Teaching Case
Journal of Information Technology (2007) 22, 451–455. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000114 Published online 23 October 2007
Wireless technologies at Agriculture ITO
Eusebio Scornavacca1
1School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Correspondence: E Scornavacca, School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: +64 4 463 6697; Fax: +64 4 463 5446; E-mail: eusebio.scornavacca@vuw.ac.nz
Abstract
This teaching case portrays the issues surrounding the adoption of an emerging technology (mobile internet) by Agriculture ITO – an industry training organization in New Zealand. The widespread geographical nature of the organization creates a unique business scenario that can be of great value to instructors teaching IS management, technology adoption and mobility.
Keywords:
mobile business, m-business, wireless, technology adoption, teaching case



