Training opportunities, technology acceptance and job satisfaction: A study of Italian organizations

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to study the role of the opportunity to receive job training in enhancing people's willingness to accept information technologies (IT) and in achieving employee satisfaction. The study aims to consider training opportunities as a predictor of IT self-competence, TAM model constructs and job satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach

Structural equation models are used with a sample of 497 Italian workers who filled in a questionnaire.

Findings

The results show a good fit between hypothesis and empirical data. Moderator roles of individual and contextual variables on training opportunities effects were studied.

Practical implications

The practical implications of this study relate to the role played by training opportunities in the IT acceptance process and in creating job satisfaction.

Originality/value

The most innovative finding pertains to moderator roles of individual and contextual variables on training opportunities effects.

Citation

Giovanni Mariani, M., Curcuruto, M. and Gaetani, I. (2013), "Training opportunities, technology acceptance and job satisfaction: A study of Italian organizations", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 25 No. 7, pp. 455-475. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-12-2011-0071