Journal of Applied Sciences1812-56541812-5662Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jas.2014.873.882ZaremohzzabiehZeinab SamahBahaman Abu OmarSiti Zobidah BolongJusang ShaffrilHayrol Azril Mohamed 92014149This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) design,
in which 400 Malaysia fishermen from the four fishery districts namely Langkawi
Island, Besut, Larut-Matang and Mersing were administered to explore the factors
that influence their acceptance of Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) integration in Malaysia. The aim of this study was twofold: The primary
purposes was to test the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology
(UTAUT) including performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social
influence (SI) and facilitating conditions (FC) in the prediction of behavioral
intention to use ICTs among Malaysia fishermen. Second, explore the moderating
effects of age and experience linked between predictors and behavioral intention
based on multi-group analysis. The findings of this study clearly show the model
accounts for almost 25% of the variance in user intentions, with FC, PE and
EE surfacing only as the key determinants for their behavioural intentions of
ICT usage. In an additional analysis revealed that age significantly moderates
purposed relationship between the overall UTAUT constructs and behavioral intention
while the moderating effect of experience was only established in PE and EE.
Finally, the result suggests support for the application of the model in studying
the acceptance of ICT in fishing communities. The factors were found to be significant
in this study should be taken into account in the implementation of ICT projects
and another validation of the ICTs research model in similar research institutions
in Malaysia is advised.]]>Abubakar, L. and H.A. Abdullahi,20092009pp: 715717Al-Gahtani, S.S., G.S. Hubona and J. Wang,200744681691Al-Qeisi, K.I.,20092009Anderson, J.E. and P.H. Schwager,20042004pp: 3943Anderson, J.E., P.H. Schwager and R.L. Kerns,200617429440Birch, A. and V. Irvine,200946295315Burton-Jones, A. and G.S. Hubona,200643706717Byrne, B.M.,2009Comrey, A.L. and H.B. Lee,19922nd Edn.,Pages: 430Pages: 430D'Silva, J.L., H.A.M. Shaffril, J. Uli and B.A. Samah,20105350356DOF,20102010DOF,20092009Dixon, J., A. Gulliver and D. Gibbon,2001Eckhardt, A., S. Laumer and T. Weitzel,2009241124Garfield, M.J.,2005222431Thean, L.G., I.A. Latif and A. Hussein,2011515181523Guadagnoli, E. and W.F. Velicer,1988103265275Gupta, M.V.,200629410Hair, J.F., W.C. Black, B.J. Babin and R.E. Anderson,20107th Edn.,Pages: 800Pages: 800Hassan, M.A., H.A.M. Shaffril, J.L. D'Silva, Z. Omar and J. Bolong,20117457469Hassan, M.S., H.A.M. Shaffril, M.A. Hassan and J.L. D'Silva,200911215224Im, I., Y. Kim and H.J. Han,20084519Jensen, R.,2007122879924Kripanont, N.,20072007Kripanont, N. and A. Tatnall,200913149Louho, R., M. Kallioja and P. Oittinen,2006351121Lowrey, P.,20042004Mazuki, R., S.Z. Omar, J. Bolong, J.L.D. Silva, M.A. Hassan and H.A.M. Shaffril,20139135138Mazuki, R., N. Man, S.Z. Omar, J. Bolong, J.L. D'Silva, H. Azril and M. Shaffril,2012814Omar, S.Z., M.A. Hassan, H.A.M. Shaffril, J. Bolong and J.L. D'Silva,2011641664176Omar, S.Z., H.A.M. Shaffril, J. Bolong, J.L. D'Silva and M.A. Hassan,20121013151319Pervan, G. and L. Schaper,20042004Ramli, N.S., M.S. Hassan, B.A. Samah and M.S.S. Ali,20133760765Schaper, L.K. and G.P. Pervan,20072007pp: 141Shaffril, H.A.M., B.A. Samah, M.A. Hassan and J.L. D'Silva,2010536233633Suhendra, E.S., B. Hermana and T. Sugiharto,20092009pp: 113Tibenderana, P., P. Ogao, J. Ikoja-Odongo and J. Wokadala,201063354Venkatesh, V. and F.D. Davis,200046186204Venkatesh, V., M.G. Morris, G.B. Davis and F.D. Davis,200327425478Wan, W.W.N., C.L. Luk and C.W.C. Chow,200523255272Wang, H.I. and H.L. Yang,200516982Bentler, P.M.,1990107238246Chau, P.Y.K.,199728309334Bentler, P.M. and D.G. Bonnet,198088588606Byrne, B.M.,200115586