Item-level comparison between public sector accountants and auditors
| Item | Total (n = 386) | Accountants (n = 223) | Auditors (n = 163) | t | z | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Dev | Mean | Dev | Mean | Dev | |||
| CSE1 | 3.98 | 0.88 | 4.16 | 0.89 | 3.74 | 0.81 | 4.6894*** | 5.150*** |
| CSE2 | 3.92 | 0.89 | 4.11 | 0.93 | 3.67 | 0.78 | 4.8394*** | 5.271*** |
| CSE3 | 4.05 | 0.92 | 4.28 | 0.90 | 3.74 | 0.84 | 5.9215*** | 6.520*** |
| CSE4 | 3.56 | 1.11 | 3.79 | 1.13 | 3.23 | 1.00 | 5.0497*** | 5.397*** |
| JR1 | 3.38 | 1.05 | 3.59 | 1.10 | 3.09 | 0.89 | 4.7877*** | 4.820*** |
| JR2 | 3.30 | 1.04 | 3.39 | 1.11 | 3.17 | 0.93 | 2.0815* | 1.989* |
| JR3 | 3.63 | 1.01 | 3.76 | 1.06 | 3.44 | 0.91 | 3.1088** | 3.436*** |
| JR4 | 3.35 | 1.07 | 3.65 | 1.07 | 2.94 | 0.93 | 6.8792*** | 6.711*** |
| EE1 | 3.16 | 0.91 | 3.26 | 1.01 | 3.01 | 0.73 | 2.7190** | 2.710** |
| EE2 | 3.37 | 0.86 | 3.44 | 0.96 | 3.27 | 0.71 | 1.9594 | 1.932 |
| EE3 | 3.38 | 0.86 | 3.55 | 0.93 | 3.15 | 0.69 | 4.6825*** | 4.819*** |
| EE4 | 3.38 | 1.05 | 3.51 | 1.17 | 3.21 | 0.84 | 2.7250** | 3.125** |
| PE1 | 3.65 | 0.97 | 3.87 | 1.04 | 3.36 | 0.76 | 5.2924*** | 5.623*** |
| PE2 | 3.65 | 0.96 | 3.87 | 1.01 | 3.34 | 0.80 | 5.5806*** | 5.838*** |
| PE3 | 3.71 | 0.97 | 3.96 | 1.02 | 3.36 | 0.78 | 6.3960*** | 6.739*** |
| PE4 | 3.77 | 0.98 | 4.04 | 1.03 | 3.40 | 0.77 | 6.6128*** | 7.133*** |
| SI1 | 2.70 | 1.06 | 2.79 | 1.12 | 2.58 | 0.97 | 1.9942* | 1.672 |
| SI2 | 2.80 | 1.11 | 2.95 | 1.13 | 2.60 | 1.03 | 3.1175** | 2.733** |
| SI3 | 2.72 | 1.24 | 2.77 | 1.33 | 2.64 | 1.11 | 0.9947 | 0.635 |
| SI4 | 2.77 | 1.10 | 2.82 | 1.16 | 2.70 | 1.01 | 1.0333 | 0.660 |
| IU1 | 3.23 | 1.27 | 3.61 | 1.25 | 2.70 | 1.11 | 7.4141*** | 7.019*** |
| Item | Total ( | Accountants ( | Auditors ( | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Dev | Mean | Dev | Mean | Dev | |||
| CSE1 | 3.98 | 0.88 | 4.16 | 0.89 | 3.74 | 0.81 | 4.6894*** | 5.150*** |
| CSE2 | 3.92 | 0.89 | 4.11 | 0.93 | 3.67 | 0.78 | 4.8394*** | 5.271*** |
| CSE3 | 4.05 | 0.92 | 4.28 | 0.90 | 3.74 | 0.84 | 5.9215*** | 6.520*** |
| CSE4 | 3.56 | 1.11 | 3.79 | 1.13 | 3.23 | 1.00 | 5.0497*** | 5.397*** |
| JR1 | 3.38 | 1.05 | 3.59 | 1.10 | 3.09 | 0.89 | 4.7877*** | 4.820*** |
| JR2 | 3.30 | 1.04 | 3.39 | 1.11 | 3.17 | 0.93 | 2.0815* | 1.989* |
| JR3 | 3.63 | 1.01 | 3.76 | 1.06 | 3.44 | 0.91 | 3.1088** | 3.436*** |
| JR4 | 3.35 | 1.07 | 3.65 | 1.07 | 2.94 | 0.93 | 6.8792*** | 6.711*** |
| EE1 | 3.16 | 0.91 | 3.26 | 1.01 | 3.01 | 0.73 | 2.7190** | 2.710** |
| EE2 | 3.37 | 0.86 | 3.44 | 0.96 | 3.27 | 0.71 | 1.9594 | 1.932 |
| EE3 | 3.38 | 0.86 | 3.55 | 0.93 | 3.15 | 0.69 | 4.6825*** | 4.819*** |
| EE4 | 3.38 | 1.05 | 3.51 | 1.17 | 3.21 | 0.84 | 2.7250** | 3.125** |
| PE1 | 3.65 | 0.97 | 3.87 | 1.04 | 3.36 | 0.76 | 5.2924*** | 5.623*** |
| PE2 | 3.65 | 0.96 | 3.87 | 1.01 | 3.34 | 0.80 | 5.5806*** | 5.838*** |
| PE3 | 3.71 | 0.97 | 3.96 | 1.02 | 3.36 | 0.78 | 6.3960*** | 6.739*** |
| PE4 | 3.77 | 0.98 | 4.04 | 1.03 | 3.40 | 0.77 | 6.6128*** | 7.133*** |
| SI1 | 2.70 | 1.06 | 2.79 | 1.12 | 2.58 | 0.97 | 1.9942* | 1.672 |
| SI2 | 2.80 | 1.11 | 2.95 | 1.13 | 2.60 | 1.03 | 3.1175** | 2.733** |
| SI3 | 2.72 | 1.24 | 2.77 | 1.33 | 2.64 | 1.11 | 0.9947 | 0.635 |
| SI4 | 2.77 | 1.10 | 2.82 | 1.16 | 2.70 | 1.01 | 1.0333 | 0.660 |
| IU1 | 3.23 | 1.27 | 3.61 | 1.25 | 2.70 | 1.11 | 7.4141*** | 7.019*** |
Note(s): *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; IU = intention to use; PE = performance expectancy; EE = effort expectancy; SI = social influence; JR = job relevance; CSE = computer self-efficacy
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