Deutschlands industrielle Transformation folgt einem klaren Ziel: Bis 2045 sollen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft klimaneutral sein. Der Weg dorthin hat längst begonnen, aber sowohl die Unternehmen als auch die Bevölkerung haben auf diesem Pfad noch einen weiten Weg vor sich. Dies gilt...

This study investigates the factors influencing sustainable technology adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia's beauty, health, and wellness sectors. It is grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and extended with elements from the Unified Theory of...

Purpose - This study examines the determinants affecting the adoption of blockchain technology in Jordanian audit businesses, emphasizing age disparities among auditors. This study significantly contributes by analyzing generational differences in blockchain technology (BCT) uptake, offering...

Agricultural sector in Uzbekistan is undergoing rapid modernization driven by institutional reforms and mounting pressure to ensure sustainable land and water resource use. This study investigates the adoption and impacts of four sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) promoted for sustainable...

Using longitudinal data from the Gallup Panel covering more than 30,000 U.S. employees surveyed from 2023 to 2025, I document heterogeneous adoption of generative AI and its "organizational transmission" within firms. First, I show that the share of active (occasional) AI users grew from 9% to...

Increasing agricultural production, while decreasing its impact on the environment is a global challenge. Sustainable innovations, such as microbial applications, can play an important role in this light. However, risk averse farmers are often reluctant to adopt such innovations. In this study,...

The rapid advancement of Financial Technology (FinTech) has ushered in a new era of financial services, with innovative solutions that have the potential to transform how individuals and businesses manage their finances. This research study explores the critical factors affecting the adoption of...

Adopting AI chatbots has gained significant momentum across various industries due to advancements in artificial intelligence. Despite their potential, AI chatbot adoption remains a complex process affected by numerous factors that are not fully understood. This systematic review seeks to...

The adoption of ISO 27037, the international standard for digital evidence handling, remains poorly understood in emerging economy government contexts despite its critical importance for cybersecurity and judicial integrity. Existing literature predominantly examines private-sector...

The global aging population underscores the need for culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) solutions to address nutritional challenges among older adults. This study investigates factors influencing the adoption of a culturally adapted mHealth platform for nutritional tracking among Thai...

Despite growing interest in circular economy (CE) practices, the mechanisms for improving financial performance in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) remain underexplored, especially in developing economies. This study examines how CE practices enhance financial performance, both directly and...

This study investigates how organizationally prescribed perfectionism (OPP) influences organizational innovation through the sequential mediating roles of psychological contract breach (PCB) and knowledge-hiding behavior (KHB), with artificial intelligence technology acceptance (AITA)...

The rise of AI chatbots in e-commerce has revolutionized digital customer service, yet understanding the factors influencing customer adoption remains a challenge. Drawing on the Technology Acceptance Model 2 and Anthropomorphism theory, the study aims to examine how human-like interaction...

In this study we seek to understand the relationship between a trucker's level of human capital, their ease of use of new technology innovations and how this translates into overall port efficiency at the Port of Tema.To perform this inquiry, we develop a five-construct framework with trucker's...

The study explores the factors influencing consumers' motivation to use video streaming services of over-the-top (OTT) platforms and their willingness to pay for those services.Using a sample of 256 Indian consumers of OTT services, the study empirically tests a research framework based on the...

This study investigates the impact of belief about artificial intelligence (AI) on AI continuous usage in Business-to-Business (B2B) contexts through the lens of socio-technical system theory (STST). Using multilevel structural equation modeling of data from 460 employees across 78 software...

Digital transformation has become a central strategy for modernizing the public sector. This study analyzes the relationships between digital competencies, digital literacy, change management, soft skills, technology adoption, digitization of the public function, digital public services,...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of companies have been reported to generate favorable consumer attitudes towards the business, which in turn, encourages positive consumer behavior. But the application of this conclusion in the mobile commerce domain remains limited. Drawing on...

Digital wallets (DWs) have experienced significant growth in recent years. Still, at the same time, there are substantial differences in the level of adoption of these financial technologies between EU Member States. This research investigates the key factors affecting the intention to use DWs...

This pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of the big five personality traits on user engagement with chatbots at the early stages of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption.The pilot study involved 62 participants segmented into two groups to measure variables including engagement duration,...

This study aims to provide an overview of blockchain technology (BT) adoption within the auditing domain. It focuses on three stages of BT adoption, i.e. pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation.Of the 2,610 initial sources, we selected and analyzed 63 relevant articles from...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly influences daily life, yet a comprehensive understanding of responsible AI usage, particularly from legal, ethical, and practical perspectives, remains limited. This quantitative study, conducted in Lebanon and grounded in the Unified Theory of...

Blockchain and digital technologies are transforming innovation and knowledge creation by reshaping how users interact with services, make decisions, and engage with digital ecosystems, particularly in the digital sector. This study examines the psychological and behavioural factors shaping the...

This study investigates the impact of digitalisation and intangible investment-specifically digital skills and software adoption-on productivity in the United Kingdom's banking sector. Software adoption is captured through banks' investment in enterprise systems (CRM/ERP, cloud computing, and...

The new era of FinTech services enabled the financial sector to benefit from innovative and cost-effective products via process automation, fostering a foundation for more sustainable business growth. Despite considerable research, the determinants of FinTech services adoption by businesses...

The purpose of this study is to examine respondents' behavioural intentions towards m-wallets. The study tries to explain the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and security on satisfaction, further leading to behavioural intention.The TAM model served as the foundation for a...

This assessment of the electronic payment acceptance (EPA) landscape in Eswatini has been produced as part of the Eswatini Financial Sector Technical Assistance Program implemented by the World Bank and funded by the European Union. The Program includes three components—the national payment...

Grounded in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research explores how marketing professionals perceive AI adoption, examining the paradoxical tensions between technological fascination and professional resistance that challenge traditional TAM assumptions. This study draws on an...

The study investigates the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) as a complex socio-technical phenomenon within Thailand's emerging open learning innovation ecosystem. By synthesizing the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model 2 (TAM2) and extending them with constructs of...

The growing dependenceon mobile technology and the drive for financial inclusivity in the developing world are driving the use of e-wallets as a key agenda for governments and FinTech solution providers. The objective of this research is to examine the factorsthat influence consumers' intention...