| Title: | Evaluating attitudes toward microchip implants : a comparative study of five Eastern European countries |
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| Authors: | ID Baggia, Alenka (Author)
ID Zakonnik, Lukasz (Author)
ID Vovk, Maryna (Author)
ID Bevanda, Vanja (Author)
ID Maltseva, Daria (Author)
ID Moissev, Stanislav (Author)
ID Werber, Borut (Author)
ID Žnidaršič, Anja (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://organizacija.fov.um.si/issues/vol-58-no-3-2025/
 RAZ_Baggia_Alenka_2025.pdf (1,98 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FOV - Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Kranj
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| Abstract: | Funding: This work was supported by the Slovenian Research Agency; Program No. P5-0018 – Decision Support Systems in Digital Business and the HSE University Basic Research Program. Conflicts of interest: All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. Ethics statement: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences research committee (decision no. 514/5/2021/1/902-DJ) and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Background and purpose: Technology acceptance has been researched for decades. While some technologies are widely accepted, others are perceived as a threat, such as microchip implants. In this study, a two-step structural equation modeling approach was used to evaluate a new research model on microchip implant acceptance. Methodology: A structural equation modeling model was developed to identify what influences the perceived acceptance of microchip implants. To determine differences in attitudes toward microchip implants, the study was conducted in five Eastern European countries. Results: The results show that the influence of the factors does not differ significantly across the countries studied. Age, trust, and perceived usefulness affected the overall intention to use microchip implants, while ease of use was significant in only one country. Differences were found in perceptions of the right to privacy and conspiracy theories. The usefulness of microchip implants in pandemic was significant in all countries. Conclusion: Small differences in attitudes towards microchip implants suggest that a general model of microchip implant acceptance could be constructed based on the data collected. In addition to these findings, our study noted the lack of legislation for microchip implants in the region and a lack of knowledge about this technology. |
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| Keywords: | microchip implant, near field communication, behavioural intentions, structural equation model, technology acceptance model |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 227-250 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 58, issue 3 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-95122  |
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| UDC: | 004.9 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1318-5454 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 247729923 |
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| DOI: | 10.2478/orga-2025-0014 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 05.09.2025 |
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