Determinants of Electric Road System Adoption by Road Freight Companies

Eva Lövstål, Henrik Sällberg and Anders Wrenne
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Eva Lövstål: Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Henrik Sällberg: Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Anders Wrenne: Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 2023, vol. 20, issue 05, 1-28

Abstract: This study analyzes the determinants of road freight companies’ adoption intention regarding the electric road systems (e-roads) on Swedish motorways. A research model was developed based on the technology adoption literature and Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. Survey data were gathered from 160 Swedish road freight companies, and structural equation modeling was performed to test the model empirically. The results reveal relative advantage, a technology characteristic, as the main determinant of road freight companies’ intention to adopt electric road systems. The study contributes to the TOE framework by reporting on the indirect effects of technological and organizational determinants on organizational intention to adopt technologies.

Keywords: Technology adoption; innovation; TOE framework; electric road; road freight companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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