Essays about: "interpretive phenomenology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words interpretive phenomenology.

1. 1. Mobile Payment Use and Mobile Payment Transactions by Older Adults : A Qualitative Study

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Maria Kolaki; [2017]
   Keywords : Older adults; m-payment; m-commerce; electronic payment; technological innovation adoption; technology acceptance model; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model; interpretive paradigm; qualitative research; phenomenology; Greece;

   Abstract : The research outlined in this thesis focuses on the effects of implementation and use of mobile payments as experienced by older adults aged 55-75, as qualitatively examined through research interviewees (hereafter participants of this study) made up of individuals with varying cultural and technological backgrounds, who are acclimated to Greece’s culture and have lived within the country for at least a decade. Their own perception and reception of the practice allows for a more comprehensive look into the practical application of the technology within the country. READ MORE

3. 2. Smart Homes : Human interactions and IoT

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Paraskevas Kamatsos; [2016]
   Keywords : Human-System Interaction; Smart Homes; Internet of Things; Postphenomenology; Technological Mediation;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the phenomenon of human-system interaction in smart homes as a practice of Internet of Things. The research was conducted through interviews, workshops and observations and followed an interpretive research paradigm of phenomenologically-situated paradigm of HCI and a qualitative research approach. READ MORE

4. 3. Meaning constitution among Swedish nurses on the subject of psychological contract breach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Peeder Salenvall; [2015]
   Keywords : psychological contract; psychological contract breach; psychological contract violation; phenomenology; interpretive phenomenology; MCA – Minerva.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines the effects of psychological contract breach among Swedish nurses in the public healthcare sector. To gather insight on how nurses themselves experience that they are affected by psychological contract breach, this study takes a phenomenological approach with emphasis on meaning constitution. READ MORE

5. 4. Creating an Institutional Repository (IR) in Greece : need for information systems strategy?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Angeliki Vos; [2015]
   Keywords : Information Systems Strategic Planning; ISSP; Institutional Repository; IR; University; Greece; Hermeneutic circle;

   Abstract : The purpose of an Institutional Repository (IR) is to disseminate information to the public through technology networks. This entails numerous and complex Information System (IS) processes and a ‘state of the art’ Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, which need to be strategically managed to successfully meet an organization’s goals. READ MORE

6. 5. Consumer Motivation for Co-Creation and Resulting Effects on Brand Knowledge

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sandra Leuenberger; Corinna Jürgens; [2014]
   Keywords : motivation; co-creation; brand knowledge; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to contribute to the existing literature on co-creation in investigating consumers’ motives for participation on the one hand and possible effects of this participation on brand knowledge on the other. It thus provides a link between co-creation, motivation, and branding literature. READ MORE