Investigating Cultural Dimensions and Technological Acceptance: The Adoption of Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems in Qatar's Football Sector
This research provides practical insights for sports technology stakeholders in Qatar, addressing the problem of aligning cultural considerations with technological readiness for successful EPTS integration, but it is incremental as it applies existing theoretical frameworks to a new context.
This study investigated how cultural and technological factors influence the adoption of Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS) in Qatar's football sector, finding that perceived usefulness, innovation receptiveness, and lower power distance significantly drive adoption, while ease of use is marginally significant and integration complexity is non-significant.
Qatar's football sector has undergone a substantial technological transformation with the implementation of Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS). This study examines the impact of cultural and technological factors on EPTS adoption, using Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as theoretical frameworks. An initial exploratory study involved ten participants, followed by an expanded dataset comprising thirty stakeholders, including players, coaches, and staff from Qatari football organizations. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, power distance, innovation receptiveness, integration complexity, and overall adoption. The results indicate that perceived usefulness, innovation receptiveness, and lower power distance significantly drive EPTS adoption, while ease of use is marginally significant and integration complexity is non-significant in this sample. These findings provide practical insights for sports technology stakeholders in Qatar and emphasize the importance of aligning cultural considerations with technological readiness for successful EPTS integration.