The purpose of this study is to investigate the phases of change process of integrating a quality development model into an information technology company in Turkey. While the transformation phases were being examined by a qualitative study, the factors that affect the change process also were investigated. This study explores the process of traveling through the way to CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) level 3 certification by a company that gives information technologies service to banking sector. Since circulation of staff prevents us from obtaining what an exact number of workers, the company has about 450 employees. At the beginning, the company had no quality standards and most of the work processes were not documented, even documented processes were not consistent. After the commencement of the quality development project, work flows of processes were defined and documented. The company changed its organization according to the new process improvement model, called CMMI. In this case study, interviews performed with ten experts from inside of the company and three experts from outside of the company, observation diaries and assets of the company were data sources. Participant observation, questionnaire and document analysis were used as data gathering methods. Collected data were interpreted by descriptive analysis. As a result of the research, while resistance to change came out naturally, it is determined that transformation has four stages such as: &ldquo / motivation and adoption&rdquo / , &ldquo / adaptation&rdquo / , &ldquo / acceptance and implementation&rdquo / and finally &ldquo / use and improvement&rdquo / .

Abstract In order to cut down the management expense, the government must initiatively reduce the contact hours with people. Owing to the declination of people¡¦s daily time available and the decrease of expecting counter services, it is demanded that the services provided by the government be more timesaving and convenient. People's accepting degree on network and computerized government, an invisible customer services, is therefore elevated. In response to Territory Bureau's computerization exercise, the Ministry of Interior has founded a group, "management and research group for Territory Bureau's computer network", to work on the program since 1980. The prevalence of mobile communication and the application of in-time internet network these years have led to establishment of Territory Bureau's computerized system and led to transformation of the Bureau's exercise from manpower to computer network service. It is already a trend to deal work via Internet. It is urgent that government promotes computerization to the Bureau of Territory to make it more flexible and agile in order to provide people with more integral, convenient and versatile services. This study, from the users' viewpoint, explores the factors that influence the implement of Territory Bureau's computer network. The purpose is to understand the factors that influence the users and to provide further information for future expansion of the Bureau's program. Since the Territory Bureau's computer-network system is an innovative technology, the study of people's attitude and acceptation toward such technology is innovative as well. "Technology acceptance model" is the theoretical background in this study that explains users' behavioral intention in adopting the Territory Bureau's network information. By applying the theory of "diffusion of innovation", the influences of "relative advantage", "compatibility" and "complexity" for using the above system is investigated and discussed. Statistical questionnaires' survey is adopted in this study. The results show that the more "positive attitude" people have, the more "behavioral intention" they have in utilizing Territory Bureau's Internet information. The following factors are found to affect people's "positive attitude": more "relative advantage", "compatibility" and "complexity" people know about; more "perceived usefulness" and "perceived ease of use" people realize toward Territory Bureau's internet informatio

本研究旨在探討創新擴散模式對高級中學教師科技接受模式影響之研究，分析臺北市公私立高中教師在不同背景變項下，知覺創新擴散與科技接受的差異情形，檢視創新擴散的五大認知屬性對科技接受模式的線性關係，並根據研究結論，提出建議供有關單位參考。為達上述研究目的，本研究採用問卷調查法，以臺北市50 所公私立高中教師為抽樣對象，共寄發問卷780 份，回收513份問卷，扣除無效問卷後，有效問卷461 份，回收率65.7%。本研究採用以IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 和 LISREL 8.80 統計套裝軟體進行分析，獲得以下結論： 一、高中教師知覺創新科技之創新擴散和科技接受現況為中高程度。 二、高中教師知覺創新擴散模式之認知屬性以相對優勢最具影響力。 三、高中教師知覺科技接受模式中以有用性最具影響力。 四、高中教師在創新擴散與科技接受的認知調查與實際行動仍有些落差。 五、不同性別、年齡、教育程度及服務年資之高中教師在知覺創新擴散及科技接受上，並無顯著差異。 六、不同擔任職務、研習時數、任教科目、使用創新科技比例及個人資訊素養之高中教師在知覺創新擴散及科技接受上，具有顯著差。 七、本研究建構之模式經過結構方程模式檢定獲得支持。 八、創新擴散模式中的相對優勢、複雜性及可觀察性對科技接受模式中的知覺易用性具有正向顯著的影響。複雜性、可觀察性及可試用性對知覺有用性具有正向顯著的影響。 最後依據上述研究結論，提出推動創新科技融入教學之具體建議，以做為高級中學行政參考運用。 / This research aims to study the effect of innovation diffusion model and technology acceptance model by teachers in high schools, along with the relevance between the two models. This study analyzed the differences of the models with different variables among high school teachers, and discussed the linearity among five cognitive attributes of innovation diffusion and technology acceptance model. Based on the results, suggestions are proposed for the relevant authorities as reference. To achieve the aim of the research, the study adopted questionnaires to survey,with the teachers of Taipei city’s high schools as the target population. A total of 780 questionnaires were distributed, and 461 effective samples were retrieved. The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0 and LISREL 8.80. The results are as follows: 1.The levels of the subjects’ perception on innovation diffusion model and technology acceptance model are both medium-high. 2.The high school teachers hold that the attribute of relative advantage is the most influential in the innovation diffusion. 3.The high school teachers believe that usefulness is the most influential factor in technology acceptance model. 4.There is a gap between teachers’ perceiving innovation diffusion and accepting technology and their action. 5.Gender, rage, educational background, and years of service in high school make no significant difference in the teachers’ perception of innovation diffusion and technology acceptance. 6.Positions, hours of in-service training, courses they teach, proportions of using innovative technology, and information literacy of the teachers make significant differences in diffusing innovation and accepting technology. 7.The model constructed in this study is testified and supported by structural equation modeling test. Innovation diffusion model has a significant positive impact. 8.The comparative advantages, complexity and observability of diffusion of innovation model have positive and significant effects on perceived availability in technology acceptance model. The complexity, observability and triability have positive and significant effects on perceived usefulness. Based on the above results, concrete suggestions on integrating innovative technology into teaching are proposed as a reference for the administration in high schools.

Our nation’s youth face health challenges today that are drastically different from the health problems of youth in generations past. The drastic rise in childhood obesity rates prompted the 108th Congress to look for an innovative solution to the problem, mandating that each school district receiving federal funding for Free and Reduced Lunch must create and adopt a local wellness policy. This study examines whether relationships exist between Georgia’s school districts’ wellness policies and specific demographic characteristics of the district. Dependent variables include compliance, phase of implementation, and presence of a school health council. This study conducted univariate analysis using chi square and odds ratio coupled with binary logistic regression. Analysis shows that percent of minority students, as an independent variable, is significantly associated with compliance with the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act.

Teorinėje darbo dalyje analizuojamos mokslinėje literatūroje pateiktos inovacijų sampratos ir inovacijų klasifikacija bei sklaida, įsisavinimo modeliai ir barjerai, trukdantys įsisavinimo procesui, bei aptariami inovacijų paradoksai. Pateikiamos vartotojų elgesio strategijos, susidūrus su inovacija. Analitinėje baigiamojo darbo dalyje pateikiami ir analizuojami rezultatai tyrimo, atlikto anketinės apklausos būdu apklausiant fotografijos įrangos vartotojus. Nustatomi pagrindinai veiksniai, darantys įtaką vartotojų elgsenai įsisavinant technologinę inovaciją. Projektinėje darbo dalyje pateiktas įtakos darymo vartotojams planas, padėsiantis skatinti vartotojus įsisavinti fotografijos įrangą. / The theoretical part of the scientific literature examines the concept of innovation and classification, including innovation diffusion, adoption models and barriers that interfere in the adoption process. Also discusses innovation paradoxes and consumer behavior strategies. The final analytical section provides an analysis of the results obtained from a questionnaire completed by consumers of photographic equipment. Also determines the key factors affecting consumer behavior while adopting technological innovation. The project results are: a plan to influence a consumer behavior in the technological innovation adoption process.

The emerging knowledge economy necessitates rapid skills development, to ensure that organisations sustain a competitive edge. Rapid skills acquisition would enable organisations, whether public or private sector, to take advantage of new emerging opportunities and improve performance by ensuring that their employees are well equipped with relevant skills. The South African labour market has, however, been engulfed by both a skills shortage and a brain drain, which has worsened performance in the public sector – as is evident from the widespread public protests. In this study, the researcher conducted an explorative investigation to gain an in-depth understanding of factors that could influence e-Learning diffusion as an innovative way of facilitating rapid skills acquisition. In order to conduct this investigation, the researcher employed qualitative techniques in the form of a case study, using grounded theory analysis techniques. Grounded theory analysis results enabled the researcher to formulate propositions. Furthermore, these propositions were used to formulate important factors and questionnaire items that were used to test proposed findings, using a survey research design. Findings revealed that the public sector, as with society at large, is adopting sociallyorientated computing practices, to open up social platform integration into the employee learning experience. Findings reveal that social platform integration would be fruitful, if the entire instructional design was based on social constructivist, epistemological principles, with the appropriate social technology. / Thesis(PhD (Computer Science))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

The emerging knowledge economy necessitates rapid skills development, to ensure that organisations sustain a competitive edge. Rapid skills acquisition would enable organisations, whether public or private sector, to take advantage of new emerging opportunities and improve performance by ensuring that their employees are well equipped with relevant skills. The South African labour market has, however, been engulfed by both a skills shortage and a brain drain, which has worsened performance in the public sector – as is evident from the widespread public protests. In this study, the researcher conducted an explorative investigation to gain an in-depth understanding of factors that could influence e-Learning diffusion as an innovative way of facilitating rapid skills acquisition. In order to conduct this investigation, the researcher employed qualitative techniques in the form of a case study, using grounded theory analysis techniques. Grounded theory analysis results enabled the researcher to formulate propositions. Furthermore, these propositions were used to formulate important factors and questionnaire items that were used to test proposed findings, using a survey research design. Findings revealed that the public sector, as with society at large, is adopting sociallyorientated computing practices, to open up social platform integration into the employee learning experience. Findings reveal that social platform integration would be fruitful, if the entire instructional design was based on social constructivist, epistemological principles, with the appropriate social technology. / Thesis(PhD (Computer Science))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

The significance of integrating technology use in higher education instruction is undeniable. The benefits include those related to access to instruction by underserved populations, adequately preparing students for future careers, capitalizing on best instructional practices, developing higher order thinking activities, and engaging students whose relationships with technology are increasingly native, among others. The significance of the current study is based on the fact that few prior studies focused on the factors that support, or inhibit, the use of educational technology by faculty in schools of education. The data collection instrument was a survey designed by the principal investigator based on review of the literature and professional experience. Five constructs were addressed by the survey: institutional policies, belief in the learning benefits, efficacy with integrating technology with content, barriers to technology use, and personal uses of technology. The survey was administered online and targeted 379 full and part time faculty in schools of education throughout the U.S. A total of 203 faculty members responded which was a response rate of 53%. Several path analyses were conducted to determine the variables that most related with the dependent variable, rate of technology adoption for professional instructional purposes. The variable that had the strongest relationship with the adoption rate for professional use was the adoption rate for personal use. This held true for all subgroups except part-time and older faculty. Suggestions for future research include the use of additional data sources to measure the variables described here. Study of the role of institutional policies in technology adoption should consider administrator perspectives in addition to those of faculty. Study of learning benefits should consider students' views in addition to those of faculty. Finally, efficacy variables should consider perspectives of college leaders and administrators.

Författarna till detta examensarbete har intresserat sig över hur innovationer kan sprida sig till olika nationer genom exempelvis små innovativa verksamheter. I denna forskningsstudie undersöker författarna hur innovationer sprider sig till andra nationer och om innovationsspridningen kan relateras till en internationaliseringsmodell, delforskningsfrågan grundar sig i Rothwells femte generationens innovationsprocess. Författarna har valt att använda sig av en kvalitativ metod, med en deduktiv ansats där undersökningen har sin utgångspunkt från teorin. Den teoretiska referensramen innefattar modeller som beskriver organisationsprocesser vid en internationalisering, samt teorier riktade mot innovation, internationalisering samt internationell marknadsföring. Därefter har författarna i empirin, redogjort för hur de olika fallföretagen författarna har arbetat med, i praktiken har hanterat dessa fenomen i sina internationaliseringar. Analysen i denna forskningsstudie är uppdelad utefter tre fokusområden, innovation, internationell marknadsföring och internationalisering där författarna analyserar företagens upplevelser från fokusområdena och företagen analyseras i följd. Utifrån den information författarna har fått från de tre semistrukturerade intervjuer och en observation kommer författarna att belysa svar på forskningsfrågorna i de tre slutsatserna nedan; Digitalkommunikation är väsentligt för innovationsspridning hos små innovativa företag. Internationaliseringsmodeller kan ses mer som stöd istället för strategi Innovationsspridning sker i ett tidigt i en innovationsprocess Med tanke på att denna forskningsstudie är genomförd på endast tre företag och en organisation som utgångspunkt kan författarnas slutsatser inte antas att gälla som en generell beskrivning av innovationsspridning till andra nationer.

This thesis analyzes factors motivating and inhibiting the adoption of information systems in enterprises in Gaziantep by a scale generated on Rogers&rsquo / theory of diffusion of innovation. These factors are grouped into four as administrative, technological, environmental, and organizational characteristics in the scale built. Structured interview method was used while collecting the data. It was interviewed with 20 firms, operating in various sectors in Gaziantep. Results of the study showed that, within the fifteen factors studied, five of them had significant effects on the rate of information systems utilization. These factors were the relative advantage of information systems, the quality of information systems infrastructure, CEO&rsquo / s attitude towards information systems, employees&rsquo / knowledge about information systems, and the service quality of the vendor.