The Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a shift towards a digitally enriched environment that connects smart objects and users, aiming to provide merchants with innovative ways to communicate with customers. Therefore, the aim of this research was to identify the Romanian consumer′s openness to technologica...

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Autores principales:	Adrian Micu, Angela-Eliza Micu, Marius Geru, Alexandru Capatina, Mihaela-Carmen Muntean
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Internet of Things sensors technological autonomy smart home energy saving Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5786b0cd11c3406e9c3ce7fd4e4e333e2021-11-25T17:26:58ZThe Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania10.3390/en142275891996-1073https://doaj.org/article/5786b0cd11c3406e9c3ce7fd4e4e333e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7589https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073The Internet of Things (IoT) is a shift towards a digitally enriched environment that connects smart objects and users, aiming to provide merchants with innovative ways to communicate with customers. Therefore, the aim of this research was to identify the Romanian consumer′s openness to technological autonomy and the degree of acceptance of IoT services and technologies to address the green deal principle of low energy consumption. This article investigated the factors that influence the decision to buy smart IoT devices and customers′ perception regarding the security of the data generated in this process. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research proposed an alternative model consisting of 18 items measured on a Likert scale in order to identify the factors that contribute to the perceived value of the consumer and the behavioral precursors impacting the decision to purchase IoT products. More and more products have built-in sensors and through the Internet connection generate valuable data from a managerial point of view in relation to the customer. Although these data are expected to be of great value to companies, the way they are used is not always transparent and can affect the purchasing decisions and the behavior of IoT products′ customers. The findings of this paper aimed to better promote Smart Home IoT technologies and devices among Romanian people, making possible the control of consumption and the generation of energy savings.Adrian MicuAngela-Eliza MicuMarius GeruAlexandru CapatinaMihaela-Carmen MunteanMDPI AGarticleInternet of Thingssensorstechnological autonomysmart homeenergy savingTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7589, p 7589 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Internet of Things sensors technological autonomy smart home energy saving Technology T Adrian Micu Angela-Eliza Micu Marius Geru Alexandru Capatina Mihaela-Carmen Muntean The Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania
description	The Internet of Things (IoT) is a shift towards a digitally enriched environment that connects smart objects and users, aiming to provide merchants with innovative ways to communicate with customers. Therefore, the aim of this research was to identify the Romanian consumer′s openness to technological autonomy and the degree of acceptance of IoT services and technologies to address the green deal principle of low energy consumption. This article investigated the factors that influence the decision to buy smart IoT devices and customers′ perception regarding the security of the data generated in this process. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this research proposed an alternative model consisting of 18 items measured on a Likert scale in order to identify the factors that contribute to the perceived value of the consumer and the behavioral precursors impacting the decision to purchase IoT products. More and more products have built-in sensors and through the Internet connection generate valuable data from a managerial point of view in relation to the customer. Although these data are expected to be of great value to companies, the way they are used is not always transparent and can affect the purchasing decisions and the behavior of IoT products′ customers. The findings of this paper aimed to better promote Smart Home IoT technologies and devices among Romanian people, making possible the control of consumption and the generation of energy savings.
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title	The Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania
title_short	The Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania
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The Challenge for Energy Saving in Smart Homes: Exploring the Interest for IoT Devices Acquisition in Romania

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