Innovation attributes composite and adoption of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Tanzanian manufacturing and service sectors: The mediating role of behavioral preferences

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dc.contributor.authorMolela, Godfrey Frank
dc.contributor.authorKasoga, Pendo Shukrani
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Ismail Juma
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T09:25:52Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T09:25:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionFull-text is also available at https://doi.org/10.1142/S021987702450010X
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to explore barriers to ABC adoption in the Tanzanian manufacturing and service sectors, notwithstanding its superiority over the traditional costing system. It went further to suggest solutions to such barriers by evaluating the mediating role of behavioral preferences on the causal relationship between the innovation attributes composite and ABC adoption. Based on the cross-sectional survey design, primary data were collected from a sample of 188 companies located in the Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Dodoma regions. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) revealed that none of the behavioral preferences positively mediated the causal relationship between the innovation attributes composite and ABC adoption at level 1. At level 2, the findings show that, it was the mediating effect by the perceived usefulness ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) only that was statistically significant. With the exception of the perceived ease of use, the mediating effects by perceived usefulness ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) and normative beliefs ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) were further confirmed to be statistically significant at level 3 of adoption. Moreover, the mediating effects by the perceived ease of use ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) and normative beliefs ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) were found to be statistically significant at level 4 of adoption. At the highest level 5 of ABC adoption, it was the normative belief ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) only that positively mediated the causal relationship between the innovation attributes composite and ABC adoption.
dc.identifier.citationMolela, G. F., Kasoga, P. S., & Ismail, I. J. (2024). Innovation Attributes Composite and Adoption of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Tanzanian Manufacturing and Service Sectors: The Mediating Role of Behavioral Preferences. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), 21(02), 1-23.
dc.identifier.doi10.1142/s021987702450010x
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S021987702450010X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4793
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Innovation and Technology Management
dc.subjectInnovation attributes
dc.subjectcomposite effect
dc.subjectmediation effect
dc.subjectbehavioral preferences
dc.subjectABC adoption
dc.subjectmanufacturing sector
dc.subjectservice sector
dc.titleInnovation attributes composite and adoption of Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Tanzanian manufacturing and service sectors: The mediating role of behavioral preferences
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue02
oaire.citation.volume21
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