Modelling the Determinants Influencing the Need of Computer Simulation Framework in Improving the Closing of Final Account in Construction Projects

Abstract

Construction industry operates at many levels with a wide range of sizes and types of organizations. It has project-based structure, where multiple organizations collaborate for individual projects and the collaboration is essentially measured by how effective the communication channels were managed at all the stages of the construction projects. Consequently logistics of inter-organisation communication offers strategic scope for construction industry. Information Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly being used for communication in the construction industry, but for effective use of ICT, construction organizations have to strategically plan and implement its use at all the levels i.e., at application level, system level and business level. Therefore, understanding individual acceptance and use of ICT is one of the most mature streams of information systems research. In ICT system research, numerous theories are use to understand user's adoption of new technologies. Various model were developed including the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. This paper composes a new theoretical framework to identify the factors of the acceptance and need of Computer Simulation Framework and Guidelines in Improving the Closing of Final Account in Construction Projects-as an ICT application in a users context. The proposed model incorporates eight constructs: Perfomance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Facilitating Conditions (FC), Social Influences (SI) and Behavioral intention (BI). Individual differences; age, gender, education, income and experience are moderating the effects of this constructs on behavioral intention and technology use. It is anticipated that the finding reported in this paper could assist the planning of future strategies and guidelines for the betterment of construction projects in Malaysia.