Search results for "adoption"

The determinants affecting on the investment proposals adoption

2016

Tietoturvallisuuden tutkimuksessa ei ole kyetty tunnistamaan tekijöitä, jotka vaikuttavat tietoturvallisuusaloitteiden onnistumiseen. Teoreettinen tutkimus lähestyy haastetta tarkastelemalla olemassa olevia tietotekniikan ja tietojärjestelmien tutkimusta yritysympäristössä. Aloitteiden hyväksymiseen vaikuttavat tekijät määritettiin kolmeksi kategoriaksi. Tietoturvallisuusaloitteisiin vaikuttavien tekijöiden tunnistamisen ohella tutkimusmenetelmän vaikutus tuloksiin on käsitelty. Useita suosituksia ilmiön jatkotutkimukselle sekä tutkimusmenetelmän kehittämiselle on esitetty. Information security field lacks of understanding of how to succeed with in-vestments proposals. This theoretical stud…

Advantages of Public Cloud Infrastructure in Different Technology Adoption Lifecycle Stages

2012

Independent software vendors (ISV) utilize cloud infrastructure for different reasons. We hypothesize that the motivation to adopt cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) changes as the ISV’s product is getting adopted by the market. In this paper we consider how the infrastructure needs of ISVs change along the stages of ISV product’s adoption lifecycle, and analyze the potential benefits of utilizing IaaS in different stages. The analysis is illustrated with the cases of ISV firms with documented use of IaaS. These cases support the hypothesis that different benefits of IaaS are gaining importance along the adoption lifecycle. peerReviewed

New trends in teacher’s education. Educational placement of the adopted child

2015

Abstract In Italy, the number of adopted school-age children is increasing. According to the Commission of Intercountry Adoption (2013), 3106 children were adopted, 47.5% of them are between 5 and 9 years old. The present action-research aims at exploring the spread of good approaches in schools in terms of welcoming of adopted children. For this purpose, 268 teachers of primary schools were involved in analyzing the social representation about adopted children and their family. The results show a simplified vision of the adoptive family, which is described as heroic family or, on the contrary, as a family with difficulty.

Adopting sustainable irrigation technologies in Italy: a study on the determinants of inter- and intra-farm diffusion

2023

This paper analyses the drivers for adopting irrigation systems with water conservation and saving technologies (WCSTs) by Italian farmers. The agricultural sector in Italy, like in other Mediterranean countries, suffers from water scarcity and water endowment variability. Water resources play a decisive role in agricultural production and in implementing large-scale WCSTs capable of improving the resilience of the whole agricultural sector. This study uses a microeconomic panel data approach to estimate farmers' decisions in adopting (inter-farm) sustainable irrigation technologies and assesses the intensity of (intra-farm) water-saving practices. Our analysis identifies the main determina…

Consumer adoption of mobile technologies: a literature review

2015

Although the total number of mobile subscriptions reached 6.8 billion worldwide (ITU, 2013) confirming in the process that mobile technology is widespread, academic literature has so far focused only on explaining adoption of mobile technology and services. This literature review analyses 67 studies from the period 2005-2013 and finds the following: a) most studies are quantitative in nature and come from Asia; b) the Technology Acceptance Model is the most used theory; c) future research should also utilise qualitative methods and examine the behavioural outcomes of mobile adoption instead of simply adoption in consumer markets. peerReviewed

Salatusta avoimeksi : kotimainen adoptio historiallisessa kontekstissaan

2013

Tämän pro gradu -tutkielman tarkoituksena on tarkastella kotimaisen adoption muutosta ja kehitystä historiallisessa kontekstissaan ja kuvata mitä kohti kotimaisissa adoptioissa ol-laan menossa. Näkökulmana historiallisessa tarkastelussa on adoptoidun ja biologisen van-hemman välinen yhteydenpito. Adoptoidun ja biologisen vanhemman välinen yhteydenpito on 1.7.2012 voimaan astuneen uuden adoptiolain mahdollistaman avoimen adoption sisältö. Tutkimus on kvalitatiivinen. Tutkimusaineisto koostuu kolmesta osasta: kotimaisen adoption historiaa koskevista teoksista sekä empiirisestä aineistosta, johon sisältyy neljän aikuisen adoptoidun kirjoitukset ja viiden aikuisen adoptoidun haastattelut. Empii…

Lapsen osallisuus Suomen adoptiolainsäädännössä – lainsäädännön muutosten ja niiden historiallisten syiden tarkastelua osallisuusnäkökulmasta

2019

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan normatiivisen, oikeushistoriallisen näkökulman kautta lapsen osallisuutta ja sen institutionalistista muutosta suomalaisessa adoptiojärjestelmässä. Keskeinen kysymys on, miten ja miksi lapsen asema osallistuvana subjektina on historiallisesti määritelty ja muuttunut adoptiota ja lastensuojelua koskevassa lainsäädännössä. Osallisuuden muutoksia lainsäädännössä tarkastellaan suhteessa kansainvälisessä adoptiojärjestelmässä ja lapsen oikeusasemassa 1920 -luvulta vuoteen 2018 tapahtuneisiin muutoksiin. Aineistona käytetään a) adoptio- ja lastensuojelulainsäädäntöä ja sen valmisteluasiakirjoja ja b) adoptioon, oikeusteoriaan ja lapsen lainsäädännöllisen aseman historia…

How Relevant Are Risk Perceptions, Effort, and Performance Expectancy in Mobile Banking Adoption?

2018

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the adoption process using evidence from m-banking adoption in Pakistan. A survey design was used and 189 responses were received from across Pakistan and analyzed using Smart PLS application. Findings suggest that research on the effect of risk in the adoption process remains inconclusive. Contrarily, consumers have overcome many fears due to the usefulness, indispensability, high security features, and effort expended in the use of financial services delivered through m-banking. Perceived risk's (PR) direct influence was found to be generally weak. However, PR plays a major role in the pre-adoption process because it's weak and direct inhi…

The genetic epidemiology of unipolar depression and panic disorder.

1993

Salesperson adoption and usage of mobile sales configuration tools

2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine salespersons’ adoption and usage of mobile sales configuration tools (MSCT) and to identify areas for further development in this realm. Another objective is to offer a conceptualization of MSCT adoption.Design/methodology/approachFor this purpose, a qualitative case study approach was selected as the research method to better understand acceptance of a mobile configuration tool used by business-to-business (B2B) salespersons. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews, which included a series of open-ended questions to gain more detailed and contextual data.FindingsThe results obtained from the interviews indicated several …