Factors Affecting the Adoption of 3D Printing in Egyptian Industrial Organizations: An Applied Study on Industrial Zones in Qalyubia Governorate.

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Department of Business Administration Faculty of Commerce Banha University Qalyoubia Egypt

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The research paper aimed to determine factors affecting the adoption of 3D printing - as emerging technology - in the Egyptian industrial organizations, to achieve this, a proposed model was developed by integrates Technology-Organization-Environment framework (TOE), Cost as one of the important economic dimensions, and the variables of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as one of the most widely accepted models in the literature of new technology adoption. Based on this model, primary data was collected from 135 industrial companies in Al-Shorouk and Al-Safa industrial Zone's located in Qalyubia governorate. using a questionnaire survey that was tested for validity and reliability, and based on a sample of 288 senior, middle and executive managers of these companies. The research hypotheses were tested through the Structural Equation Model (SEM) using AMOS V.24. The results showed that all factors included in the proposed model, have a significant impact, either directly or indirectly, on the adoption of 3D printing in the Egyptian industrial organizations. The most influential factors are Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Competition Pressures, Top Management Support, and Cost respectively. Furthermore, all factors in the model considering perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness as mediating variables explain 93 percent of changes in the adoption intentions of 3D printing.

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