Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria

Agricultural extension is described as one of the fields where ICTs can have a significant impact that is largely dependent on knowledge sharing between extension agents and a wide range of other actors. Poor infrastructure makes visiting remote areas more difficult and expensive. The number of exte...

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Main Author:	Mustapha, Sa'adu
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Agricultural extension work - Research - Nigeria County agricultural agents- Nigeria
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104456/1/SA%E2%80%99ADU%20MUSTAPHA%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.1044562023-08-16T00:51:20Z Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria 2021-08 Mustapha, Sa'adu Agricultural extension is described as one of the fields where ICTs can have a significant impact that is largely dependent on knowledge sharing between extension agents and a wide range of other actors. Poor infrastructure makes visiting remote areas more difficult and expensive. The number of extension agents in the study area are inadequate to meet the farmers population. This study was designed to determine the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICT among extension agents in northeast, Nigeria. Specifically, the study was conducted to: 1) determine the respondents‘ level of ICT adoption; 2) identify the respondents level of awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and motivation; 3) clarify the relationship between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, motivation and adoption of ICTs among the respondents; 4) examine the most influential factors influencing the adoption of ICTs among the respondents; and 5) examine the mediation role of motivation in relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICT‘s among extension agents. The study used Piaget Constructivism Theory (1980), the Digital Divide Theory (Van Dijk, 2009) and Vroom‘s Expectancy Theory (1964). The study employed the quantitative approach and descriptive correlational research design. A sample of 254 extension agents was randomly selected. The data was obtained by using a self-administered questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple linear regression and structural equation modelling. The findings from the study indicated that the level of ICT adoption was high, awareness, accessibility, and motivation were moderate, perceived organizational support was low. High and positive relationship between awareness and ICT adoption (r=.938; p=.000), accessibilityand ICT adoption (r=.731; p=0.00), motivation and ICT adoption (r=.215; p=.001). The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that four variables (marital status, awareness, accessibility and motivation) contributed significantly to ICT adoption in extension work. The multi-model analysis conducted in this study revealed that the mediated model is better than the direct model in explaining the inter-relationships. It had an R2 of 0.47 against 0.23 of the direct models. The final model achieved the required categories of the fit indices (Relative chi-square = 2.045; CFI = .949; IFI = .949; NFI = .906; RMSEA = .064). The study concluded that motivation exhibit a partial mediation in the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICTs. Hence, it is recommended that extension organizations should be mindful of the motivation levels of their employee; such could facilitate the adoption of ICT in extension work. Agricultural extension work - Research - Nigeria County agricultural agents- Nigeria 2021-08 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104456/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104456/1/SA%E2%80%99ADU%20MUSTAPHA%20-%20IR.pdf text en public doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Agricultural extension work - Research - Nigeria County agricultural agents- Nigeria Man, Norsida
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English
advisor	Man, Norsida
topic	Agricultural extension work - Research - Nigeria County agricultural agents- Nigeria
spellingShingle	Agricultural extension work - Research - Nigeria County agricultural agents- Nigeria Mustapha, Sa'adu Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
description	Agricultural extension is described as one of the fields where ICTs can have a significant impact that is largely dependent on knowledge sharing between extension agents and a wide range of other actors. Poor infrastructure makes visiting remote areas more difficult and expensive. The number of extension agents in the study area are inadequate to meet the farmers population. This study was designed to determine the mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICT among extension agents in northeast, Nigeria. Specifically, the study was conducted to: 1) determine the respondents‘ level of ICT adoption; 2) identify the respondents level of awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and motivation; 3) clarify the relationship between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support, motivation and adoption of ICTs among the respondents; 4) examine the most influential factors influencing the adoption of ICTs among the respondents; and 5) examine the mediation role of motivation in relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICT‘s among extension agents. The study used Piaget Constructivism Theory (1980), the Digital Divide Theory (Van Dijk, 2009) and Vroom‘s Expectancy Theory (1964). The study employed the quantitative approach and descriptive correlational research design. A sample of 254 extension agents was randomly selected. The data was obtained by using a self-administered questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple linear regression and structural equation modelling. The findings from the study indicated that the level of ICT adoption was high, awareness, accessibility, and motivation were moderate, perceived organizational support was low. High and positive relationship between awareness and ICT adoption (r=.938; p=.000), accessibilityand ICT adoption (r=.731; p=0.00), motivation and ICT adoption (r=.215; p=.001). The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that four variables (marital status, awareness, accessibility and motivation) contributed significantly to ICT adoption in extension work. The multi-model analysis conducted in this study revealed that the mediated model is better than the direct model in explaining the inter-relationships. It had an R2 of 0.47 against 0.23 of the direct models. The final model achieved the required categories of the fit indices (Relative chi-square = 2.045; CFI = .949; IFI = .949; NFI = .906; RMSEA = .064). The study concluded that motivation exhibit a partial mediation in the relationships between awareness, accessibility, perceived organizational support and adoption of ICTs. Hence, it is recommended that extension organizations should be mindful of the motivation levels of their employee; such could facilitate the adoption of ICT in extension work.
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author	Mustapha, Sa'adu
author_facet	Mustapha, Sa'adu
author_sort	Mustapha, Sa'adu
title	Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
title_short	Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
title_full	Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
title_fullStr	Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria
title_sort	mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in north-east, nigeria
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2021
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104456/1/SA%E2%80%99ADU%20MUSTAPHA%20-%20IR.pdf
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Mediating role of motivation in the relationships between awareness, accessibilty, perceived organizational support and adoption of ict among extension agents in North-East, Nigeria

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