Mediating and Moderating Factors Affecting Readiness to IoT Applications: The Banking Sector Context
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) ISSN: 0975-5586 (Online); 0975-5926 (Print) http://airccse.org/journal/ijmit/ijmit.html Article: Mediating and Moderating Factors Affecting Readiness to IoT Applications: The Banking Sector Context Authors RashaAbd El-Aziz, Sarah El-Gamal and Miran Ismail, Arab Academy for Science, Egypt Abstract Although IOT seems to be the upcoming trend, it is still in its infancy; especially in the banking industry. There is a clear gap in literature, as only few studies identify factors affecting readiness to IOT applications in banks in general, and almost negligible investigations on mediating and moderating factors. Accordingly, this research aims to investigate the main factors that affect employees’ readiness to IOT applications, while highlighting the mediating and moderating factors in the Egyptian banking sector. The importance of Egypt stems from its high population and steady steps taken towards technology adoption. 4...