• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.77-100
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• 2009

Information Systems (IS) is an essential tool for any organizations. The last decade has seen an increasing body of knowledge on IS usage. Yet, IS often fails because of its misuse or non-use. In general, decisions regarding the selection of a system, which involve the evaluation of many IS vendors and an enormous initial investment, are made not through the consensus of employees but through the top-down decision making by top managers. In situations where the selected system does not satisfy the needs of the employees, the forced use of the selected IS will only result in their resistance to it. Many organizations have been either integrating dispersed legacy systems such as archipelago or adopting a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system to enhance employee efficiency. This study examines user resistance prior to the adoption of the selected IS or ERP system. As such, this study identifies the importance of managing organizational resistance that may appear in the pre-adoption context of an integrated IS or ERP system, explores key factors influencing user resistance, and investigates how prior experience with other integrated IS or ERP systems may change the relationship between the affecting factors and user resistance. This study focuses on organizational members' resistance and the affecting factors in the pre-adoption context of an integrated IS or ERP system rather than in the context of an ERP adoption itself or ERP post-adoption. Based on prior literature, this study proposes a research model that considers six key variables, including perceived benefit, system complexity, fitness with existing tasks, attitude toward change, the psychological reactance trait, and perceived IT competence. They are considered as independent variables affecting user resistance toward an integrated IS or ERP system. This study also introduces the concept of prior experience (i.e., whether a user has prior experience with an integrated IS or ERP system) as a moderating variable to examine the impact of perceived benefit and attitude toward change in user resistance. As such, we propose eight hypotheses with respect to the model. For the empirical validation of the hypotheses, we developed relevant instruments for each research variable based on prior literature and surveyed 95 professional researchers and the administrative staff of the Korea Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI). We examined the organizational characteristics of KOPTI, the reasons behind their adoption of an ERP system, process changes caused by the introduction of the system, and employees' resistance/attitude toward the system at the time of the introduction. The results of the multiple regression analysis suggest that, among the six variables, perceived benefit, complexity, attitude toward change, and the psychological reactance trait significantly influence user resistance. These results further suggest that top management should manage the psychological states of their employees in order to minimize their resistance to the forced IS, even in the new system pre-adoption context. In addition, the moderating variable-prior experience was found to change the strength of the relationship between attitude toward change and system resistance. That is, the effect of attitude toward change in user resistance was significantly stronger in those with prior experience than those with no prior experience. This result implies that those with prior experience should be identified and provided with some type of attitude training or change management programs to minimize their resistance to the adoption of a system. This study contributes to the IS field by providing practical implications for IS practitioners. This study identifies system resistance stimuli of users, focusing on the pre-adoption context in a forced ERP system environment. We have empirically validated the proposed research model by examining several significant factors affecting user resistance against the adoption of an ERP system. In particular, we find a clear and significant role of the moderating variable, prior ERP usage experience, in the relationship between the affecting factors and user resistance. The results of the study suggest the importance of appropriately managing the factors that affect user resistance in organizations that plan to introduce a new ERP system or integrate legacy systems. Moreover, this study offers to practitioners several specific strategies (in particular, the categorization of users by their prior usage experience) for alleviating the resistant behaviors of users in the process of the ERP adoption before a system becomes available to them. Despite the valuable contributions of this study, there are also some limitations which will be discussed in this paper to make the study more complete and consistent.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.49-79
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• 2014

The adoption of technology has always been of interest to academicians and practitioners of the field of Management Information System. This is so because without proper and adequate adoption, technology-no matter how beneficial or advanced it may be-will be of little value to users. Numerous researches, such as the researches of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) or the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), had been conducted to understand the human nature in association with the adoption or rejection of technologies that have bombarded the users. The coming of smart technologies (i.e., smart phones and devices), however, seems to have fundamentally changed the environment for adoption. The ubiquity combined with mobility of technology, especially when it comes to mobile apps, seem to make the old PC era of two-stage-pre and post-adoption models obsolete. A new model of adoption that identifies the determinants of technology acceptance and continuance is needed for the smart age. To this end, this paper undertakes an empirical study, by analyzing 229 users of Social Networking Service (SNS) mobile apps, to identify the role of user experience on the multi-stage adoption of technology, and provides results that User Experience (UX) plays the crucial role of bridging the separate stages of pre and post adoption of technologies. The paper concludes by providing practical implications of the new model as it relates to mobile apps and technologies, and recommendations for further studies to get a better understanding of technology adoption in the smart age.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 3th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1548-1552
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• 2009

In the construction industry, IT has been an alternative for the enhancement of productivity and technical advances through a paradigm shift. While it has been recognized that the IT system will have a substantial influence on the industry, a quantitative valuation has been very limited. This paper has chosen EVMS (Earned Value Management System), which supports the integrated management of cost and schedule by utilizing IT tools, and which is the largest trend in the construction IT industry in Korea, in order to suggest an analysis model for the valuation of IT. The CVM (Contingent Valuation Method) is used to quantitatively measure intangible value of IT application. Then, a valuation and analysis model were suggested for the quantitative valuation of the effect of IT adoption. In terms of willingness to pay for EVMS, the expected benefits from the adoption of EVMS were US$ 584.52 per man annually. This research should be helpful for construction companies evaluating their investment to Project Management Information System.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.2290-2299
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 선행 연구를 통해 제시된 공급사슬관리 시스템의 다양한 도입 요인에 대해서 그 중요도를 분석하기 위하여 AHP 기법을 이용하여 연구하였다. 지금까지 연구된 공급사슬관리 시스템의 도입 요인에 대해서 국내외 문헌을 통하여 SCM의 도입 요인을 조직 특성, 거래 특성, 관계 특성, 정보 특성 등 4개의 특성으로 범주화하였으며, 각 특성에 대한 세부 도입 요인으로 조직 특성 요인은 도입 전략, CEO 지원, 정보 기술 성숙도, 평가측정시스템 개발, 혁신 선도자 등 5개 요인, 거래 특성 요인은 거래 기간, 납기/품질, 목표 공유 등 3개 요인, 관계 특성 요인은 신뢰, 협력, 갈등, 상호 의존성, 몰입 등 5개 요인, 정보 특성 요인은 정보의 질, 정보 공유, 정보 교환 등 3개 요인을 설정해서 총 16개의 세부 도입 요인으로 분석하였다. AHP 기법을 이용하여 SCM 도입 요인의 중요도를 분석한 결과 SCM 도입 요인에 관한 1차 계층 요인 중에서는 조직 특성(0.387)의 중요도가 가장 높게 분석되었으며, 관계 특성(0.291), 정보 특성(0.167), 거래 특성(0.155) 순으로 분석되었다. 1차 계층 요인의 중요도와 2차 계층 요인의 중요도를 동시에 고려해서 분석한 결과에서는 가장 중요한 도입 요인이 CEO 지원(.169)이었고, 그 다음으로 신뢰(.124), 도입 전략(.089), 목표 공유(.081), 정보 교환(.069), 협력(.064), 정보 공유(.057) 요인 순으로 분석되었다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.833-849
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• 2021

Cloud accounting represents a new area of accounting information systems. Past research has often focused on accounting information systems and its antecedents, rather than factors that adopt cloud accounting system. The purpose of this paper is to explain the factors that influence the adoption of cloud accounting in the financial sectors. This paper applied the technology acceptance model (TAM), technology-organization-environment, and the De Lone and Mc Lean model, coupled with proposed factors relevant to cloud accounting. The proposed model was empirically evaluated using survey data from 187 managers (financial managers, IT department managers, audit managers, heads of accounting departments, and head of internal control departments) in Jordanian bank branches. Based on the SEM results, top management support, organizational competency, service quality, system quality, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use had a positive relationship with the intention of using cloud accounting. Cloud accounting adoption positively affected cloud accounting usage. This paper contributes to a theoretical understanding of factors that activate the adoption of cloud accounting. For financial firms in general the results enable them to better develop cloud accounting framework. The paper verifies the factors that affect the adoption of cloud accounting and the proposed cloud accounting model.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제21권4_spc호
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• pp.463-483
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• 2014

Data are dramatically increased and big data technology is spotlighted innovative technology among the latest information technologies. Organizations are interested in adoption of big data system to analyze various data format and to identify new business opportunity. The purpose of this study is to build a unified model for a system adoption through analysis of impact that affects behavioral intention and usage behavior of using big data. This study in addition to Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE), that is used the introduction of organizational studies, and Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) have implemented an extended unified model including the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) that is usually used in personal level adoption study. The hypothesis was set up after implementing research model, and then got 411 effective survey data to target the member of organizations. As a result, all models (UTAUT, TOE, DOI) are affect to behavioral intention and usage behavior. It is verified that the suggested unified model was appropriate.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.45-68
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• 1989

본 연구는 특정상황에 가장 적합한 조직형태를 모색하는 상황이론에 입각하여 도서관조직에 영향을 미치는 상황변수를 밝히고, 밝혀진 변수로 상황모델을 설정하여 도서관조직의 유효성을 증가시킬 수 있는 방향을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 국내 제조 및 서비스업체를 대상으로 하여 기업의 경영전략과 정보화 전략의 적합성 요인이 기업 특성 요인과 정보기술의 도입성과 간에 조절적인 역할을 하는지에 대하여 검증을 하였다. 과업특성은 정보 제공정도, 시스템 품질, 지각된 효과, 환경특성은 경쟁정도, 외부압력, 환경 불확실성 등으로 설정하여 분석을 하였다. 분석결과 전략의 적합성 요인은 과업특성의 시스템 품질, 지각된 효과, 환경특성에서는 경쟁정도, 외부압력, 환경 불확실성 등의 변수와 도입성과 간에 조절적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 전략의 적합성이 과업특성의 정보 제공정도와 도입성과 간에는 조절적인 역할을 하지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 기업에서는 새로운 정보기술의 도입과 확산을 위해서는 기업의 경영전략과 정보화 전략이 서로 밀접하게 계획되고 실행되어야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.49-63
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• 2016

The emergence of the World Wide Web (WWW) has changed the scholarly publishing system. Today, Open Access (OA) scholarly publishing offers free access and wide dissemination for research findings anytime and anywhere as an additional value for scholarly content. Despite the potentials of OA publishing, its adoption and use is still low.This paper determines factors influencing the adoption and use of OA publishing by academic staff in universities in Nigeria using an adapted Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT). The study applies methodological triangulation by combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. The empirical data were collected from 317 academic staff in universities in southwest Nigeria. The questionnaire forms were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM-SPSS) 19.0 version to generate descriptive statistics, Analysis of Variance, and Hierarchical Multiple Regression. Thematically, analysis also applies to the interviews. The results show that awareness, attitude, performance expectancy, Internet self-efficacy, and facilitating conditions significantly influenced the adoption and use of OA publishing. The study also reveals that due to lack of OA policy, most of the respondents did not know about OA. The findings further establish that all predictors and moderating variables jointly contributed 64.4% total variance towards the adoption and use of OA publishing. One of the implications of this study is that there is a need for adequate facilities to support adoption and use of OA publishing. The findings inform the proposed framework for improving and evaluating the adoption and use of OA publishing. The findings also have theoretical, societal, and methodological significance to all stakeholders.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.1-30
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• 2011

InnovVizwas designed and developed anew as avisualization and simulationtool to present innovation and strategy information. The InnovViz system employs two key types of technology, namely mixed reality (MR) and neural network (NN). An experiment was conducted to examine the usability, acceptance and possible adoption of this new system. Participants comprised 4 experts from 4 top performing entrepreneurial firms and 161 master degree students from 2 leading universities. The study used a modified UTAUT model and a cognition and perception model. The results revealed that when the InnovViz was introduced, the key drivers to adoption are Facilitating Conditions (FC) and Voluntary to Use (VOL). Adequate knowledge and sufficient resources were found to strongly affect FC construct. The expert's rating of a firm's innovation and performance was more congruent with senior students with a technology-background than with a finance and accounting-background. InnovViz was seen as providing complex information with an ease of use and usefulness for showing data and assessment. Among the three types of visuals depicted by InnovViz, experts rated their usefulness in descending order as follows: Cube, Tetrahedron and Saturn. Finally, experts found backward simulation to be slightly more useful for assessment than forward simulation.