The Intention of Passengers towards Repeat Use of Biometric Security for Sustainable Airport Management

Cheong Kim, Kun Chang Lee and Francis Joseph Costello
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Cheong Kim: SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 03063, Korea
Kun Chang Lee: SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 03063, Korea
Francis Joseph Costello: SKK Business School, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 03063, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: More and more these days, airport security is having to adapt to a greater number of passengers while keeping within finer margins of precision when it comes to clearing passengers for security clearance. Therefore, analyzing potential upgrades in the security process and adopting them in a way that does not impact passenger experience has become a key activity for airport managers. One viable technological solution that is not only effective but also efficient is biometric security. This technology allows for passengers to safely clear security based on their unique biometric features. Despite its promise, airports and passengers alike are slow to adopt its use. Additionally, there were few studies that revealed insights into passengers’ intentions toward repeat use of biometric security. Hence, in our novel attempts to uncover the underlying reasons, we implemented a study on passengers’ initial and repeat usage intention based on perceived benefits and risks of biometric security technology. Based on 327 survey responses, we employed the use of SEM to extract first- and second-order constructs before evaluating our hypotheses on a finally accepted model. To be aligned with the novel attempt of this research, the results showed that both the perceived benefits and risks have a significant impact on passenger’s initial and repeat use intention of biometric security. Therefore, for all practitioners engaged in sustainable airport management, strong consideration from this research should help in creating value for passengers while mitigating the risks of adopting biometric security within airport security settings.

Keywords: biometrics; perceived risk; perceived benefit; passenger intention; repeat use; sustainable airport management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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