E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that aid e-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service. Design/methodology/approach– This paper is based on a review of past literature from databases, reports, newspapers, magazines, etc. The literature recognised the role of perce...

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Main Authors: Zainab, Bello, Bhatti, Muhammad Awais, Pangil, Faizuniah, Battour, Mohamed Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16699/1/EJTD.pdf
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author Zainab, Bello
Bhatti, Muhammad Awais
Pangil, Faizuniah
Battour, Mohamed Mohamed
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Bhatti, Muhammad Awais
Pangil, Faizuniah
Battour, Mohamed Mohamed
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description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that aid e-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service. Design/methodology/approach– This paper is based on a review of past literature from databases, reports, newspapers, magazines, etc. The literature recognised the role of perceived cost, computer self-efficacy, availability of resources and perceived support in e-training adoption. Using technology acceptance model (TAM), this paper explained the importance of these variables in e-training adoption in developing country context.Findings – The authors found that the combined role of perceived cost, computer self-efficacy, technological infrastructure, Internet facilities, power supply, organisational support, technical support and government support is critical for e-training adoption in developing countries, particularly in Nigeria.Thus, the authors proposed the combination of these variables which would encourage future research on the use of TAM in technology adoption.Research limitations/implications – This paper gives an elaboration of the role of computer self-efficacy, perceived cost, availability of resources and perceived support with TAM as base of the framework.This provides researchers the opportunity to test the proposed framework empirically and further suggest other variables that can aid e-training adoption in the context of developing country.Practical implications – The result of this paper can serve as a guide to managers and policymakers to have a better understanding of the requirements for e-training adoption, especially in developing countries. This will go a long way towards designing good policies that could maximise e-training results. Originality/value – This paper adds to the existing literature on e-training and TAM with the suggestion of proposed variables.
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spelling uum-166992016-04-28T02:08:13Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16699/ E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service Zainab, Bello Bhatti, Muhammad Awais Pangil, Faizuniah Battour, Mohamed Mohamed HD28 Management. Industrial Management Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that aid e-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service. Design/methodology/approach– This paper is based on a review of past literature from databases, reports, newspapers, magazines, etc. The literature recognised the role of perceived cost, computer self-efficacy, availability of resources and perceived support in e-training adoption. Using technology acceptance model (TAM), this paper explained the importance of these variables in e-training adoption in developing country context.Findings – The authors found that the combined role of perceived cost, computer self-efficacy, technological infrastructure, Internet facilities, power supply, organisational support, technical support and government support is critical for e-training adoption in developing countries, particularly in Nigeria.Thus, the authors proposed the combination of these variables which would encourage future research on the use of TAM in technology adoption.Research limitations/implications – This paper gives an elaboration of the role of computer self-efficacy, perceived cost, availability of resources and perceived support with TAM as base of the framework.This provides researchers the opportunity to test the proposed framework empirically and further suggest other variables that can aid e-training adoption in the context of developing country.Practical implications – The result of this paper can serve as a guide to managers and policymakers to have a better understanding of the requirements for e-training adoption, especially in developing countries. This will go a long way towards designing good policies that could maximise e-training results. Originality/value – This paper adds to the existing literature on e-training and TAM with the suggestion of proposed variables. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16699/1/EJTD.pdf Zainab, Bello and Bhatti, Muhammad Awais and Pangil, Faizuniah and Battour, Mohamed Mohamed (2015) E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service. European Journal of Training and Development, 39 (6). pp. 538-564. ISSN 2046-9012 http://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-11-2014-0077 doi:10.1108/EJTD-11-2014-0077 doi:10.1108/EJTD-11-2014-0077
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Zainab, Bello
Bhatti, Muhammad Awais
Pangil, Faizuniah
Battour, Mohamed Mohamed
E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
title E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
title_full E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
title_fullStr E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
title_full_unstemmed E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
title_short E-training adoption in the Nigerian civil service
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16699/1/EJTD.pdf
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