Technology Readiness as an Antecedent of the Intention to Adopt Human Capital Analytics among HR Professionals: A Conceptual Framework Using the Mediating Role of Perceived Usefulness

Abstract

The field of HRM witnessed rapid changes in last few decades. One of such most remarkable dramatic changes was the conquer of the age of HR-related data science. Since large organizations and especially these Fast-Moving Consuming Goods (FMCGs) organizations have hundreds of thousands of HR-related data needs to be processed into meaningful information, it became urgently needed to conduct workforce Analytics. Nowadays, the concept of analytics is commonly used in the field of HRM. Therefore, this paper aims at investigating these antecedents that stimulate the behavioral intention (BI) of those HR professionals working in the Egyptian FMCGs organizations. The current research is built upon the theoretical foundation of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).