A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation

Today business state has become more dynamic and venturing into e-business is one of business requirements that promote business efficiency and opportunities. This has also affected the SMEs which are known to have limitations in terms of resources and skills to develop in-house IT applications. Inf...

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Main Authors: Sabri S.M., Sulaiman R., Ahmad A., Tang A.Y.C.
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Published: Asian Research Publishing Network 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-224592023-05-29T14:01:06Z A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation Sabri S.M. Sulaiman R. Ahmad A. Tang A.Y.C. 56727875100 25825633600 55390963300 36806985400 Today business state has become more dynamic and venturing into e-business is one of business requirements that promote business efficiency and opportunities. This has also affected the SMEs which are known to have limitations in terms of resources and skills to develop in-house IT applications. Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) could be one of the solutions to accelerate the adoption process among the SMEs. Thus, the aim of this research is to investigate the factors affecting the decision to deploy ITO services among the Malaysian SMEs for e-Business implementation. A qualitative approach is used to explore the level of awareness, potential and implication of implementing the ITO among the SMEs. The focus of this study is companies that within Halal Industries. This paper discusses the comparative study on existing e-business and ITO models and current practices to identify factors and research gaps in this area. Findings from this comparative study are the reference model and the factors to being considered for this research. The considered factors will be used to construct data instruments and as a basis for the proposed model for this research. Final 2023-05-29T06:01:06Z 2023-05-29T06:01:06Z 2015 Article 2-s2.0-84953449997 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84953449997&partnerID=40&md5=88a826b818f3520cf43885ce7e3bf239 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/22459 10 23 17863 17870 Asian Research Publishing Network Scopus
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description Today business state has become more dynamic and venturing into e-business is one of business requirements that promote business efficiency and opportunities. This has also affected the SMEs which are known to have limitations in terms of resources and skills to develop in-house IT applications. Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) could be one of the solutions to accelerate the adoption process among the SMEs. Thus, the aim of this research is to investigate the factors affecting the decision to deploy ITO services among the Malaysian SMEs for e-Business implementation. A qualitative approach is used to explore the level of awareness, potential and implication of implementing the ITO among the SMEs. The focus of this study is companies that within Halal Industries. This paper discusses the comparative study on existing e-business and ITO models and current practices to identify factors and research gaps in this area. Findings from this comparative study are the reference model and the factors to being considered for this research. The considered factors will be used to construct data instruments and as a basis for the proposed model for this research.
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Sulaiman R.
Ahmad A.
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A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
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title A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
title_short A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
title_full A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
title_fullStr A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study on it outsourcing models for Malaysian SMEs e-business transformation
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