A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations

Amateur Radio Community (ARC) is a small community that passionately uses amateur radio communication technology (ARCT) to support relief agencies during emergency situation. Understanding their behavioural intention (BI) would help us recognize salient factors that can empower the public to partic...

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Main Author:	Azlee, Johar
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng eng
Published:	2021
Subjects:	TK5101-6720 Telecommunication
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spelling	my-uum-etd.92622022-05-09T08:21:57Z A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations 2021 Azlee, Johar Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences TK5101-6720 Telecommunication Amateur Radio Community (ARC) is a small community that passionately uses amateur radio communication technology (ARCT) to support relief agencies during emergency situation. Understanding their behavioural intention (BI) would help us recognize salient factors that can empower the public to participate actively and support the government relief agencies in emergency situation. As ARC exhibits responsible, trustworthy, and willing behaviour to use the ARCT, especially in emergency situation, it is interesting to explore these unique behaviours so that government can empower them to actively continue using ARCT. However, the lack of demographics information as well as salient factors that drive their intentions in using ARCT has limited the government's efforts in engaging them to support relief agencies. Thus, this study develops a model to unravel these problems.This study employs a quantitative research method via an online survey. The survey instrument is constructed by reviewing relevant factors, which the ARCT experts then confirm. A pilot study involving 30 experienced ARC was conducted to check instrument reliability. Academic experts verified the research instrument before and after the pilot study. For the main study, 400 respondents were selected from the ARC throughout Malaysia. This study presented the ARC demographics, such as age, gender, race, education level, occupation, income, practice and skill in using ARCT. The findings revealed that the most significant factors were compatibility because using ARCT is their usual practice in daily life. Hedonic motivation, which is referred to as ARC excitement and willingness to use ARCT to achieve satisfaction, was also a significant factor. Other significant factor includes habit, peer trustworthiness, social influence, performance expectancy, price value, effort expectancy and facilitating condition. While, experience, age and gender were significant in moderating the relationship between each factor. The moderating effect shows the variance in the strength of the relationship of each factor. In conclusion, this study's outcomes are meant to be included as guidelines for the stakeholders in dealing with emergency situation. In addition, the established model can be further explored by researchers in their future studies on this subject. The salient factors identified from the study showed the ARC readiness to be at the forefront in supporting relief agencies before, during or after a disaster struck. 2021 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/1/s93597_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/2/s93597_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/3/s93597_references.docx text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/5/depositpermission_s93597.pdf text eng staffonly other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng eng eng
advisor	Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini
topic	TK5101-6720 Telecommunication
spellingShingle	TK5101-6720 Telecommunication Azlee, Johar A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations
description	Amateur Radio Community (ARC) is a small community that passionately uses amateur radio communication technology (ARCT) to support relief agencies during emergency situation. Understanding their behavioural intention (BI) would help us recognize salient factors that can empower the public to participate actively and support the government relief agencies in emergency situation. As ARC exhibits responsible, trustworthy, and willing behaviour to use the ARCT, especially in emergency situation, it is interesting to explore these unique behaviours so that government can empower them to actively continue using ARCT. However, the lack of demographics information as well as salient factors that drive their intentions in using ARCT has limited the government's efforts in engaging them to support relief agencies. Thus, this study develops a model to unravel these problems.This study employs a quantitative research method via an online survey. The survey instrument is constructed by reviewing relevant factors, which the ARCT experts then confirm. A pilot study involving 30 experienced ARC was conducted to check instrument reliability. Academic experts verified the research instrument before and after the pilot study. For the main study, 400 respondents were selected from the ARC throughout Malaysia. This study presented the ARC demographics, such as age, gender, race, education level, occupation, income, practice and skill in using ARCT. The findings revealed that the most significant factors were compatibility because using ARCT is their usual practice in daily life. Hedonic motivation, which is referred to as ARC excitement and willingness to use ARCT to achieve satisfaction, was also a significant factor. Other significant factor includes habit, peer trustworthiness, social influence, performance expectancy, price value, effort expectancy and facilitating condition. While, experience, age and gender were significant in moderating the relationship between each factor. The moderating effect shows the variance in the strength of the relationship of each factor. In conclusion, this study's outcomes are meant to be included as guidelines for the stakeholders in dealing with emergency situation. In addition, the established model can be further explored by researchers in their future studies on this subject. The salient factors identified from the study showed the ARC readiness to be at the forefront in supporting relief agencies before, during or after a disaster struck.
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title	A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations
title_short	A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations
title_full	A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
publishDate	2021
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/1/s93597_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/2/s93597_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/3/s93597_references.docx https://etd.uum.edu.my/9262/5/depositpermission_s93597.pdf
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A model of amateur radio community behavioural intention to use amateur radio communication technology in emergency situations

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