title: The roles of users personal characteristics and organisational support in the attitude towards using ERP systems in a Spanish public hospital.
abstract: Enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems enable central and integrative control over all processes throughout an organisation by ensuring one data entry point and the use of a common database. T his paper analyses the attitude of healthcare personnel towards the use of an ERP system in a Spanish public hospital, identifying influencing factors. This research is based on a regression analysis of latent variables using the optimisation technique of partial least squares. We propose a research model including possible relationships among different constructs using the technology acceptance model. Our results show that the personal characteristics of potential users are key factors in explaining attitude towards using ERP systems.
authors: Department Of Accounting And Information Systems, University Of Huelva, Plaza de la Merced, 21002 Huelva, Spain. tescobar@uhu.es
authors: Tomas
authors: T
authors: Escobar-Rodriguez
authors: Lourdes
authors: L
authors: Bartual-Sopena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation / Q000191:economics; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013030:Spain; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods; D018511:Systems Integration; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult