Digital technology use of SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: mobile applications’ role on motivation and job performance

Uzkurt C., Ekmekçioğlu E. B., Ceyhan S., Hatiboglu M. B.

Kybernetes, cilt.53, sa.4, ss.1354-1373, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/k-08-2022-1189
  • Dergi Adı: Kybernetes
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, BIOSIS, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, INSPEC, Metadex, zbMATH, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1354-1373
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Technology acceptance model (TAM), SMEs, Motivation at work, Job performance, Mobile application
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of digital technology (specifically mobile applications) use on employees' perceptions of motivation at work (MW) and job performance (JP). Design/methodology/approach: Survey data were collected from 4,089 employees working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) registered to Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (SMEDO) in Turkey. The relationships were assessed through structural equation modeling with bootstrap estimation. Findings: The results support the proposed framework illustrating the positive effect of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) of mobile applications on employees' perceived JP. Findings indicate that MW has exhibited a mediating effect between both PU and JP and PEOU and JP. Originality/value: This article discusses the accelerating role of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on SMEs' technology acceptance and the acceptance's positive impact on employees' motivation and performance. This article adds to the literature on SMEs by enabling researchers and practitioners to understand the issues in digital technologies acceptance by SME employees and contributes towards enriching the knowledge on technology acceptance perceptions' role in SMEs coping strategies during the COVID-19.