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4. CHALLENGES
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.001
To examine the connections among Technology Adoption, Quality Assurance Processes, Benefits, and
Challenges, a Spearman’s rank-order correlation was conducted. This non-parametric test was chosen due to
the violation of multivariate normality assumptions, as evidenced by the Shapiro-Wilk test (W = 0.69, p <
.001). Spearman’s rho effectively measures the strength and direction of monotonic relationships based on rank
order, making it suitable when parametric assumptions are not met. The interpretation of correlation
coefficients follows this classification: very weak (0.00–0.19), weak (0.20–0.39), moderate (0.40–0.59), strong
(0.60–0.79), and very strong (0.80–1.00).
Technology Adoption exhibited strong positive correlations with both Quality Assurance Processes (r = 0.74, p
< .001) and Benefits (r = 0.73, p < .001). These results indicate that organizations that actively embrace and
implement technology tend to report improved quality assurance practices and derive greater organizational
benefits. Conversely, Technology Adoption showed a moderate positive correlation with Challenges (r = 0.52,
p < .001), suggesting that as technology adoption grows, so too does the recognition or experience of related
challenges, including costs, training deficiencies, or integration issues. This trend highlights the dual nature of
technology usage: enhancing systems and outcomes while introducing complexities that require management.
Quality Assurance Processes were found to be very strongly correlated with Benefits (r = 0.77, p < .001),
emphasizing the vital connection between effective QA systems and positive results such as productivity, cost
savings, and sustainability. The relationship between Quality Assurance and Technology Adoption was also
strong (r = 0.74, p < .001), indicating that technology use likely supports improvements in QA. There was also
a moderate positive correlation between Quality Assurance Processes and Challenges (r = 0.65, p < .001),
which may suggest that advancements in QA, particularly data-driven systems, lead organizations to face
challenges like increased implementation costs or necessary changes in workflows.
Perceived Benefits demonstrated a very strong relationship with Quality Assurance Processes (r = 0.77, p <
.001) and a strong relationship with Technology Adoption (r = 0.73, p < .001), reinforcing the idea that as
organizations adopt technology and enhance QA procedures, they experience productivity improvements,
better collaboration, better decision-making, and competitive advantages. Benefits also exhibited a moderate
positive correlation with Challenges (r = 0.60, p < .001), indicating that even amid challenges, the perceived
advantages of technological and QA advancements remain significant.
Challenges showed moderate positive associations with Technology Adoption (r = 0.52, p < .001), Quality
Assurance Processes (r = 0.65, p < .001), and Benefits (r = 0.60, p < .001). These findings suggest that as
organizations enhance their technological integration and quality processes, they also encounter an increase in
perceived or actual challenges. Rather than denoting failure, this pattern may represent a natural aspect of
technological progression, where scaling innovations brings about complexities related to training, support,
costs, and employee adaptation.
DISCUSSION
The study’s findings align with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance
and Use of Technology (UTAUT), which emphasize perceived usefulness and ease of use as determinants of
adoption. Results also correspond with the Resource-Based Theory (RBT), suggesting that digital QA systems
function as strategic assets enhancing competitiveness.
By incorporating regression and SEM analyses, this study extends prior work by revealing directional
causality—technology adoption not only correlates but actively predicts improvements in QA efficiency and
perceived benefits.
Challenges such as cost and adaptation remain, but findings indicate these are outweighed by long-term
organizational gains when properly managed through training and digital governance.
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