Acceptance of Technology and Use of Accounting Technology That Affect the Success of Accounting Work of Finance and Accounting Professionals in Educational Institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. To study the acceptance of technology that affects the success of accounting operations among financial and accounting personnel in educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission and 2. To study the use of accounting technology that affects the success of accounting operations among financial and accounting personnel in educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission. This is a quantitative research The research instrument used was a questionnaire, and the sample group consisted of 274 financial and accounting personnel from educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission. The sample size was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula (1973) at a margin of error of 0.5. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean and standard deviation, as well as multiple regression analysis to test the hypotheses. Research Findings 1) The acceptance of technology affecting the success of accounting operations among financial and accounting personnel in educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission was found to be at a high level overall (x̅ = 3.89, S.D. = 0.70). Moreover, ease of use, perceived usefulness, and security of accounting information had a positive effect on the success of accounting operations, with statistical significance at the 0.01 and 0.05 levels and 2) The use of accounting technology affecting the success of accounting operations among financial and accounting personnel in educational institutions under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission was also found to be at a high level overall (x̅ = 3.86, S.D. = 0.66). Additionally, attitude toward usage, intention to use, and large-scale accounting data storage had a positive effect on the success of accounting operations, with statistical significance at the 0.01 and 0.05 levels.