I. J. of Business & Management Research
Research Article | 
Customer's Adoption of Mobile Government Services: The Role of Trust and Information Privacy
Author(s) : Dr. Sulaiman Althuwaini and Dr. Mohamed Saleh Salem
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 01 February 2021
e-ISSN : 2347-4696
Page(s) : 20-27
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to examine the factors that impact the intention of Saudi citizens to use a mobile government smartphone application (Absher). Saudi Arabia seeks to invest and develop the infrastructure of the government’s mobile services, to be one of the leading countries in the region. Smartphone applications backed by mobile technologies have changed mobile services use which permit anywhere at any time access. Drawing on technology acceptance theories and relevant literature, this study developed and tested a structural model that integrates factors perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived privacy and trust in order to investigate the predictors of Absher use intention in the Saudi Arabia. The proposed model is tested using structural equation model (SEM) on data collected using an online questionnaire. Statistical analysis revealed that intention to use Absher was significantly associated with perceived trust, security and privacy, ease of use, and usefulness. Drawing on the technology acceptance model and trust theory, this study develops and empirically examines a model for users' intention to use mobile government services. This study contributes to the marketing literature by examining the impact of PU, PEOU and trust on mobile government services acceptance in developing countries.
Keywords: Mobile government services , Intention to use , Trust, Structural equation model.
Dr. Sulaiman Althuwaini* , Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , Email: dean.fbs@arabou.edu.sa
Dr. Mohamed Saleh Salem, Faculty of Business Studies, Arab Open University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Dr. Sulaiman Althuwaini and Dr. Mohamed Saleh Salem (2021), Customer's Adoption of Mobile Government Services: The Role of Trust and Information Privacy . IJBMR 9(1), 20-27. DOI: 10.37391/IJBMR.090104.