a managerial and technical perspective. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></em></p>https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2448technology adoption, resistance, organizational change, top management support |
| spellingShingle | Kimberley Sargent Paul Hyland Sukanlaya Sawang Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building technology adoption, resistance, organizational change, top management support |
| title | Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| title_full | Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| title_short | Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| title_sort | factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business |
| topic | technology adoption, resistance, organizational change, top management support |
| url | https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2448 |
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