A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh

Technology adoption in business is essential for advancement, even if it frequently encounters user resistance. The current study model examined the resistance to adopting e-tourism by online tourists in Bangladesh using the innovation resistance theory (IRT) components such as usage barriers, valu...

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Main Author: Md. Zaber Hossain Zaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Alberto Hurtado 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
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Online Access:https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/4199
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description Technology adoption in business is essential for advancement, even if it frequently encounters user resistance. The current study model examined the resistance to adopting e-tourism by online tourists in Bangladesh using the innovation resistance theory (IRT) components such as usage barriers, value barriers, risk barriers, tradition barriers, and image barriers. The influence of technophobia and facilitating conditions were considered to extend the IRT model. The purposive sampling technique was utilized in this study. Data were collected using both Google Forms and printed questionnaires from users of online travel agencies in Bangladesh. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data from 292 online travelers. SPSS version 25 and AMOS version 26 were used for the analysis. Results showed that technophobia is the leading cause of resistance to e-tourism, followed by facilitating conditions, risk barriers, tradition barriers, and usage barriers. However, the current study has significant theoretical and practical ramifications for executives of the e-tourism industry with regard to developing strategies to deal with the factors responsible for the resistance to e-tourism.
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spelling doaj.art-b4c3740f79e640a38ad2036f4b19ce152024-02-06T02:42:45ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242023-12-0118410.4067/S0718-27242023000400059A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in BangladeshMd. Zaber Hossain Zaber0Department of Business Administration, Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology, Nilphamari, Bangladesh Technology adoption in business is essential for advancement, even if it frequently encounters user resistance. The current study model examined the resistance to adopting e-tourism by online tourists in Bangladesh using the innovation resistance theory (IRT) components such as usage barriers, value barriers, risk barriers, tradition barriers, and image barriers. The influence of technophobia and facilitating conditions were considered to extend the IRT model. The purposive sampling technique was utilized in this study. Data were collected using both Google Forms and printed questionnaires from users of online travel agencies in Bangladesh. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data from 292 online travelers. SPSS version 25 and AMOS version 26 were used for the analysis. Results showed that technophobia is the leading cause of resistance to e-tourism, followed by facilitating conditions, risk barriers, tradition barriers, and usage barriers. However, the current study has significant theoretical and practical ramifications for executives of the e-tourism industry with regard to developing strategies to deal with the factors responsible for the resistance to e-tourism. https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/4199e-tourismresistance intentiontechnology adoptioninnovation resistance theorystructural equation modeling
spellingShingle Md. Zaber Hossain Zaber
A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
Journal of Technology Management & Innovation
e-tourism
resistance intention
technology adoption
innovation resistance theory
structural equation modeling
title A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
title_full A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
title_fullStr A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
title_short A Modified Innovation Resistance Theory Approach to E-Tourism Resistance Intention in Bangladesh
title_sort modified innovation resistance theory approach to e tourism resistance intention in bangladesh
topic e-tourism
resistance intention
technology adoption
innovation resistance theory
structural equation modeling
url https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/4199
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