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Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Factors influencing the adoption of information technology in a construction business
 
Creator Sargent, Kimberley
Hyland, Paul
Sawang, Sukanlaya
 
Subject Technology adoption
technology adoption, resistance, organizational change, top management support
Technology adoption
 
Description Construction firms are increasingly utilizing information technologies to better manage geographically dispersed projects. Often these technologies involve changes to existing working practices and processes and are viewed as disruptive by members of the organization. Understanding the factors that can influence individuals’ intention to utilize technology can assist managers to implement strategies to increase and improve the uptake of technologies and improve the innovation adoption process.  Using a case study organization, factors identified in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) are examined and the UTAUT is extended and by including resistance to change and top management support. The findings indicate effort expectancy, internal facilitating conditions and top management support all influence individuals’ intention to use information technology. The results also show that resistance to change or fear of change does not always play a role in innovation adoption. The findings reinforce the need to support new technologies from both a managerial and technical perspective.  
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2012-06-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/72
10.5130/AJCEB.v12i2.2448
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 12, No 2 (2012): AJCEB; 86
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/72/2861
 
Coverage Australia
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The case organization is a privately owned and operated Australian civil engineering and building construction company specializing in project management, infrastructure, engineering, building, mining services and precast.
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2012 Kimberley Sargent, Paul Hyland, Sukanlaya Sawang
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