?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Standard+Accounting+System+For+Government+Agencies+(SAGA)+Implementation+Readiness+In+Dungun+Municipal+Council+(MPD)+Dungun%2C+Trengganu&rft.creator=Ikmal+Hafiz+Mustafar+Ramdzuan%2C+&rft.subject=HG+Finance&rft.description=Any+government+organizations%2C+such+as+Majlis+Perbandaran+Dungun+(MPD)%2C+will+definitely+face+the+need+to+change+their+structure%2C+objectives%2C+processes+and+technology.+The+MPD+is+in+the+process+of+adopting+the+Standard+Accounting+System+for+Government+Agencies+(SAGA)+at+the+fourth+phase+of+implementing+the+accounting+and+financial+system+as+was+directed+by+the+government.+MPD+is+collaborating+with+MBI+(Ipoh+City+Council)+in+developing+the+system+that+suits+the+MPD%E2%80%99s+requirement+in+order+to+ensure+that+the+system+is+in+compliance+with+SAGA.+The+success+of+SAGA+implementation+in+MPD+does+not+depend+only+on+technical+perspectives+but+may+also+rely+on+the+employees%E2%80%99+willingness+to+use+the+system.+The+purpose+of+the+study+is+to+determine+the+employees%E2%80%99+technology+readiness+(TR)+and+technology+readiness+for+change+(RFC)+in+the+implementation+of+SAGA+in+MPD.+The+basic+question+is+the+applicability+of+the+system+by+the+MPD+employees.+The+scope+of+the+study+is+to+examine+technology+readiness+(TR)+by+using+Technology+Readiness+Index+(TRI)+which+includes+the+test+of+user+personality+by+using+the+TRI+components%3A+opportunity%2C+innovativeness%2C+discomfort+and+insecurity%2C+and+readiness+for+change+(RFC)+statements.+The+study+examines+the+relationship+of+user+personality+and+technology+readiness+and+finally+to+determine+the+most+influential+user+personality+towards+technology+readiness+among+the+employees+of+MPD.+Questionnaires+were+adopted+from+previous+study+on+technology+readiness+(TR)+and+technology+readiness+for+change+(RFC)+and+distributed+to+the+MPD+staffs.+The+questionnaire+involved+three+sections%3A+demographic%2C+readiness+for+SAGA+and+technology+readiness.+The+IBM+Special+Package+for+Social+Science+(IBM+SPSS)+is+utilised+for+the+data+analysis.+The+result+of+the+study+concludes+that+there+is+positive+indication+for+technology+readiness+in+implementing+SAGA+by+the+MPD+employees.+Optimism+was+found+to+have+positive+influence+on+MPD+employees+for+SAGA+readiness+in+terms+of+technology+change.+However%2C+innovativeness+has+not+yet+become+its+predictor+as+the+employees+need+to+be+able+to+comfortably+use+the+new+technology.+While+for+discomfort%2C+it+was+found+that+it+was+not+a+significant+predictor+to+perceived+ease+of+use+and+perceived+usefulness+of+using+new+technology.+The+last+factor+that+is+also+not+significant+to+influence+readiness+for+SAGA+is+insecurity.+The+research+concludes+that+the+highest+correlation+value+is+between+optimism+and+innovativeness.+The+findings+also+denote+that+only+optimism+serves+as+a+significant+factor+that+determines+the+MPD+employees%E2%80%99+readiness+for+SAGA.+As+for+managerial+implications+and+suggestions%2C+the+MPD+management+should+encourage+positive+and+frequent+communication%2C+training%2C+support+system%2C+expose+to+new+technology%2C+practice+the+right+culture+and+positive+work+environment+among+the+MPD+staff.+(Abstract+by+author)&rft.publisher=-&rft.date=2021-01&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1384%2F1%2Flibrary-document-1384.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ikmal+Hafiz+Mustafar+Ramdzuan%2C+++(2021)+Standard+Accounting+System+For+Government+Agencies+(SAGA)+Implementation+Readiness+In+Dungun+Municipal+Council+(MPD)+Dungun%2C+Trengganu.++-.++++(Submitted)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1384%2F