dc.contributor.advisor |
Chipangura, Baldreck
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Motsi, Lovemore
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dc.contributor.author |
Musanhi, Nyaradzo
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-03-15T09:21:06Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-03-15T09:21:06Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-11-19 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/28599 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study investigated how the attitudes of taxi entrepreneurs affect their acceptance of transport management systems in the South African taxi industry. The study was instigated by a rise in the adoption of transport management systems the world over in the past years. In South Africa, the adoption of transport management systems has caused some friction between innovators and laggards, which is of intellectual interest for it requires an understanding of technology adoption in the transport industry. The friction can be interpreted as a fight for market domination on the one hand and as a fight to resist the adoption of transport management systems by traditional transport operators (the laggards) on the other hand. To investigate this phenomenon, this study adapted the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and collected quantitative data using a survey questionnaire. A total of 253 taxi entrepreneurs were selected from Sandton in Gauteng Province, South Africa, using a snowball sampling technique. Results of the correlation analysis could not falsify three hypotheses out of 14. Therefore, the three factors that positively influence the adoption of transport management systems by taxi entrepreneurs were found to be Attitude Towards Use (ATU), Behavioural Intention (BI) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEU). This study is valuable in identifying factors that can influence the adoption of transport management systems in South Africa. The results can inform policy and strategies for modernising the South African transport system. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (xi, 130 leaves) : illustrations, graphs (some color) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.subject |
DOI |
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dc.subject |
Shared economy |
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dc.subject |
TAM |
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dc.subject |
Technology Acceptance Model |
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dc.subject |
Taxi Industry |
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dc.subject |
TOE |
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dc.subject |
TPB |
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dc.subject |
TRA |
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dc.subject |
Transport Technology |
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dc.subject |
Uber |
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dc.subject.ddc |
388.413214068 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Transportation -- South Africa -- Sandton -- Management |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Taxicabs -- South Africa -- Sandton -- Management |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Taxicab drivers -- South Africa -- Sandton -- Attitudes |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Urban transportation -- South Africa -- Sandton -- Management |
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dc.title |
Adoption of transport management systems in the South African taxi industry |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
School of Computing |
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dc.description.degree |
M. Sc. (Computing) |
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