Michał Kuciapski

The current paper investigates the role of a stakeholder group in the SaaS adoption decision. In the research approach adopted, two stakeholder groups have been examined: SaaS providers and SaaS adopters. Drawing from the opinions of 134 providers and 137 adopters and employing a multifaceted model explaining antecedents of the propensity to adopt SaaS, the current study examines the moderating role of a stakeholder group for the relationships between constructs. The adopted research approach is Partial Least Squares Multigroup Analysis (PLS-MGA). The preliminary results obtained in the PLS-MGA analysis demonstrate that SaaS providers and adopters differ significantly in their decision on SaaS adoption with respect to IT-business alignment and productivity. In particular, adopters appear to underestimate the role of productivity, while providers tend to underestimate the role of IT-business alignment.

The role of management support is crucial when companies embark on the adoption of emerging technologies such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The current paper investigates the role of management support in the SaaS adoption decision. It presents a multifaceted model explaining antecedents of the propensity to adopt SaaS with the central role played by management support. The proposed model is being verified drawing from the opinions of IT practitioners representing both SaaS adopters and providers. The adopted research approach is Partial-Least-Squares Structural Equations Modelling (PLS-SEM). The preliminary results obtained in the PLS-SEM analysis demonstrate that the presented model is promising, confirming that the propensity to adopt SaaS is significantly influenced by management support, which is shaped only by trust. At the same time, the findings also suggest the insignificant role of other potential antecedents of management support, thus suggesting ideas for further model verification and improvement.

Artykuł z zasobów e-mentora: Wielopłaszczyznowa integracja e-nauczania z akademicką praktyką dydaktyczną - studium przypadku uczelni University of Houston-Downtown. E-mentor - internetowe czasopismo poświęcone nastepującym zagadnienion:e-learning, czasopismo, sgh, szkoła główna handlowa, internetowe czasopismo, e-mentor, nauczanie przez internet, kształcenie ustawiczne, metody kształcenia, formy kształcenia.

Purpose: Although mobile devices are ubiquitous among employees, their awareness and readiness to use mobile technologies for competence development is still not widespread and therefore requires further exploration. The purpose of this study is to propose a conceptual model based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to explain the determinants that affect employees’ intention to use mobile devices and software for knowledge transfer during the process of knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual model based on the UTAUT with new variables concerning relative usability (RU) and user autonomy (UA) and new connections between the determinants was developed as a result of a subject matter literature review. A structural equation modelling approach was used to validate the model on the basis of data collected via a survey collected from 371 employees from 21 sectors, both public and private. Findings: The UTAUT model extended by new variables like RU and UA explains employee acceptance of mobile technologies for knowledge transfer reasonably well. New proposed variables highlighted that the usability of technology compared to other solutions and user autonomy in the selection and the use of applications have the strongest impact on the employees’ intention to use mobile devices and software for knowledge transfer. Research limitations/implications: This model explains the 55 per cent behavioral intention of employees to use mobile technologies for knowledge transfer. Even though it is quite high in terms of acceptance theories, some new variables should be explored. Furthermore, study does not verify whether m-learning acceptance for knowledge transfer is sector-specific. Practical implications: Mobile technologies used for knowledge transfer by employees should allow for high UA through their ability to select solutions that they find convenient, use of preferred platforms, personalize applications and utilize devices and software in various environments. They should not be simplified and should have the same functionality and efficiency of use as alternative solutions like web and desktop applications, even if additional effort to learn them would be required. Mobile technologies that take into account UA and RU support the process of employees capturing, distributing and effectively using knowledge. Originality/value: The elaborated model provides a valuable solution with practical implications for increasing mobile technologies acceptance for knowledge transfer. The study results contribute both to knowledge management and technology acceptance research fields by introducing two new determinants for the acceptance of technologies in knowledge transfer, such as UA and RU with several additional connections between existing UTAUT variables.

Artykuł z zasobów e-mentora: Skuteczne zarządzanie projektami e-learningowymi w warunkach ograniczonych zasobów poprzez integrację koncepcji Rapid Instructional Design. E-mentor - internetowe czasopismo poświęcone nastepującym zagadnienion:e-learning, czasopismo, sgh, szkoła główna handlowa, internetowe czasopismo, e-mentor, nauczanie przez internet, kształcenie ustawiczne, metody kształcenia, formy kształcenia.