This study attempts to investigate the potential differences among
individual adoption patterns between mobile portal and mobile internet services
usage. A theoretical model that reflects six unique predominant factors ...
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) penetration is growing at exponential rates and affecting societies, countries and organizations, which has led to a need for understanding whether they contribute to ...
Mobile phone advertisements, in the form of text messages (SMS, or short message service), have been recognized as an important form of product promotion. The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence ...
The paper examines the interplay between meaning and emotion during the interaction with tablets. Following the interpretive case study approach, we examine users’ meaning making as the context of use changes from the ...
The development of e-services is not only a technological phenomenon, but involves organizational and social complexities. In this paper, we build upon an interpretive case study, and examine Lagos State’s initiative, in ...
In 2008, following the outbreak of the global financial crisis, a new trading system emerged that was made possible by cryptographically-produced currencies. Among them, the most popular digital cryp-tocurrency is undoubtedly ...
Web 3.0, also known as the Semantic Web, promises to revolutionize the way learning is delivered over the internet. In this paper, we discuss how the underlying technological elements of the semantic web combine to add ...
The paper discusses the use of Augmented Reality (AR) applications for the needs of tourism. It describes the technology’s evolution from pilot applications into commercial mobile applications. We address the technical ...
This paper discusses the use of Augmented Reality (AR) applications for the needs of tourism. It describes the technology’s evolution from pilot applications into commercial mobile applications. We address the technical ...
Entrepreneurship has gained a lot of attention over the recent years. New innovative ideas, as well as research outputs, may now be implemented and result into actual products and/or services, having a positive impact on ...
This study aims at investigating the adoption behavior of mobile Internet users in Greece. An integrated model comprising of seven factors was developed and tested through the execution of a national telephone survey
(N=139). ...
Wireless and mobile technologies are gradually enabling the provision of innovative information services within almost all environments. This study explores the adoption of ubiquitous museum information systems that can ...
Inspired by the new technological advancements and the groundbreaking technology at the foundation of cryptocurrencies, organizational structures are expected to evolve and new corporate structures to emerge, based on full ...
Stephen Hawking, when introducing Krauss’ ‘The Physics of Star Trek’,
wrote that “[s]cience fiction (…) is not only good fun but it also serves a serious
purpose, that of expanding the human imagination.” In this paper, ...
Technology continuously revolutionizes the way people interact with information technology (IT). In this article we argue that, while extant literature has certainly provided rich insights into meaning making with IT ...
The public sector’s adoption of Information and Communication Technologies is often seen as a way of increasing efficiency. However, developing public e-Services involves a series of organisational and social complexities. ...
Managing a conference can be a frustrating process for both organizers and attendees. However, technological advances have made possible the development of mobile applications that can effectively support both parties; ...
In this decade, smartphones are innovations that provide immense benefits and convenience to users in society. When considering users, Silver-surfers or older adults (50+) are one of the largest demographic groups that are ...
Research in the field of adoption theories has been predominantly concerned with the work environment and cognitive factors affecting Behavioural Intention. However, the emerging class of Pervasive Information Systems ...