Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management

The consequences of artificial intelligence: an investigation into the impact of AI on job displacement in accounting

Awni Rawashdeh

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in the accounting landscape marks a significant shift, promising gains in efficiency and accuracy but also eliciting concerns about job…

The roles of e-government in combating corruption: evidence from European countries

Le Thanh Ha, Thanh Trung To, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Ha Quynh Hoa, Tran Anh Ngoc

This study aims to analyze the effects of e-government on corruption prevalence by using a sample of 29 European countries over the period 2012–2019.

E-payment adoption and utilization among micro-entrepreneurs: a comparative analysis between Indonesia and Malaysia

Budi Trianto, Nik Hadiyan Nik Azman, Masrizal Masrizal

The development of financial technology (fintech), especially digital payments (e-payments), aims to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of economic transactions. This study…

STI historiography and the institutionalization in Dutch East Indies colonial period (1778–1941)

Prakoso Bhairawa Putera, Ida Widianingsih, Suryanto Suryanto, Sinta Ningrum, Yan Rianto

This paper aims to discuss the emergence of science, technology and innovation (STI) institutions in Indonesia during the Dutch East Indies colonial period in 1778–1941. The…

An empirical study on the intention to switch to cloud-based hospital information systems in Korea: a push–pull–mooring model perspective

Byongcheon Choi, Cheolho Yoon

Recently, interest and necessity for cloud-based hospital information systems (HISs) have emerged as an appropriate alternative for revitalizing medical information exchange…

Intelligent oil field technology maturity level assessment: using the technology readiness level criteria

Hajar Pouran Manjily, Mahmood Alborzi, Turaj Behrouz, Seyed Mohammad Seyed- Hosseini

This study aims to focused on conducting a comprehensive assessment of the technology readiness level (TRL) of Iran’s oil field intelligence compared to other countries with…

Exploring national digital transformation and Industry 4.0 policies through text mining: a comparative analysis including the Turkish case

Nihan Yildirim, Derya Gultekin, Cansu Hürses, Abdullah Mert Akman

This paper aims to use text mining methods to explore the similarities and differences between countries’ national digital transformation (DT) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) policies…

Young technopreneur ventures’ agility and competitiveness in Malaysia: role of inhibitors

Hasliza Abdul Halim, Noor Hazlina Ahmad, Ali Waqas

This study aims to explore the key factors that hinder technopreneur’s success.

Explicating the factors influencing successful implementation and management of sustainable innovation practices in research intensive organizations

Bhuvaneashwar Subramanian, Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that contribute to the successful implementation and management of sustainable innovation in research-intensive sectors such…

Cashless Vietnam: a study on intention and adoption of cashless payment

Huynh Thi My Dieu, Abdullah Al Mamun, Thi Le Huyen Nguyen, Farzana Naznen

This study aims to identify factors that affect the intention and actual adoption of cashless payment (ACP) among Vietnamese youths. Extending the unified theory of acceptance and…

Achieving sustainability through the integration of lean, agile, and innovative systems: implications for Indian micro small medium enterprises (MSMEs)

Gulshan Babber, Amit Mittal

The purpose of this study is to learn how the incorporation and use of leanness, agility and innovation in Indian manufacturing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) affect…

Is MyPertamina a solution or problem maker? Developing customer trust to answer

Hendra Riofita

This study aims to develop customer trust through information quality, customer awareness, and perceived value. This study is motivated by the hustle and bustle occurred as the…

Analysis of science, technology and innovation (STI) policies of India from 1958 to 2020

Vijay Kumar Sattiraju, Manthan D. Janodia

The purpose of this paper is to analyse innovation policies in India from 1958 to 2020. A policy tools framework was developed to compare the innovation policies in India. India…

Longitudinal scientific mapping of emerging and converging trends between the Internet of Things and digital transformation

Iván Manuel De la Vega Hernández, Juan Diáz Amorin

The purpose of this study is to analyze the technological change under development linked to the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation (DT) from…

Internationalization of research in Georgia: why to engage and with whom to engage?

Ketevan Chachkhiani, Shalva Tabatadze

This study aims to explore the research internationalization process in Georgia, one of the post-Soviet countries. Specifically, it examines the individual-level reasons that…

The role of mobile money adoption in moderating the influence of access to finance in firm performance

Sam Njinyah, Simplice Asongu, Sally Jones

Africa is becoming the fastest-growing continent despite significant challenges to accessing finance and the use of technology. This paper aims to examine the direct effect of…

Adoption intention of mobile QR code payment system among marginalized street vendors: an empirical investigation from an emerging economy

Prabhakar Nandru, Senthil Kumar S.A., Madhavaiah Chendragiri

Recently, the Government of India has emphasized digital financial inclusion for promoting cashless transactions with a vision to transform India from a traditional cash-based…

COVID-19 and global supply chain risks mitigation: systematic review using a scientometric technique

Yudi Fernando, Mohammed Hammam Mohammed Al-Madani, Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin

This paper aims to investigate how manufacturing firms behave to mitigate business risk during and post-COVID-19 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the global supply chain.

Perceived risk and benefits of e-health consultation and their influence on user’s intention to use

Anjan Kumar Sahoo, Ajitabh Dash, Parameswar Nayak

This study aims to investigate the user’s behavior and intention to continue using e-health services by analyzing the factors influencing their decision. The…

Improving manufacturing supply chain performance: nexus of industrial Internet of Things, blockchain technology and innovativeness

Shafique Ur Rehman, Muhammad Usman, Yudi Fernando, Diyana Kamarudin, Abdul Waheed

This paper aims to model the mediating effects of facilitating conditions and innovativeness in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and blockchain technology (BT) on…

Hotel room access control: an NFC approach ecotourism framework

P.S. JosephNg

This study aims to highlight that security and flexibilities remain the main points of contention in the cordiality business. This research points to planning a framework that…

Information technology and people involvement in organizational performance through supply chain collaboration

Aamir Rashid, Rizwana Rasheed, Noor Aina Amirah

Supply chain collaboration (SCC) benefits organizational performance (OP). Although it is complex, it is also hard to implement and measure collaborative initiatives in the field…

Have the transformation of resource-based cities impacted the innovation capacity? – Based on Chinese data from 2000 to 2019

Shuliang Zhao, Qi Fan

It has been ten years since the policy was implemented, but the effect of the policy needs to be tested empirically. This paper aims to explore the mechanism of policy influence…

Smart mobile tourism app featuring augmented reality and big data analytics: an empirical analysis using UTAUT2 and PCT models

Phoebe Yueng-Hee Sia, Siti Salina Saidin, Yulita Hanum P. Iskandar

Considering the limited understanding of determinants influencing the adoption of smart mobile tourism app (SMTA) featuring augmented reality (AR) and big data analytics (BDA)…

Factors impacting Saudi students’ intention to adopt learning management systems using the TPB and UTAUT integrated model

Yaser Hasan Salem Al-Mamary, Malika Anwar Siddiqui, Shirien Gaffar Abdalraheem, Fawaz Jazim, Mohammed Abdulrab, Redhwan Qasem Rashed, Abdulsalam S. Alquhaif, Abubakar Aliyu Alhaji

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that influence the willingness of Saudi Arabian students from four universities in Saudi Arabia, to adopt learning management…

Examining interactions of factors affecting e-learning adoption in higher education: insights from a fuzzy set qualitative and comparative analysis

Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, Raghunathan Krishankumar

The purpose of this study is to analyze the combined effect of eight factors – performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), hedonic motivation (HM), system quality (SQ)…

The influence of users’ perspective factors on mobile banking adoption in Indonesia

Ridha Aulia Rahmi, Putu Wuri Handayani

The low adoption of mobile banking (m-banking) in Indonesia and limited research on the adoption of m-banking motivate this research to understand the factors needed in developing…

Understanding consumer adoption of mobile payment in Pakistan

Salman Khan, Safeer Ullah Khan, Ikram Ullah Khan, Sher Zaman Khan, Rafi Ullah Khan

This study aims to explore the consumers’ choices of mobile payments (m-payments) using a comprehensive unified model. The financial technology for digital m-payment has been…

Understanding gender disparity: factors affecting higher education self-efficacy of students in Malaysia

Zakee Saadat, A.M. Sultana

Gender disparity is a global phenomenon where females outnumber male participants. It has been observed that males are the early leaver from higher education, thus reflecting a…

User innovation in Iran: incentives and barriers

Ali Asghar Sadabadi, Zohreh Rahimi Rad, Azam Mirzamani

This study first aims to survey the state of user innovation in Iran and then identified barriers and incentives for user innovation in Iran.

Understanding the acceptability of block-chain technology in the supply chain; case of a developing country

Waqar Ahmed, Noman Islam, Hafsa Naeem Qureshi

Technological development has been a cornerstone of any emerging economy in the past few years. Blockchain has emerged as a promising technology in the past few years…

Examining the adoption of telehealth during public health emergencies based on technology organization environment framework

Bokolo Anthony Jnr

Disasters and pandemics pose challenges to health-care provision. Accordingly, the need for adopting innovative approach is required in providing care to patient. Therefore, the…

Use of blockchain technology for smart health-care services: a critical perspective of ethnic minority group

Nishant Kumar, Geetika Jain

The essence of blockchain governance is a far departure from the cryptocurrency or Bitcoin that has led to innovation and changing the outline of medical services. The major…

Generation Y’s behavioural usage of small businesses’ retail websites: gender difference

Allen Lim, Chai Lee Goi, Peter Dell, Mei Teh Goi

To better understand continuities and changes in consumer behaviour, it is also important to examine the original antecedents of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology…

An independent technology commercialization model in oil and gas industry: a grounded theory approach

Saeed Baghdadi, Abbas Khamseh, Seyed Hesamedin Madani

The purpose of this paper is to develop a commercialization model based on gaining economic benefits through the transfer of technological capabilities in the oil and gas…

Modeling the challenges of technology adoption in dairy farming

Hans Kaushik, Rohit Rajwanshi, Artee Bhadauria

The global research evidences indicate that the technology adoption in case of agribusiness has a potential to enhance the performance and bring operational efficiency. India is…

Factors influencing customers’ green purchasing intention: evidence from developing country

Razib Chandra Chanda, Salmi Mohd Isa, Tofayel Ahmed

The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of environmental knowledge and environmental sensitivity on the green purchasing intention of Bangladeshi consumers by…

Development and validation of techno-ethical orientation scale for Indian post-millennial students

Shivangi Verma, Naval Garg

Post-millennial youths are well equipped with internet technology and computers since birth and find it easier to operate computers and technologies than their previous…

A case study in innovation policymaking: standard contracts as a tool to improve university–industry collaboration

A.J. George, Julie-Anne Tarr

To increase university–industry collaboration and research commercialisation, the Australian government recently introduced the Intellectual Property (IP) Framework, a set of…

Forced innovation: leveraging text data to analyse firms’ response to COVID-19

Jovita Angela, Nofie Iman

The purpose of this study is to explore and present a clear overview of innovation topics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then organise these topics into…

Entrepreneurial fear of failure and well-being of incubated and non-incubated startups during crises

Donard Games, Dessy Kurnia Sari, Nurul Khairiyyah, Hussain Albin Shaikh

The phenomenon of fear and anxiety can cause a decline in entrepreneurship. However, the validity of this assertion remains debatable, as opportunity-driven entrepreneurs may…

A systematic review of telemedicine systems use barriers: primary health care providers' perspective

Reihaneh Alsadat Tabaeeian, Behzad Hajrahimi, Atefeh Khoshfetrat

The purpose of this review paper was identifying barriers to the use of telemedicine systems in primary health-care individual level among professionals.

Measuring research efficiency and its determining factors for Indonesian R&D institutions: does scientific publication make a difference?

Finik Mutia Afriana, Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik

The outcomes of public research institutions (PRIs), also known as research and development (R&D) institutions, in developing countries, including Indonesia, are still dubious…

Cold supply chain of leafy green vegetables: a social network analysis approach

Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin, Yudi Fernando

Cold supply chain technology is critical for extending the shelf life of perishable leafy green vegetables. This study aims to investigate the concept of managing leafy green…

The work in progress of a developing nation’s Triple Helix and its impact on patent commercialization. The case of Sri Lanka

Romaine Ferdinands, S.M. Ferdous Azam, Ali Khatibi

This study aims to contribute to the understanding of the innovation environment of a developing nation through the Triple Helix model, revealing the existing inter-relationships…

A systematic review of UTAUT2 constructs’ analysis among MSMEs in non-OECD countries

Yvonne Lee, WeiLee Lim, Ho Sai Eng

This paper aims to analyse the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) and UTAUT2 constructs used in research on information and communication technology (ICT…

Idiosyncrasies, isomorphic pressures and decoupling in technology platform business

Nofie Iman

This study aims to explore the ways and contexts in which fintech firms are being developed, operated in the market and responds to competitive pressures and technological changes…

Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting the knowledge flow in high-tech industries

Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Shayan Naghdi Khanachah, Shirin Papoli

The purpose of this study paper is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the knowledge flow in high-tech industries.

Entrepreneurship barriers faced by Pakistani female students in relation to their entrepreneurial inclinations and entrepreneurial success

Bahadur Ali Soomro, Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Naimatullah Shah

The current environment is unhelpful to female entrepreneurs, and they need to overcome numerous barriers when starting their own businesses. In this study, the researchers…

Agility adaptability and alignment in start-ups

Aswathy Sreenivasan, M. Suresh

When coping with uncertainties, three characteristics distinguish firms: agility, adaptability and alignment (triple-A). Based on significant field research, the triple-A…

Innovation policy and public funding to stimulate innovation in knowledge intensive companies: the influence of human and social capital

Samuel Façanha Câmara, Brenno Buarque, Glauco Paula Pinto, Thiago Vasconcelos Ribeiro, Jorge Barbosa Soares

This study aims to evaluates a public policy program that finances projects for the development of innovative technological solutions. This paper analyzed the influence of human…

Research trends on smart urban governance in Asia: a bibliometric analysis

Tri Sulistyaningsih, Mohammad Jafar Loilatu, Ali Roziqin

Smart urban governance research has progressed over the past few decades following changes and increasingly complicated city management difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of…

Co-working with robotic and automation technologies: technology anxiety of frontline workers in organisations

Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya

The advent of robotics and automation technologies was augmenting firm initiatives to attain competitive advantage. From a resource-based view perspective, human-led capabilities…

Higher education research performance parameters classified by systems theory: antecedents for the development of assessment models

Adhi Indra Hermanu, Diana Sari, Mery Citra Sondari, Muhammad Dimyati

This paper aims to identify and classify the parameters that construct the input, processes, output, productivity and outcome variables that affect performance. These parameters…

Agile software development and software practitioners’ productivity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

Bokolo Anthony Jnr

As the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) impacts the world, software practitioners are collaboratively working remotely from home. The pandemic has disrupted software…

Customers’ positive WOM toward m-banking: a standpoint of extended fairness theory and value-in-use

Xuan Cu Le

This paper aims to illuminate a mechanism of positive word of mouth (PWOM) toward mobile banking (m-banking) by extending the fairness theory (FAT) with satisfaction (SAT) and…

Impact of R&D expenditure on economic growth: evidence from emerging economies

Le Thanh Tung, Le Nguyen Hoang

Emerging economies have been highlighted as an important growth source of the global economy. However, this group of countries has not received enough academic attention yet…

Impetuses and constraints in the policy formation process of the International Science and Business Belt in Korea

Seunghyun Lee

Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS), the first research institute dedicated to basic science in Korea, started ten years ago as part of a science policy called the Science…

Factors affecting consumer attitude and loyalty: evidence from a Philippine chain of fast-food restaurants’ smart retailing technology

Jean Paolo Gomez Lacap, Melody Narisma Plaza, Jamielene Caballero, Maricar dela Cruz

This study aims to explore the influence of perceived value, enjoyment and novelty of fast-food chains’ smart retailing technology (SRT) on Filipino consumers’ attitude and…

Understanding the key drivers in using mobile payment among Generation Z

Lisana Lisana

This quantitative study aims to examine the determinants that impact the behavioral intention to use mobile payment (m-payment) among Generation Z (Gen Z) customers in Indonesia.

The effect of cultural orientations (performance and sociality) on country innovation: a trajectories analysis perspective

Agustin Ramirrez-Urraya, Diana Escandon-Barbosa, Jairo Salas

This study aims to analyze the effects of cultural orientations (performance and sociality) on the trajectories of innovation inputs and their results in different countries…

Weather index insurance viability in mitigation of climate change impact risk: a systematic review and future agenda

Pankaj Singh

The purpose of the present paper is to review studies on weather index-insurance as a tool to manage the climate change impact risk on farmers and to explore the study gaps in the…

Social effects of joint R&D: the role of learning and accumulation of capacities

Vladimiro Verre, Darío Milesi, Natalia Petelski

Joint research is pointed out by the literature as a potentially virtuous cooperation scheme to generate learning in the public sphere and beneficial effects in society. The…

A review of telehealth during the COVID-19 emergency situation in the public health sector: challenges and opportunities

Ntibaneng Hunadi Maleka, Walter Matli

The purpose of this study is to provide current state of knowledge on how the COVID-19 emergency situation necessitated the behaviour influencing use and acceptance of telehealth…

Adoption of artificial intelligence in financial services: a policy framework

Bharti Kumari, Jaspreet Kaur, Sanjeev Swami

A crucial contemporary policy question for financial service organizations of being resilient across the globe calls for rethinking and renovating by adopting and adapting to the…

Social media marketing activities on brand equity and purchase intention among Chinese smartphone consumers during COVID-19

Jiang Shuyi, Abdullah Al Mamun, Farzana Naznen

The world has been forced to implement movement restriction strategy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and industries have to embrace online technologies and social media…

Empirical study on consumers’ reluctance to mobile payments in a developing economy

Manimay Ghosh

This paper aims to investigate the effect of factors that inhibit adoption of mobile payments service in India.

Assessment of awareness on IPR activities among Indian academics – a cross-sectional study

Ramya Ravi, Manthan D. Janodia

Protection of intellectual property (IP) is important to leverage its commercial potential. This study aims to examine and comprehend the level of understanding of intellectual…

Customer acceptance of online delivery platform during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Brunei Darussalam

Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, Muhammad Anshari

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous businesses have migrated to an online delivery platform (ODP) to survive and reconnect with their customers. This study aims to…

Modelling the intention and adoption of cashless payment methods among the young adults in Malaysia

Uma Thevi Munikrishnan, Abdullah Al Mamun, Nicole Kok Sue Xin, Ham Siu Chian, Farzana Naznen

Cashless payment is gradually replacing physical currency in almost every financial transaction across the world. Even though cashless payment methods have been available in…

A machine learning approach on analysing the sentiments in the adoption of telemedicine application during COVID-19

Dhanya M., Sanjana S.

The purpose of this paper is to understand the customer sentiment towards telemedicine apps and also to apply machine learning algorithms to analyse the sentiments in the adoption…

The bane of P2P lending: credit scoring governance on the ASEAN fintech triumvirate

Dini Rosdini, Ersa Tri Wahyuni, Prima Yusi Sari

This study aims to explore credit scoring regulations, governance, variables and methods used by peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in key players of the Association of…

Toward a model for assessing smart hospital readiness within the Industry 4.0 paradigm

Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi

The fourth industrial revolution and digital transformation have caused paradigm changes in the procedures of goods production and services through disruptive technologies, and…

Students' perspectives on using e-learning applications and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesian higher education

Sevenpri Candra, Florensia Sarlin Jeselin

The e-learning-based approach is critical in keeping the wheels of education turning in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic. In this scenario, analyzing the implementation of the…

Determinant factors of lean start-up-based incubation metrics on post-incubation start-up viability: case-based study

Iwan Iwut Tritoasmoro, Udisubakti Ciptomulyono, Wawan Dhewanto, Tatang Akhmad Taufik

This paper aims to investigate the effect of business incubation metrics based on an adaptation of the lean start-up (LS) framework on start-up survival after incubation. This…

Achieving an agile organisation in an Indonesian telecommunications company: investigation on leadership impact and mediation variables

Ade Irma Susanty, Eko Budiharjo, Wahyu Winarto

Agility is an important characteristic that every organisation requires in today’s competitive digital era. Telecommunications companies in Indonesia face various types of…

Key performance factors for integration of Industry 4.0 and sustainable supply chains: a perspective of Indian manufacturing industry

PRC Gopal, Punitha Kadari, Jitesh J. Thakkar, Bimal Kumar Mawandiya

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key performance factors that can lead toward sustainability in the Industry 4.0 supply chains of manufacturing industries.

Barriers and facilitators to adoption of e-learning in higher education institutions of Pakistan during COVID-19: perspectives from an emerging economy

Muhammad Arsam Qazi, Muhammad Aiyaz Sharif, Ather Akhlaq

Integrating e-learning into higher education institutions (HEIs) is a complex process. Several universities had tried to impart learning online, especially amid the spread of…

A strategic framework to analyse the East Asian miracle within triple helix model – lessons for Kuwait

Husam Arman, Sulayman Al-Qudsi

This paper aims to propose a framework that combines the triple helix model with competitive strategies concepts to capture and guide any innovation-led national development…

A decision support approach for financial policy measures selection

Parisa Alizadeh, Maghsoud Amiri

Business research and development (R&D) is of critical importance for innovation and economic growth. The purpose of this study is to present an application of the analytic…

Artificial Intelligence Adoption in the Post COVID-19 New-Normal and Role of Smart Technologies in Transforming Business: a Review

Pragati Agarwal, Sanjeev Swami, Sunita Kumari Malhotra

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and other AI-enabled technologies and to describe how COVID-19 affects various industries such as…

ICT-enabled organisational flexibility to support sustainable growth in Europe amidst a pandemic

Renata Slabe-Erker, Kaja Primc

Information and communications technology (ICT) is helping to create a sustainable information society and foster development. This study aims to investigate the interdependencies…

Assessing patient readiness for a patient portal implementation in the UAE

Jamil Razmak

This paper proposes a Web-based patient portal based on the electronic medical record. Such a portal can allow patients to manage their own health care, reduce health-care visits…

Mental health innovative solutions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

André Rocha, Fernando Almeida

This study aims to explore worldwide innovative solutions that have been proposed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on people’s mental health.

Innovation in pandemics: a netnographic approach to the sharing economy contributions

Fernando Belezas, Ana Daniel

Pandemics are a serious challenge for humanity, as their social and economic impacts can be tremendous. This study aims to understand how innovation based in the sharing economy…

Responding to the COVID-19 crisis: the rapid turn toward digital business models

Charlotta Kronblad, Johanna Envall Pregmark

The effects of the spread of COVID-19 across the world are devastating, both from a health and an economic perspective. However, we also see encouraging examples of collaborative…