The relationship between transformational leadership and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology through self-efficacy

Ratsanan Na Kalasindhu; Chanongkorn Kuntonbutr

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.7122

Authors

Ratsanan Na Kalasindhu
ratsanan@mail.rmutt.ac.th
Faculty of Business Administration Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi Pathum Thani 12110, Thailand
Chanongkorn Kuntonbutr Faculty of Business Administration Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi Pathum Thani 12110, Thailand

Keywords:

primary health care units, acceptance, use technology, Thailand

Abstract

The current new-normal era pushed and forced the Primary Health Care Units (PCUs) of Thailand into implementing application technology that resulted in people taking greater control of their health, and improved the efficiency of medical and public health personnel to reduce the demand on health resources while still meeting the health needs of the people. Health-assisted COVID-19 infected patients and high-risk people were monitored using application technology and Telemedicine to identify their symptoms and provide a quick tracking approach that could be used until public health surveillance was completed. This paper aims to explore the role of transformational leadership as a predictor of self-efficacy and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. Further, to examine the mediating role of self-efficacy between transformational leadership and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, The collected data were derived from 639 staff of Thailand's Primary Health Care units. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the research model hypotheses. The study's findings highlight the significant positive impact of transformational leadership on self-efficacy and the positive effect on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology.

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