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Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use
Elizabeth E. Grandón 1 * , Beatriz Díaz-Pinzón 2, Simha R. Magal 3, Karina Rojas-Contreras 1
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1 Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción, CHILE
2 Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
3 Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 2021 - Volume 6 Issue 1, Article No: em0134
https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582

Published Online: 17 Jan 2021

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Reference: Grandón, E. E., Díaz-Pinzón, B., Magal, S. R., & Rojas-Contreras, K. (2021). Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 6(1), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
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Reference: Grandón EE, Díaz-Pinzón B, Magal SR, Rojas-Contreras K. Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use. J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG. 2021;6(1):em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
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Reference: Grandón EE, Díaz-Pinzón B, Magal SR, Rojas-Contreras K. Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use. J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG. 2021;6(1), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
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Reference: Grandón, Elizabeth E., Beatriz Díaz-Pinzón, Simha R. Magal, and Karina Rojas-Contreras. "Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use". Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management 2021 6 no. 1 (2021): em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
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Reference: Grandón, E. E., Díaz-Pinzón, B., Magal, S. R., and Rojas-Contreras, K. (2021). Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 6(1), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
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Reference: Grandón, Elizabeth E. et al. "Technology Acceptance Model Validation in an Educational Context: A Longitudinal Study of ERP System Use". Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, vol. 6, no. 1, 2021, em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/jisem/9582
ABSTRACT
Although Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been implemented and extensively studied in corporate contexts, there is a lack of research that focuses on educational settings. This study intends to fill this gap by validating the technology acceptance model (TAM) in an educational context to better understand the factors that influence students’ intention to use ERP systems. The research model was empirically tested using data collected from students enrolled in ERP courses in two public universities in different countries at two points in time. The results of this longitudinal, cross-cultural study indicate that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness predicts behavioral intention, with perceived usefulness the strongest predictor. As students use the ERP system in class, their perceptions of ease of use, usefulness, and intention to use the system are more favorable. Along the same lines, students with previous experience in ERP systems have more favorable perceptions of ease of use and usefulness than students with no experience. Contributions of the study and recommendations for future research are proposed.
KEYWORDS
ERP systems technology adoption TAM model longitudinal study educational context
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