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Factors Affecting The Adoption Of RFID. Anthony Asare Marketing Instructor Quinnipiac University Hamden CT. Background. Marketing Instructor, Quinnipiac University MBA UMASS Amherst Final stages of doctoral studies at UMASS Amherst Publications:
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Factors Affecting The Adoption Of RFID Anthony Asare Marketing Instructor Quinnipiac University Hamden CT
Background • Marketing Instructor, Quinnipiac University • MBA UMASS Amherst • Final stages of doctoral studies at UMASS Amherst • Publications: • Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing • International Journal of Leadership Studies • Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management • Presented at multiple conferences
Background • High Tech Work Experience • IBM • Profile Systems (Data Synchronization and VMI Software Provider) • Entrepreneurial Background • Simba Express • ShopLoco • Member of Dean’s Advisory Council, Isenberg School of Management, UMASS Amherst
Research Questions • Why do some firms successfully adopt/implement B2B technology while others don’t? • How do we define success or measure performance in the B2B world? • What is the role of marketing in a B2B environment?
B2B Adoption/Post-Adoption Technology Characteristics Technology Adoption Organizational Characteristics Performance Implementation External Factors Integration Relational Factors
SCORES Performance Framework SCORES Channel Performance Model Channel Performance Social Strategic Customer Operational Relational Economic Market Share Competitive Advantage Customer Loyalty Customer Satisfaction Lead Time Fill Rate Trust Commitment Profitability Revenues Environment Safety
RFID Survey • Survey on RFID adoption • Sent to members of NEECOM • Goal is to learn about the factors that affect RFID Adoption in organizations • Conducted in the Fall of 2006 • 50 respondents
Companies That Have Adopted RFID Benefits of RFID
Companies That Have Adopted RFID • Disappointments • Cost • Low ROI • Lacks critical mass of firms using RFID • Not much better than our existing systems • Range of transmitter • Software/Middleware – reliability and maturity • No disappointments
Companies That Have Adopted RFID Adopters Factors Considered Before RFID Adoption
Companies That Have Adopted or are Considering RFID Adoption Factors Considered During Evaluation of RFID
Companies That Have Adopted Or Are Considering RFID Adoption Factors Considered Before RFID Adoption
Companies That Have Adopted Or Are Considering RFID Adoption Factors Considered Before RFID Adoption
Summary • Customer Requirement is the leading factor affecting technology adoption • The value of the technology to the adopting business is also very important • Management support • IT readiness • Cost • Maturity of technology • Widespread adoption • Strong relationships
Future Research • Beyond Adoption: • What factors affect a company’s decision to go beyond adoption? • Why would a company want to integrate a technology into its business? • What level of integration should a company achieve before both parties receive the benefits they are looking for? • How do you measure the performance of a B2B technology that a customer asks you to implement?