PERSONAL INNOVATIVENESS AND SELF-EFFICACY ON ERP SYSTEMS ADOPTION

Abstract

ABSTRACT As business organizations realize the benefits of adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems--business process integration and real-time information,--their demand for skilled labor capable of running daily business operations and executing daily transactions effectively on these systems is increasing. The focus of this study is the acceptance of ERP systems by students. We posit that if instructors can affect positively the personal determinants of students' usage intention of ERPs, schools would be meeting the goal of preparing them for a productive career in the many functional areas of business where the use of information technology is paramount. This study was conducted in the fall semester of 2014 in three undergraduate sections of the Management Information System (MIS) course. We conducted a pre- and post-treatment survey to compare students' perception on the value of the SAP ERP software before and after they received training and used the software. Data collection yielded, 130 valid paired cases for analysis. We also calculated correlations and regression analysis to identify additional the determinants of usage intention. Findings indicate that perception of ease of use and usefulness determine usage intention. Also, the findings indicate that personal innovativeness determines self-efficacy and in turn self-efficacy determines ease of use. Participants seemed to have benefited from the instruction they received and indicated that they would be likely to use the ERP systems to perform their jobs. This represents an important finding given the widespread use of ERP systems in the business world and the need of employers to recruit newly graduates with the necessary skills to fulfill current and future needs. Keywords Technology Acceptance; SAP ERP; Personal Innovativeness; Computer Self-Efficacy