Mokgatla, Tshidiso2024-09-092024-09-092022Mokgatla, Tshidiso. (2022). Cultural factors hindering mining technology adoption in South Africa[Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40627A research report presented in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Business Administration to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2022The performance of South Africa’s mining industry shows a downward trend, with traditional mining practices not suitable to produce minerals economically. The current conditions require technological innovations to safely mine the ore reserves efficiently and cost-effectively. This quantitative cross-sectional study explored possible cultural factors to determine whether they can explain the variance in the behavioural intentions of users to adopt technology in the context of South Africa’s mining industry and to assist the adopters of technology to increase the rate of adoption. The study explored the research hypotheses to determine whether the additional variables can further explain the variance in the behavioural intentions to adopt technological innovations. A random sampling technique was utilised for the study; research respondents consisted of both males and females working across organisational structures in the South African mining industry. The data were analysed using SPSS and applied descriptive statistics to test a proposed model for accepting technology in the South African mining industry. The study provides recommendations and the results of the study add to the body of knowledge in the field of technology acceptance.en© 2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.South Africa’s mining industryMiningCultural factorsMining technologySouth AfricaUCTDSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructureDissertationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg