| Article ID: | iaor20132242 |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 59 |
| End Page Number: | 65 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Journal: | Information & Management |
| Authors: | Lai Kee-Hung, Tsai Ming-Chih, Hsu Wei-Che |
| Keywords: | Taiwan, technology selection, radio frequency identification (RFID) |
We extended the application of Roger's model for evaluating the institutional forces influencing the adoption intention of RFID by retailer's suppliers. Drawing on institutional theory, we examined how different institutional forces experienced by retailer's suppliers were related to their relational investment on inter‐organizational information sharing. Data collected from 130 major Taiwanese suppliers was used in our empirical analyses. We found that relational investment was the most critical adoption factor, which also indirectly enhanced organizational readiness for technological adoption intention. From a Taiwanese perspective, our findings should be helpful in understanding what factors significantly impact the adoption of RFID technology.