IIJSE
Vol 9 No 2 (2026): Sharia Economics

Measuring AI Fluency Among Business Students: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach for Digital Transformation in Indonesian Higher Education

Risno Arief Abuyahman (Pengendali Mutu, Pusdiklat Bea dan Cukai, BPPK, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Antonius Felix (Universitas Bunda Mulia, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Andy Chandra (Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia)
Syahrul Ramadan Abdurrahman (Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Selly Swandari (Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Akbar Lufi Zulfikar (Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study examines AI fluency among business students in Indonesian higher education by extending the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with AI literacy, digital self-efficacy, and institutional support. Using a quantitative survey of 385 business students at Universitas Bunda Mulia, data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that AI literacy significantly predicts perceived usefulness (beta = 0.521, p < 0.001), perceived ease of use (beta = 0.486, p < 0.001), and behavioral intention to use AI tools (beta = 0.412, p < 0.001). Attitude also predicts behavioral intention (beta = 0.328, p < 0.001), while digital self-efficacy strengthens the relationship between AI literacy and behavioral intention (beta = 0.256, p < 0.001). Institutional support positively influences both perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, although with smaller effect sizes. The model explains 52.3% of the variance in behavioral intention. The study contributes by clarifying the conceptual boundary between AI literacy and AI fluency within an extended TAM framework and by showing how individual confidence and institutional support condition AI adoption among Indonesian business students. Because the study uses cross-sectional self-reported data from a single institution, the findings should be interpreted as evidence of perceived and intention-based AI fluency rather than objective AI performance or causal development over time.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

iijse

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

The Indonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Sharia Economics (IIJSE) is Sharia Economics Journal published by Sharia Economics Department Institut Pesantren KH. Abdul Chalim, Mojokerto. The Journal focuses on the issues of Sharia Economics, the History of Islamic Economic Thought, Islamic Law, Local ...