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11 identified categories and influencing factors

No	Category	No. of studies	Identified concept within the category
1	Technological category Any concept that relates to the technical nature and characteristics of the particular technology	315	Availability (5), capability (2), compatibility (43), complexity (32), creditability (3), effectiveness (3), efficiency (8), flexibility (8), integration (9), interoperability (2), observability (9), operational agility (1), perceived ease of use (21), perceived usefulness (22), perceived benefit (26), perception of technology (1), privacy (5), quality (6), relative advantage (28), reliability (8), scalability (6), security (34), technological readiness (9), technology type (11), technology risk (1), technological support (1), technology maturity (1) and triability (10)
2	Environmental category Any concept that refers to the surrounding and the context in which the organization that is adopting technology is working in such as market, geographical location, industry, etc.	204	Brand image (3), client demand (2), Competitor's pressure (54), Customer's pressure (23), customer readiness (4), environmental uncertainty (1), external support (26), geographical location (8), globalization (6), industry (15), market orientation (7), market transparency (1), market trends (3), market uncertainty (5), network (7), social influences (13), subjective norms (6), supplier (6) and trading partners pressure (14)
3	Management category Any concept that comes in as a characteristic of the top managers on the organization from their demographic features to skills, knowledge and experience	157	Foreign management (2), management age (4), management attitude (8), management average education (6), management competency (2), managers innovativeness (9), management gender (2), management structure complexity (6), managerial productivity (2), managerial time (1), management involvement (3), management motivation (5), management perception (5), top management support (62), top management commitment (12), top management use of technology (3), top management lack of skills (3), top management willingness (5), top management knowledge (16) and visionary leadership (1)
4	Organizational category Any concept that can be considered as a characteristic of the organization	156	Absorptive capacity (4), age of the firm (8), centralization/Decentralization (3), facilitating conditions (6), organization attitude (6), organization capability (5), organizational culture (10), organization ethics (1), organization formality (1), organization interest (1), organization innovativeness (13), organization learning pace (1), organization mission (2), organizational practices (3), organizational readiness (21), organization scope (7), organization structure (5), organization support (2), research collaborations (2), satisfaction with existing systems (1) and size (54)
5	Knowledge category Any concept related to knowledge, experience, education, and skills of any stakeholder involved in the adoption of technology except the top managers	106	Awareness (9), biased perceptions (1), employees average education (2), employees technical knowledge (28), Employee's training (12), knowledge constraints (20), knowledge management (9), knowledge sharing (1), perceived information (2), policymakers knowledge (1), prior IT experiment (15), Stakeholder's awareness (2) and technical self-efficiency (4)
6	People category Any attribute of adopters except their knowledge-related features	69	Age (4), effort expectancy (5), egoistic mindset (1), Employee's commitment (3), engagement (4), ethnicity (1), fear (3), gender (4), generation (1), homogeneity/heterogeneity (1), individual attitude (6), individual differences (1), intention of adoption (6), organizational position (1), perceived trust (10), performance expectancy (5) and resistance/openness to change (13)
7	Financial category Any concept that can be considered as a measurement of profitability or is related to making adoption of technology financially sound	68	Cost (42), financial supports (4), perceived affordability (4) and return of investment (ROI) (18)
8	Resources category Any concept that can be a source of supply, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed	59	Access to technology (6), financial resources (21), human resources with skills (8), implication resources (2), IT resources (2), knowledge resources (1), limited resources (3), organizational resource availability (5), resources strength (5), slack resources (1), time (4) and training resources (1)
9	Strategy category Any concept that involves setting goals and priorities, determining actions to achieve the goals to execute adoption of technology	51	Communication (5), duration of adoption (1), HR strategy orientation (1), information policies (1), lack of strategies/guidelines (8), maturity strategy (1), perceived risk (10), R&D strategy (1), strategic alignment (3), strategic orientation (18), short term/long term vision (1) and tax compliance (1)
10	Regulations category Any concept related to rules made by the government or other authority to control the way technology is adopted	50	Government awareness (1), government e-readiness (2), government regulations (23), government support (18), institutional push (2), legal environment (2), legislation (1), public policies (1)
11	Infrastructure Any basic systems and services that an organization needs to adopt the technology	19	Infrastructure limitations (3), IT infrastructure (14) and organizational infrastructure (2)

No	Category	No. of studies	Identified concept within the category
1	Technological categoryAny concept that relates to the technical nature and characteristics of the particular technology	315	Availability (5), capability (2), compatibility (43), complexity (32), creditability (3), effectiveness (3), efficiency (8), flexibility (8), integration (9), interoperability (2), observability (9), operational agility (1), perceived ease of use (21), perceived usefulness (22), perceived benefit (26), perception of technology (1), privacy (5), quality (6), relative advantage (28), reliability (8), scalability (6), security (34), technological readiness (9), technology type (11), technology risk (1), technological support (1), technology maturity (1) and triability (10)
2	Environmental categoryAny concept that refers to the surrounding and the context in which the organization that is adopting technology is working in such as market, geographical location, industry, etc.	204	Brand image (3), client demand (2), Competitor's pressure (54), Customer's pressure (23), customer readiness (4), environmental uncertainty (1), external support (26), geographical location (8), globalization (6), industry (15), market orientation (7), market transparency (1), market trends (3), market uncertainty (5), network (7), social influences (13), subjective norms (6), supplier (6) and trading partners pressure (14)
3	Management categoryAny concept that comes in as a characteristic of the top managers on the organization from their demographic features to skills, knowledge and experience	157	Foreign management (2), management age (4), management attitude (8), management average education (6), management competency (2), managers innovativeness (9), management gender (2), management structure complexity (6), managerial productivity (2), managerial time (1), management involvement (3), management motivation (5), management perception (5), top management support (62), top management commitment (12), top management use of technology (3), top management lack of skills (3), top management willingness (5), top management knowledge (16) and visionary leadership (1)
4	Organizational categoryAny concept that can be considered as a characteristic of the organization	156	Absorptive capacity (4), age of the firm (8), centralization/Decentralization (3), facilitating conditions (6), organization attitude (6), organization capability (5), organizational culture (10), organization ethics (1), organization formality (1), organization interest (1), organization innovativeness (13), organization learning pace (1), organization mission (2), organizational practices (3), organizational readiness (21), organization scope (7), organization structure (5), organization support (2), research collaborations (2), satisfaction with existing systems (1) and size (54)
5	Knowledge categoryAny concept related to knowledge, experience, education, and skills of any stakeholder involved in the adoption of technology except the top managers	106	Awareness (9), biased perceptions (1), employees average education (2), employees technical knowledge (28), Employee's training (12), knowledge constraints (20), knowledge management (9), knowledge sharing (1), perceived information (2), policymakers knowledge (1), prior IT experiment (15), Stakeholder's awareness (2) and technical self-efficiency (4)
6	People categoryAny attribute of adopters except their knowledge-related features	69	Age (4), effort expectancy (5), egoistic mindset (1), Employee's commitment (3), engagement (4), ethnicity (1), fear (3), gender (4), generation (1), homogeneity/heterogeneity (1), individual attitude (6), individual differences (1), intention of adoption (6), organizational position (1), perceived trust (10), performance expectancy (5) and resistance/openness to change (13)
7	Financial categoryAny concept that can be considered as a measurement of profitability or is related to making adoption of technology financially sound	68	Cost (42), financial supports (4), perceived affordability (4) and return of investment (ROI) (18)
8	Resources categoryAny concept that can be a source of supply, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed	59	Access to technology (6), financial resources (21), human resources with skills (8), implication resources (2), IT resources (2), knowledge resources (1), limited resources (3), organizational resource availability (5), resources strength (5), slack resources (1), time (4) and training resources (1)
9	Strategy categoryAny concept that involves setting goals and priorities, determining actions to achieve the goals to execute adoption of technology	51	Communication (5), duration of adoption (1), HR strategy orientation (1), information policies (1), lack of strategies/guidelines (8), maturity strategy (1), perceived risk (10), R&D strategy (1), strategic alignment (3), strategic orientation (18), short term/long term vision (1) and tax compliance (1)
10	Regulations categoryAny concept related to rules made by the government or other authority to control the way technology is adopted	50	Government awareness (1), government e-readiness (2), government regulations (23), government support (18), institutional push (2), legal environment (2), legislation (1), public policies (1)
11	InfrastructureAny basic systems and services that an organization needs to adopt the technology	19	Infrastructure limitations (3), IT infrastructure (14) and organizational infrastructure (2)