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Acceptance of government-sponsored agricultural information systems in China: the role of government social power

Authors: Yunfan Lu, Yaobin Lu, Bin Wang, Zhao Pan, Hong Qin

Published in: Information Systems and e-Business Management | Issue 2/2015

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Though many governments enthusiastically supported agricultural information systems, little is known about the role of governments in farmers’ acceptance of such systems. The present study examines the influences of government social power on farmers’ intention to use government-sponsored agricultural information systems. A research model reflecting the relationships among technology acceptance, government social power, and adoption intention was developed and tested using data collected from 1,504 subjects in the Jiangxi province of China. Our findings show that the role of government social power should not be ignored, as it produced a substantial improvement in the variance explained in intention to use (from 57.1 to 70.8 %). This work also analyzed the influences of gender on the acceptance intention. Based on empirical findings, we offer managerial suggestions for the adoption of agricultural information systems.

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Title: Acceptance of government-sponsored agricultural information systems in China: the role of government social power
Authors: Yunfan Lu
Yaobin Lu
Bin Wang
Zhao Pan
Hong Qin
Publication date: 01-05-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Information Systems and e-Business Management / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1617-9846
Electronic ISSN: 1617-9854
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-014-0235-6

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