THE INTENTION TO USE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES IN SUPHANBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the acceptance of using technology, the attitude towards using technology, and the intention to use information technology of provincial electricity authority employees in Suphanburi province; 2) to study the acceptance of technology that affected the attitude to use technology of provincial electricity authority employees in Suphanburi province; and 3) to study the attitude towards using technology that affected the intention to use information technology of provincial electricity authority employees in Suphanburi province. The population comprised 94 provincial electricity authority employees in Suphanburi province. A questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the data. The statistics used to analyze the data included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and the analysis of multiple regressions. The research results were as follows: The respondents’ opinion on technology adoption, attitude towards using information technology and intention to use information technology were at a high level. The results of the hypothesis testing revealed that technology adoption regarding the perceived ease of use affected the attitude towards the use of technology of the employees of the Provincial Electricity Authority, Suphanburi Province. The percentage of the predictive power was 22.00, with the statistical significance level of 0.01. The attitude regarding behavior affected the intention to use technology of the employees of the Suphanburi Provincial Electricity Authority with the percentage of predictive power of 34.00 and with the statistical significance level of 0.01.