Banks, in order to extend the development of information technology and electronic banking services and its using by customers, in first place, should examine barriers and problems in using information technology. Therefore, in this study we deal with identifying and prioritizing these barriers in Iranian banks. Our method in this research is descriptive-survey. In this way, after the library s...

It is a challenge for a farmer with limited resources to decide on the production of commodities and investment in the farm. Transformation of smallholder subsistence agriculture, to market oriented value addition based agriculture is vital for poverty reduction in Ethiopia. This study was initiated to explore the factors which contribute for the adoption of improved wheat and pepper varieties ...

This article presents a theoretical framework distinguishing four systematically different levels of Web Service technology adoption. The framework is related to Swanson’s IS innovation theory. Based on IS innovation theory the conjecture is made that each level of Web Service technology adoption has important differences in adoption requirements and potential outcomes. The framework is intende...

The study was conducted among the two farmer groups in Bhaktapur and Kavre districts of Nepal. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of IPM FFS on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced IPM knowledge and adoption of IPM strategies by the farmers. The study has be...

Many studies of technology adoption have noted that new technology can have far-reaching effects, dramatically changing the environment (e.g., work, home, school) in which we use the technology. The current research operationalizes the equity implementation model (EIM) to provide an equity/fairness perspective on technology adoption in the context of online discussion tools. The EIM applies equ...