Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption and appropriation of mobile phone (MP) technologies by building on the technology appropriation theories. The paper also looks into the choice of MP use through various attractors, the purposes of MP use and the extent of use of vari...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza, Oyebisi, Ishaq Oyefolahan, Mahmud, Murni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald 2010
Subjects:	T10.5 Communication of technical information T58.5 Information technology
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spelling	iium-111572012-04-22T09:47:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11157/ Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza Oyebisi, Ishaq Oyefolahan Mahmud, Murni T10.5 Communication of technical information T58.5 Information technology Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption and appropriation of mobile phone (MP) technologies by building on the technology appropriation theories. The paper also looks into the choice of MP use through various attractors, the purposes of MP use and the extent of use of various MP applications and features by the targeted users. This paper also explores the influences of age, gender, and occupation type on MP appropriation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper used a survey method in order to achieve the intended objectives. The staff (academic and non-academic) and students of three academic faculties of a university in Malaysia were used as the study's population. A sample of 201 was selected and used for the purpose of this paper. Findings – The result of the paper allows us to describe important elements of MP appropriation and explore the influence of individual characteristics such as gender, age and occupation on different patterns of MP use through our conceptualization of appropriation. It is found that all of the individual characteristics investigated were significantly related with the MP appropriation and use. Research limitations/implications – Limitations in this paper are related to the ability of the result to be generalized to other user groups as well as other user groups at other institution of higher learning. More research needs to be conducted to ensure the robustness of the findings by comparing with other users. Practical implications – The results of the paper are expected to assist in understanding the use of MPs across different ages and occupation and serve as a mechanism in guiding the development of MP applications and design by service providers and manufacturers, respectively; as well as in aiding policy formulation on MP use at the work place. Originality/value – The paper has taken a different approach from the commonly applied IT adoption and acceptance model in understanding MP use. The rationale for the use of appropriation theory from the study can contribute to similar areas with similar types of technology applications. Emerald 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11157/1/Mobile_Phone_Appropriation_of_Students_and_Staff_at.pdf Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza and Oyebisi, Ishaq Oyefolahan and Mahmud, Murni (2010) Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning. Campus Wide Information Systems, 27 (4). pp. 263-276. ISSN 1065-0741 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1881565&show=html 10.1108/10650741011073806
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description	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption and appropriation of mobile phone (MP) technologies by building on the technology appropriation theories. The paper also looks into the choice of MP use through various attractors, the purposes of MP use and the extent of use of various MP applications and features by the targeted users. This paper also explores the influences of age, gender, and occupation type on MP appropriation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper used a survey method in order to achieve the intended objectives. The staff (academic and non-academic) and students of three academic faculties of a university in Malaysia were used as the study's population. A sample of 201 was selected and used for the purpose of this paper. Findings – The result of the paper allows us to describe important elements of MP appropriation and explore the influence of individual characteristics such as gender, age and occupation on different patterns of MP use through our conceptualization of appropriation. It is found that all of the individual characteristics investigated were significantly related with the MP appropriation and use. Research limitations/implications – Limitations in this paper are related to the ability of the result to be generalized to other user groups as well as other user groups at other institution of higher learning. More research needs to be conducted to ensure the robustness of the findings by comparing with other users. Practical implications – The results of the paper are expected to assist in understanding the use of MPs across different ages and occupation and serve as a mechanism in guiding the development of MP applications and design by service providers and manufacturers, respectively; as well as in aiding policy formulation on MP use at the work place. Originality/value – The paper has taken a different approach from the commonly applied IT adoption and acceptance model in understanding MP use. The rationale for the use of appropriation theory from the study can contribute to similar areas with similar types of technology applications.
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author	Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza Oyebisi, Ishaq Oyefolahan Mahmud, Murni
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author_sort	Abdul Karim, Nor Shariza
title	Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
title_short	Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
title_full	Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
title_fullStr	Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
title_full_unstemmed	Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
title_sort	mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning
publisher	Emerald
publishDate	2010
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Mobile phone appropriation of students and staff at an institution of higher learning

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