Strategic and Institutional Perspectives in the Adoption and Early Integration of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Using multiple lenses of strategic choice theories (diffusion of innovation, organizational innovativeness) and institutional theory as the basis and reflecting data from semi-structured interviews and news reports, the study develops an integrative conceptual RFID adoption model and presents testable hypotheses at the construct and rationale levels. The model incorporates different rationales for adoption and integration of interorganizational systems (IOS) namely the strategic choice perspective where adoption is voluntary with a view to improve organizational efficiency and performance and the institutional perspective where adoption is more a result of conforming to pressures from organizations within an organization’s field of operation. Two technological factors (perceived benefit and perceived costs), three organizational readiness factors (top management support, financial readiness, IS infrastructure and capabilities) and three external environmental factors (perceived stan...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: HICSS
• Authors: Aditya Sharma, Alex Citurs, Benn R. Konsynski
• Keywords: Adoption, Biometrics, HICSS 2007, RFID Adoption Model, Strategic Choice Perspective, System Sciences