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An Empirical Investigation of Technology Readiness Among Working Professionals in Ethiopia


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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Fashion Management Studies (FMS), National Institute of Fashion Technology - Hyderabad, Hyderabad -500 081, Telangana, India
2 Professor and Chairman, Department of PG Studies and Research in Commerce, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga- 585 101, Karnataka, India
     

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Technology readiness as a concept offers an impetus for researchers and practitioners to gain customers' readiness to embrace and interact with technology in a more comprehensive manner. The Technology Readiness Index (TRI) scale has been widely used to assess technology readiness in a variety of countries and cultures. However, there are a limited number of studies which have focused on developing countries such as Ethiopia to explore the people-technology interaction. Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies of Africa, and hence, insights into Ethiopian consumers is important to the global marketplace. At the same time, with macroeconomic changes, Ethiopian consumers would also move from traditional to mainstream consumerism where technology is an important dimension of the marketing process. Therefore, this article focused on assessing technology readiness in general among Ethiopian working professionals using the Technology Readiness Index. The data were collected from individuals working in government and private offices based in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during July-September 2014. The results of the study discussed the technology readiness of working professionals and also compared results from previous studies conducted in different geographies like U.S., China, and Europe using the Technology Readiness Index scale.

Keywords

Technology, Readiness, Ethiopia, Working-Professionals

M3, 031, 034

Paper Submission Date : June 15, 2015 ; Paper sent back for Revision : September 22, 2015 ; Paper Acceptance Date : October 14, 2015.

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Shivkumar M. Belli
Assistant Professor, Department of Fashion Management Studies (FMS), National Institute of Fashion Technology - Hyderabad, Hyderabad -500 081, Telangana, India
Waghamare Shivaji
Professor and Chairman, Department of PG Studies and Research in Commerce, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga- 585 101, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Technology readiness as a concept offers an impetus for researchers and practitioners to gain customers' readiness to embrace and interact with technology in a more comprehensive manner. The Technology Readiness Index (TRI) scale has been widely used to assess technology readiness in a variety of countries and cultures. However, there are a limited number of studies which have focused on developing countries such as Ethiopia to explore the people-technology interaction. Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies of Africa, and hence, insights into Ethiopian consumers is important to the global marketplace. At the same time, with macroeconomic changes, Ethiopian consumers would also move from traditional to mainstream consumerism where technology is an important dimension of the marketing process. Therefore, this article focused on assessing technology readiness in general among Ethiopian working professionals using the Technology Readiness Index. The data were collected from individuals working in government and private offices based in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during July-September 2014. The results of the study discussed the technology readiness of working professionals and also compared results from previous studies conducted in different geographies like U.S., China, and Europe using the Technology Readiness Index scale.

Keywords


Technology, Readiness, Ethiopia, Working-Professionals

M3, 031, 034

Paper Submission Date : June 15, 2015 ; Paper sent back for Revision : September 22, 2015 ; Paper Acceptance Date : October 14, 2015.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2015%2Fv8i11%2F81252