Influencing elements of technological adoption: Case study about management in an educational institution

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https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2021.61445

Keywords:

information and communication technology, technological adoption, educational management, TOE framework, case study

Abstract

This study sought to analyze, from the point of view of educational managers, and based on the TOE framework, the determinants, boosters, and creators of barriers to the adoption and implementation of information and communication technologies within an educational institution. A qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory study was conducted, adopting the single case study as the research strategy. The data were collected through interviews, documentary research, and direct observations, later submitted to content analysis. Considering the TOE framework, the results demonstrate that the main determinants of technological adoption are linked to the environmental context; that the boosting elements are arranged in the organizational context; and that the elements that create barriers involve the organizational and environmental contexts.

Author Biographies

Caroline Oliveira Melo , Instituto Federal de Sergipe

Master's in Administration from the Postgraduate Program in Administration at the Federal University of Sergipe - PROPADM / UFS. Executive Secretary at the Federal Institute of Sergipe

Maria Conceição Melo Silva Luft, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Doctorate in Administration from the Federal University of Pernambuco. Associate Professor in the Department of Administration, Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PROPADM / UFS), and in the Graduate Program in Public Administration (PROFIAP / UFS) at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS).

Ronalty Oliveira Rocha, Federal University of Sergipe

Master's in Administration from the Postgraduate Program in Administration at the Federal University of Sergipe - PROPADM / UFS. Substitute professor at the Department of Administration at the Federal University of Sergipe / UFS.

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2021-05-03

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Melo , C. O., Luft, M. C. M. S., & Rocha, R. O. (2021). Influencing elements of technological adoption: Case study about management in an educational institution. Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 19, 124–145. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2021.61445

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