Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to investigate and clarify some of the factors that influence organizations to adopt or reject the social media, and if the emergence of social media influenced the organization's communication. Metohodology: A qualitative methodology has been used to execute the study. The source has been semi structured interviews with chosen representatives from several organizations. Theoretical perspective: The theoretical basis for the execution of the methodology is based on the provisional theoretical demarcation uses and gratifications theory. For analysis diffusion of innovations theory is applied. Emperical findings: The empirical material includes interviews with representatives from twelve selected organizations, defined as companies in the industry and authorities, in seven different industries. Conclusion:   The main factors affecting an adoption of social media is the organization’s open structure, the ability to see opportunities with social media and that they are seen as a natural part of development in the communications field. The main factors affecting a rejection of social media is ignorance, the organization's governance and that there must be a need that social media can fill. Neither users nor non-users believe that social media can replace traditional media. They are a complement to existing media, where the oral personal communication is superior to other forms.

The tourism industry in the United States is constantly changing and being influenced by social media, specifically Instagram. Culinary brands use Instagram to advertise their restaurants and dishes in a creative, visual way. As a result, Instagram is now being used as a tool by tourists and both potential and current customers to share their dining experiences and find these locations based on the visual appeal. This study provides a content analysis of Instagram account information and photo composition within eight popular culinary tourism destinations by examining the strategies used by the accounts. 50 randomly selected photos were used from eight popular culinary tourism locations. Framing, Uses and Gratifications, and Diffusion of Innovation theories were the theoretical framework for the study. The results of this study indicated key characteristics of some of the most popular culinary tourism destinations on Instagram.

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Thesis (M.A. ( Information Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / This study aimed to examine the extent of awareness and the adoption of Open Access (OA) publishing for the purpose of scholarly communication by academic staff at the University of Limpopo (UL). The study was guided by Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation theory (1) to measure the level of awareness of academics on the availability and use of OA resources; (2) to determine the adoption and usage levels of OA publishing as a platform for information sharing by academics in scholarly communication; (3) to establish academics’ attitudes towards the use of the OA publishing platforms; and (4) to identify perspectives of academic staff with regards to challenges and benefits presented by OA publishing. A dominantly quantitative research approach was adopted using a google forms questionnaire with closed ended questions to collect data from 250 academics at the University of Limpopo. Academics were selected using the systematic simple random sampling method. To ensure the survey instrument’s reliability and validity, the researcher conducted a pilot study through a web-based survey. A descriptive statistics method of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse data. The study established that the majority (82%) of academics were aware of OA publishing platforms. The internet and subject librarians were the main communication channels through which they became aware of OA publishing. The study also found that there was minimal the adoption and usage of OA publishing among academics. Their attitudes towards OA and their perceptions of the benefits and challenges of OA. The general attitudes of academics about OA were positive, signifying the acceptance of this scholarly communication mode. However, some of the challenges encountered in adopting and using OA publishing include slow internet connectivity and access, publication charges by some publishers, lack of skills to publish online, power interruptions, lack of policies on OA, fake and predatory v publishers and OA articles not being peer-reviewed. These were reported as problems that directly or indirectly hinder academics from publishing in OA platforms. The study recommends the institutionalisation of OA publishing at UL to improve research output dissemination. An area for further research will be to establish more insights regarding the feasibility of OA development and possible ways of dealing with article processing fees. Keywords: Open Access publishing, scholarly communication, Academic staff, Institutional Repositories, Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation theory, University of Limpopo.

More research is needed to be able to fully understand the role that social media plays in elections, specifically in local elections. Candidates need to understand how it works and how they can effectively use this new communication medium. By exploring Diffusion of Innovation Theory, Social Information Processing Theory, and the Two-Way Symmetrical Model of communications this study sought to answer one overarching question: how should a candidate employ social media in a local election? This qualitative, single case study explores the 2014 recall and general election in Yorba Linda, California. Councilman Tom Lindsey and candidate Matt Palmer are the primary subjects of study. Observations were made through analysis of documentation, interviews, and participant and direct observation. The researcher was employed as the campaign manager for both Lindsey's and Palmer's campaigns. The findings support the use of social media in local campaigns on a case by case basis. Determining use depends on the demographics of the voters and the abilities of the candidate. The data suggests that social media needs to be part of comprehensive strategy that includes traditional communication tools. Observations from the case study illustrate the need for candidates to engage in two-way communication that is monitored and regulated. This study begins to establish social media as a tool that candidates can use to inexpensively reach voters in a way that showcases the candidate's personality and allows them to connect on a personal level with constituents. Social media will play a role in politics at all levels.

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The Internet is the most common communication and research tool worldwide. Perusal of the World Wide Web quickly reveals the variety of information available. Internet adoption can be considered the late 20th century's most important event. In academic environments today, Internet use among faculty members has been widely expanded, with professors now integrating Internet technology into classroom activities. Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University (IMSU) is a pioneering public university in Saudi Arabia. Until recently, some faculty members at IMSU were unable to access the Internet through the university. It is important to study the effects of this delay on faculty members regarding research and academic activities. This study identified the statistically significant differences in demographic characteristics of Internet adopters and non-adopters among faculty members at IMSU, examined whether faculty members' perceptions of the Internet affected adoption, determined if the university administration's decisions impacted faulty members' decisions to adopt the Internet, identified factors motivating faculty members to adopt the Internet, identified obstacles influencing faculty members' decisions to use the Internet, and determined whether innovation characteristics as perceived by faculty members predicted Internet adoption. Using Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory, the influence of eight attributes were examined regarding Internet adoption among IMSU faculty members. Multiple regression and chi-square techniques were conducted to analyze the data and answer research questions. Statistically significant differences were identified among Internet adopters and non-adopters regarding gender, age, academic rank, discipline, and English proficiency. The data revealed 54.7% of IMSU faulty members used the Internet for research and academic activities twice a month or less, indicating a low Internet adoption rate. Statistically significant differences were noted among adopters and non-adopters relative to income level and English proficiency. Multiple regression analysis showed that all attributes of innovation individually predicted Internet adoption. The combination of all attributes indicated the model could predict Internet adoption among faculty.

由於醫療服務具高度專業性，故醫療照護市場長期存在資訊不對等的問題。隨著消費者利益保護及病人權利運動的興起、民眾被要求在自己的健康上承擔更多的責任，積極參與健康決策、新資訊科技的發明，使得醫院醫療與服務品質資訊的收集更容易且成本更低廉，因此，歐美各國近年來積極建立健康照護市場的品質資訊，發展醫院品質報告卡，提供民眾就醫選擇所需的資訊，期望能達成保障民眾的醫療權益，同時促使醫院提升醫療與服務品質，及增進醫療照護市場運作效率的目標。 台灣自1995年起實施全民健康保險制度，醫院與中央健康保險局的特約率達90%以上，民眾享有極大的自由選擇就醫地點及醫院，然而到目前為止，仍然欠缺足夠的醫院醫療與服務品質資訊提供給民眾做為選擇醫院的參考。其次，相關研究的結果顯示，台灣民眾對於就醫選擇資訊的提供有高度的興趣，且對民眾就醫選擇決策亦有重大的影響。 目標：本研究旨在由民眾觀點篩選醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的指標項目，及採用創新擴散理論(innovation diffusion theory)，以結構方程模式(structural equation model)探討住院病人對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡創新特性的知覺、態度及使用意願。 方法：本研究首先以推動社會福利、關心民眾健康權益及病人團體的30位專家為研究對象，進行二回合的德菲法(Delphi method )問卷調查篩選醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的指標項目。其次以台北縣市不同層級及權屬別的八家醫院內、外科共500位住院病人為研究對象進行面訪問卷調查，探討住院病人創新接受度、對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡創新特性的認知、態度及使用意願，並以結構方程模式進行研究假說與架構的驗證。 結果：1.由民眾觀點所選出屬於高適用性且高重視度的指標項目計有院內感染率、手術傷口感染率、住院病人對醫師病情解說內容的滿意度、門診病人對醫師服務態度的滿意度等九項；2.只有17.2%的住院病人在填問卷前有聽過醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡這個名詞；3.有80.2%的住院病人認為醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡對選擇醫院是非常有價值或有價值的；4.住院病人對服務品質指標的瞭解程度相對地高於對醫療品質指標的瞭解程度；5.對呈現方式的瞭解程度由高至而低排序，依序為星號、百分比、長條圖；6.影響「住院病人是否看懂醫院醫療與服務品質資訊」的因素，在控制其他變項的影響後發現，教育程度愈高者、年齡愈輕者、個人平均月收入較高者，較看懂醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡範例中指標資訊；7.創新特性中，「相容性」及「結果展示性」對「對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的態度」具有正向的顯著影響；8.「知覺有用性」、「對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的態度」及「創新接受度」對「使用醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的意願」具有正向的顯著影響；9.影響住院病人「對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的態度」最主要因素為「相容性」，且達到統計上的顯著水準；10.影響住院病人「使用醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的意願」的最主要因素為「對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的態度」，且達到統計上的顯著水準；11.最後要特別強調的是，本研究的新發現為「知覺有用性」、「知覺易用性」、「相容性」、「結果展示性」、「創新接受度」，兩兩之間具有統計上之顯著相關，這是本研究與以往相關研究結果的最大不同發現。 結論：住院病人認為醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡對選擇醫院是有價值的，因此，建議行政院衛生署可考慮主導，整合醫院評鑑、全民健康保險申報及病人滿意度調查的資料，分區分醫院等級，評比其在高適用性且高重視度的九項指標項目之表現，以星號及百分比的形式呈現，再以小手冊及網際網路查詢的方式對外公佈，並加強對民眾的宣導教育，讓民眾可以將品質資訊運用在就醫選擇決策上，使民眾成為明智的醫療服務消費者及醫療與服務品質的共同監督者，以提升醫療體系的運作效能。 / There exists information asymmetry between providers and consumers in healthcare market due to the highly specialized knowledge in this market. Consumers were asked to bear more responsibility on their own health and to participate in the formulation of healthcare strategies and the inventions of new technology as the uprising in the movement of consumer right protection. These would result in the reduction in costs related to the medical services and information collection. Therefore, western countries have aggressively established the medical information system and developed hospital report cards in order to protect consumers’ right, to improve quality of medical services, and to increase the efficiency of healthcare market by providing service information to consumers. Taiwan initiated the National Health Insurance since 1995 with the facility contract rate reaching over 90%. This provides consumers great access to healthcare institutions. However, few service data have been provided to consumers as a reference for the choice of providers to date. In addition, previous studies showed that consumers were interested in obtaining available service information and these information have a great influence on consumers’ decision of providers. Objectives: The purposes of this study were to select indicators of hospital report cards from public’s perspective and to adopt the innovation diffusion theory and structural equation modeling to explore inpatients’ perception characteristics of innovation, attitudes toward, and willingness to use hospital report card. Materials and Methods: Firstly, we selected 30 subjects who were experts in social welfare or consumer right to participate in two rounds of Delphi investigation to select appropriate indicators of hospital report card. Secondly, we purposely ask for the permission from eight hospitals representing different accreditation levels and ownerships to allow us to select 500 medical and surgical inpatients to conduct a face-to-face interview regarding their innovativeness, perception characteristics of innovation, attitudes toward, and willingness to use hospital report cards. Finally, we used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test research hypotheses by way of. Results: We found that (1) from publics’ perspective the most applicable and important indicators include nosocomial infection rate, postoperative infection rate, inpatient’s satisfaction toward physician’s explanation, and outpatient’s satisfaction toward physician’s service attitudes; (2) only 17.2% of surveyed sample heard the term “hospital report card” before; (3) a total of 80.2% of inpatients considered hospital report cards to be very valuable or valuable for the selection of providers; (4) inpatients understood more in service indicators than clinic indicators; (5) the order of inpatients’ preference in presentation of hospital report cards was to use stars, percentages, and bar charts; (6) those who had higher education and higher monthly incomes, and were younger were more likely to understand the information provided by hospital report cards after adjusting for other factors; (7) among inpatients’ characteristics of innovation toward hospital report card, ”compatibility” and “result demonstrability” had significant positive influence on ”inpatients’ attitude toward hospital report card”; (8)”perceived usefulness”, “inpatients’ attitude toward hospital report card”, and “inpatients’ innovativeness” had significant positive influence on ”inpatients’ willingness to use hospital report card”；(9)”compatibility” had significant positive influence on “inpatients’ attitude toward hospital report card”；(10)“inpatients’ attitude toward hospital report card” had significant positive influence on ”inpatients’ willingness to use hospital report card”；(11)finally it is worth emphasize that this study had a new finding that ”perceived usefulness”, “perceived ease to use ”, “compatibility”, “result demonstrability ”,and “inpatients’ innovativeness” had significant positive correlation between each other. Conclusions: We concluded that inpatients considered hospital report cards to be valuable for the selection of hospitals. Therefore, it is recommended that hospital report cards be initiated by the Department of Health by integrating the information from hospital accreditation, medical claims data from the National Health Insurance, and survey of patient satisfactions. The rankings of hospital shown on report cards can be presented in stars or percentages, and these pieces of information can be released through booklet or Internet. In addition, consumers should be educated to use hospital information in order to monitor hospital performance and improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery system. / 目 錄 誌謝……………………………………………………………… Ⅰ 摘要……………………………………………………………… Ⅲ Abstract………………………………………………………… Ⅴ 目錄……………………………………………………………… Ⅶ 表目錄……………………………………………………………… Ⅹ 圖目錄……………………………………………………………… Ⅻ 第一章 前言……………………………………………………… 1 第一節 研究背景與動機………………………………… 1 第二節 研究目的與研究問題…………………………… 5 第三節 研究的重要性與預期貢獻……………………… 6 第二章 文獻探討………………………………………………… 8 第一節 醫院品質報告卡的沿革……………………………… 8 第二節 醫院品質報告卡的指標項目………………………… 15 第三節 醫院品質報告卡的影響與推行障礙………………… 27 第四節 醫療品質指標系統及品質報告卡的發展步驟……… 32 第五節 創新擴散理論………………………………………… 37 第六節 結構方程模式………………………………………… 43 第七節 國內外相關實證研究之結果………………………… 48 第八節 綜合討論……………………………………………… 76 第三章 以德菲法篩選醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡之指標項目. 79 壹、研究方法……………………………………………………… 79 第一節 研究設計與流程………………………………………… 79 第二節 研究對象………………………………………………… 79 第三節 研究工具………………………………………………… 81 第四節 資料處理與分析………………………………………… 95 貳、研究結果……………………………………………………… 95 第一節 問卷回收情形…………………………………………… 95 第二節 描述性統計分析………………………………………… 96 第三節 第一回合與第二回合問卷調查結果差異分析…………105 參、討論……………………………………………………………106 第一節 重要研究結果討論………………………………………106 第二節 研究限制…………………………………………………108 第四章 住院病人對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的認知、態度 與使用意願……………………………………………… 110 壹、研究方法………………………………………………………110 第一節 研究架構、目的與假說…………………………………110 第二節 研究對象…………………………………………………118 第三節 研究變項之操作型定義…………………………………121 第四節 研究工具…………………………………………………124 第五節 資料處理與分析…………………………………………126 貳、研究結果………………………………………………………128 第一節 問卷信度及效度的檢定…………………………………129 第二節 樣本基本特質與研究變項的統計分析…………………130 第三節 研究假說與架構的驗證…………………………………170 參、討論……………………………………………………………178 第一節 重要研究結果討論………………………………………178 第二節 研究限制…………………………………………………187 第五章 結論與建議………………………………………………188 第一節 結論………………………………………………………188 第二節 建議………………………………………………………191 參考文獻……………………………………………………………194 附錄…………………………………………………………………209 附錄一、德菲法問卷專家效度名單………………………………209 附錄二、德菲法問卷專家名單……………………………………210 附錄三、醫院品質報告卡指標項目適用性及重要性評分問卷 212 附錄四、醫院品質報告卡指標項目適用性及重要性評分問卷 (第二回合) ………………………………………………224 附錄五、住院病人對「醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡」的認知、 態度與使用意願之研究問卷專家效度名單……………246 附錄六、住院病人對「醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡」的認知、 態度與使用意願之研究…………………………………247 附錄七、醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的範例……………………254 表目錄 表2-1品質報告卡的種類及指標項目…………………………… 20 表2-2台灣有關醫療品質指標的實證研究……………………… 50 表2-3台灣用來評估醫院醫療品質的指標彙總表……………… 56 表2-4有關民眾(病人)選擇醫院(醫師)考量因素的實證研究… 58 表2-5台灣有關醫院品質報告卡及民眾就醫選擇資訊需求的相 關研究 ……………………………………………………… 66 表3-1本研究初步選取醫院醫療與服務品質指標的來源或依據…84 表3-2本研究所採用醫院醫療與服務品質指標的操作型定義……87 表3-3問卷發放及回收情形…………………………………………96 表3-4德菲法專家問卷分析結果……………………………………99 表3-5適用性前十名指標項目及其平均值 ………………………103 表3-6重視度前十名指標項目及其平均值 ………………………104 表3-7適用性與重視度交叉分析矩陣表 …………………………104 表3-8高適用性且高重視度指標項目 ……………………………105 表3-9Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test 檢定結果………………… 109 表4-1研究對象分配表—依層級別、權屬別及性別分 …………120 表4-2預試問卷各成份信度結果 …………………………………125 表4-3有效樣本分佈情形—依醫院別 ……………………………131 表4-4樣本個人基本特質與就醫選擇資訊搜尋及需求狀況 ……133 表4-5對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的認知 ……………………137 表4-6對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡之指標及呈現方式的瞭解 程度…… ……………………………………………………139 表4-7醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡創新特性之描述性分析 ……140 表4-8醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡的態度及使用意願之描述性 分析………………………………………………………… 144 表4-9創新接受度量表之描述性分析 ……………………………145 表4-10住院病人自覺醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡對選擇醫院有 無價值影響因素的雙變項分析……………………………147 表4-11病人自覺品質報告卡對選擇醫院有無價值影響因素之複 迴歸分析……………………………………………………149 表4-12住院前有無先探聽醫院醫療與服務品質資訊影響因素的 雙變項分析…………………………………………………151 表4-13住院前有無探聽醫院醫療與服務品質資訊影響因素之複 迴歸分析……………………………………………………153 表4-14住院病人是否看懂醫院醫療與服務品質資訊影響因素的 雙變項分析…………………………………………………155 表4-15住院病人是否看懂品質資訊影響因素之複迴歸分析……157 表4-16住院病人是否需要醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡影響因素 的雙變項分析………………………………………………159 表4-17住院病人是否需要醫院品質報告卡影響因素之複迴歸分 析……………………………………………………………161 表4-18住院病人會不會參考醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡影響因 素的雙變項分析 …………………………………………163 表4-19住院病人會不會參考醫院品質報告卡影響因素之複迴歸 分析…………………………………………………………165 表4-20住院病人是否會更換就醫醫院影響因素的雙變項分析…167 表4-21住院病人會不會更換到其他的醫院看病影響因素之複迴 歸分析…… ………………………………………………169 表4-22住院病人創新接受度、對醫院醫療與服務品質報告卡創 新特性之知覺、態度與使用意願理論架構因果模式之配 適度檢定結果………………………………………………171 表4-23整體模式之多元相關平方(SMC) …………………………171 表4-24外因潛在變項與其測量變項關係之標準化係數之檢定…173 表4-25內因潛在變項與其測量變項關係之標準化係數之檢定…174 表4-26潛在變項間之因果關係的標準化係數之檢定……………174 表4-27外因潛在變項間相關係數之檢定…………………………175 表4-28研究模式的間接、直接與整體效果………………………175 表4-29研究假說檢定結果…………………………………………176 圖目錄 圖2-1Rogers的創新--決策過程典範………………………………41 圖3-1德菲法研究流程………………………………………………80 圖4-1研究架構 ……………………………………………………111 圖4-2本研究之結構方程模式關係路徑圖 ………………………177

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The adoption of blockchain technology for cross-border payments is not an easy task.However this qualitative study further investigates the connotations associated with adoptionof blockchain in cross-border financial transactions within Swedish financial institutions suchas banks, fintech, and credit management service companies. To answer this question, weinterviewed six participants that work in a credit management company, an open bankingcompany, and a digital mortgage service company using semi-structured interviews. Datacollection was done using this method because the purpose of this research work is to identifypeople's insights and experiences based on their real-life experiences. Data were analyzedusing thematic analysis. Our results showed that the impact of adoption of blockchain incross-border payment transactions in terms of technical implementation challenges,customers' use cases and pilot programs, compliance and security enhancements, industrycollaboration and knowledge sharing, legacy systems integration and interoperability, and keydrivers beyond adoption. In addition, the study findings were compared with the determinantsand influence factors of the model through the lens of the DOI. The implications of this studycould used to help financial institutions' focus on blockchain adoption in cross-borderpayment transactions. As a whole, this study contributes to the idea that financial institutionsshould develop an accurate strategy, as well as guidelines that can assist them in leveragingblockchain technology for cross-border payments, enhancing their services, and fosteringsustainable growth in cross-border digital markets.