Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia

Many telecommunication companies in Malaysia have been attracted to invest significantly in the development of mobile commerce due to the explosive growth in the usage and market penetration of mobile devices. Eventhough generation X is characterized with high earning power, as they are reluctant on...

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Autores principales: Moorthy,Krishna, Suet Ling,Ching, Weng Fatt,Yeong, Mun Yee,Chan, Ket Yin,Elaine Chong, Sin Yee,Kwa, Kok Wei,Lee
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Publicado: Universidad de Talca 2017
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-187620170002000042018-10-12Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in MalaysiaMoorthy,KrishnaSuet Ling,ChingWeng Fatt,YeongMun Yee,ChanKet Yin,Elaine ChongSin Yee,KwaKok Wei,Lee Mobile commerce Innovation resistance theory Negative valence factor Generation X Malaysia Many telecommunication companies in Malaysia have been attracted to invest significantly in the development of mobile commerce due to the explosive growth in the usage and market penetration of mobile devices. Eventhough generation X is characterized with high earning power, as they are reluctant on technological advancements, the mobile commerce adoption rate is remaining low in Malaysia. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the resistance factors to understand the reasons for this low adoption among generation X in Malaysia. Innovation Resistance Theory (IRT) and Valence Framework have been employed to examine the barriers, including usage, value, risk, tradition, image, and perceived cost barriers. The results of this study have been derived from data collected from 227 generation X consumers through questionnaire survey. The findings of this study show that, except the cost barrier, all other barriers significantly affect the mobile commerce adoption. These results enable local businesses to develop solutions to eliminate the resistance barriers and act as a means of understanding how to possibly enhance the rate of mobile commerce adoption in Malaysia. This research provides an extended Innovation Resistance Theory model by adding the perceived cost barrier construct, a negative valence factor, for the adoption intention of mobile commerce.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de TalcaJournal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research v.12 n.2 20172017-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-18762017000200004en10.4067/S0718-18762017000200004
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topic Mobile commerce
Innovation resistance theory
Negative valence factor
Generation X
Malaysia
spellingShingle Mobile commerce
Innovation resistance theory
Negative valence factor
Generation X
Malaysia
Moorthy,Krishna
Suet Ling,Ching
Weng Fatt,Yeong
Mun Yee,Chan
Ket Yin,Elaine Chong
Sin Yee,Kwa
Kok Wei,Lee
Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
description Many telecommunication companies in Malaysia have been attracted to invest significantly in the development of mobile commerce due to the explosive growth in the usage and market penetration of mobile devices. Eventhough generation X is characterized with high earning power, as they are reluctant on technological advancements, the mobile commerce adoption rate is remaining low in Malaysia. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the resistance factors to understand the reasons for this low adoption among generation X in Malaysia. Innovation Resistance Theory (IRT) and Valence Framework have been employed to examine the barriers, including usage, value, risk, tradition, image, and perceived cost barriers. The results of this study have been derived from data collected from 227 generation X consumers through questionnaire survey. The findings of this study show that, except the cost barrier, all other barriers significantly affect the mobile commerce adoption. These results enable local businesses to develop solutions to eliminate the resistance barriers and act as a means of understanding how to possibly enhance the rate of mobile commerce adoption in Malaysia. This research provides an extended Innovation Resistance Theory model by adding the perceived cost barrier construct, a negative valence factor, for the adoption intention of mobile commerce.
author Moorthy,Krishna
Suet Ling,Ching
Weng Fatt,Yeong
Mun Yee,Chan
Ket Yin,Elaine Chong
Sin Yee,Kwa
Kok Wei,Lee
author_facet Moorthy,Krishna
Suet Ling,Ching
Weng Fatt,Yeong
Mun Yee,Chan
Ket Yin,Elaine Chong
Sin Yee,Kwa
Kok Wei,Lee
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title Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
title_short Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
title_full Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
title_fullStr Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Barriers of Mobile Commerce Adoption Intention: Perceptions of Generation X in Malaysia
title_sort barriers of mobile commerce adoption intention: perceptions of generation x in malaysia
publisher Universidad de Talca
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