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E-Public Transportation, Quantitative Analysis in Fiji

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Customer behavior; Develo**; E-transport; Fiji

Brief Definitions

Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) – a combination of eight models that helps to understand user intentions as well as acceptance and the actual use of given technology.

Performance expectance – the user’s belief that the use of the given technology can provide every day benefits.

Effort expectance – the given technology is easy and convenient for the user.

Social influence – the extent to which a user percieves that significant others believe that the user should use the given technology.

Facilitating conditions – the extent to which a user believes that organizational as well as technical infrastructure is available to support the use of the given technology.

Sacrifice – can be monetary and nonmonetary and includes time, search, and psychological cost the user bears to obtain a good or service.

Introduction

Undoubtedly, information and communication technology (ICT) has changed the way...

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  1. School of Management & Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific (USP), Suva, Fiji

    Jashwini Narayan

  2. School of Management & Public Administration, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

    Samantha Naidu

  3. The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

    Tuma Greig

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Narayan, J., Naidu, S., Greig, T. (2022). E-Public Transportation, Quantitative Analysis in Fiji. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_4178

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