Acceptance of E-Health by Healthcare Professionals in Developing Countries: Case of Morocco [chapter]

Rachid Oumlil
2016 E-Systems for the 21st Century  
This article aims to identify factors fostering e-entrepreneurship acceptance in a developing country, Morocco. It suggests a model based on Technology Acceptance Model (Davis et al.,1989 ) extended by three added constructs "Trust", "Image" and "Risk". The study was conducted at national school of business and management located in Agadir city, south of Morocco. It concerned 56 students, considered as future entrepreneurs, representing 62% of the target population (90 students). Results showed
more » ... that the suggested model explained 40% of total variance in the intention to accept e-entrepreneurship by these entrepreneurs. They also revealed that Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Trust, Image and Risk influenced significantly the Moroccan future entrepreneurs' intention to accept e-entrepreneurship. However, Attitude showed no significant impact on this intention. Furthermore, this research work generates a useful knowledge on e-entrepreneurship that could help policymakers to succeed information technology (IT) strategies, and support future entrepreneurs to succeed their investment in projects based on IT.
doi:10.1201/b19885-13 fatcat:iqdsneikdrdr5i2dpib6psj26q