Barriers to Smart Home Technologies in India

Title

Barriers to Smart Home Technologies in India

Creator

Joy J.; Srinath S.; Verma R.K.; Shrivastava M.K.

Description

Smart home technologies (SHT) are critical for effectively managing homes in a digital society. However, SHTs face challenges related to their limited use in developing country contexts. This study investigates the factors that act as barriers to SHT adoption among individuals in Bengaluru, India. The roles of perceived risk, performance and after-sale service, and demographics in using smart home technologies (SHT). This study used the data from the primary survey of 133 respondents. The collected data were analyzed using regression analysis. The results supported five of the proposed hypotheses, namely, perceived performance risk, perceived financial risk, perceived psychological risk, and technological uncertainty, which influence the Behavioral intention to adopt SHT. However, service intangibility is influenced by performance risk. Income and age influence the psychological risk and adoption of SHT. The study identifies the barriers to SHT adoption. The supportive environment for SHT needs to be strengthened to reduce the associated risks. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2024.

Source

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Vol-698 AICT, pp. 207-219.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Service intangibility; Smart Home Technologies (SHT); Technological uncertainty; Technology adoption model; UTAUT

Coverage

Joy J., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University) University, Bangalore, India; Srinath S., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University) University, Bangalore, India; Verma R.K., Jindal Global Business School, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India; Shrivastava M.K., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University) University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 18684238; ISBN: 978-303150191-3

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50192-0_18

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