Factors Influencing E-payment Technology Adoption among the People in the Upper Northern Region of Thailand in the Digital Economy Drive Era

Authors

  • Ladda Pinta
  • Phichapop Panpare
  • Vanasanan Pongpaw

Keywords:

Technology Adoption, Technology E-payment, Social Influence, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, การรับรู้ความยากง่ายในการใช้งาน

Abstract

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษา ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี E-payment ของประชาชนในเขตภาคเหนือตอนบน  ในยุคการขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจดิจิทัลในประเทศไทย  โดยใช้การสุ่มตัวอย่างแบบแบ่งชั้น จำนวน 430 ราย เครื่องมือสำหรับการเก็บข้อมูล คือ แบบสอบถาม โดยแบ่งเป็น 4 ส่วน ประกอบด้วย สภาพทั่วไปของผู้ตอบแบบสอบถาม  ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี E-payment การยอมรับเทคโนโลยี E-payment และข้อเสนอแนะ ซึ่งมีความเหมาะสมกับการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยการใช้เครื่องมือทางเทคนิคสถิติสมการ โครงสร้าง (SEM) โดยการวิเคราะห์เส้นทาง (Path analysis) ด้วยโปรแกรม SMARTPLS V.3.3.3

ผลการศึกษาชี้ให้เห็นว่า ปัจจัยสิ่งอำนวยสะดวก (FAS) มีอิทธิพลทางอ้อมสูงสุดโดยผ่าน ปัจจัยการรับรู้ความยากง่ายในการใช้งาน(PEOU) และปัจจัยการรับรู้ประโยชน์(PU)  ข้อค้นพบจากการศึกษา ประชาชนในเขตภาคเหนือตอนบนมีการใช้งานอินเตอร์เพื่อการทำธุรกรรมทางการเงินให้ความสำคัญกับปัจจัยสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก มากที่สุดเนื่องจากการใช้บริการ E-payment เป็นเรื่องใหม่สำหรับประชาชน การที่ประชาชนจะยอมรับและเริ่มต้นใช้งานเทคโนโลยี E-payment นั้นจำเป็นต้องอำนวยสะดวกและใช้งานง่าย

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