The Impact of Top Management Support, Training, and Perceived Usefulness on Technology Acceptance

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of top management support, training , and perceived usefulness on the acceptance of technology in Yemeni organizations. The questionnaire used to collect the data. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of review of literature. 250 completed questionnaires were received from the telecommunication companies in Yemen. Data were obtained through 4 companies. The responses were collected on seven point liker type scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. This study analyzed the data two times first with Pearson correlation (SPSS), second by using structural equation modeling techniques (AMOS Graphics), then compare the findings. Based on correlation techniques this study found that there are significant relationship between top management support, training, and perceived usefulness with acceptance of the technology. In other hands, based on SEM techniques this study found that there is significant relationship between perceived usefulness and acceptance of the technology.