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Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises

Information technologies (ITs) have been employed in various fields of human endeavour especially to engender socio-economic development. One key sub-sector in which the adoption of ITs is increasingly becoming critical in Malaysia is the farm-based (agri-based) enterprises. However, previous studie...

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Main Authors: Adamkolo, M. I., Hassan, Md. Salleh, Yusuf, S.
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016
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spelling my.upm.eprints.508742017-04-12T09:53:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50874/ Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises Adamkolo, M. I. Hassan, Md. Salleh Yusuf, S. Information technologies (ITs) have been employed in various fields of human endeavour especially to engender socio-economic development. One key sub-sector in which the adoption of ITs is increasingly becoming critical in Malaysia is the farm-based (agri-based) enterprises. However, previous studies have suggested that a number of factors influences the adoption of ICT by enterprises, especially small and medium firms. This study was prompted by the need to determine the factors that influence the adoption of IT among farm-based enterprises. A pre-test study was conducted with 50 IT-using entrepreneurs selected from five farm-based firms that were selected using systematic random sampling from a population of 500 farm-based entrepreneurs (selected from 50 farm-based firms) in Selangor, Malaysia. The study applied modified Entrepreneurial Event Model (EEM) theory with System Support and Readiness and Perceived Benefits as independent variables, while IT Adoption was the dependent variable. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics and factor analyses. The findings revealed that System support and readiness and Perceived benefits are the critical factors that determine IT adoption and that most of the enterprises (M = 3.81, SD = 1.00) adopted basic entrepreneurial ITs while a number of them (M = 3.68, SD = 1.23) adopted advanced entrepreneurial ITs. The limitations of the study include the size of the sample. Recommendations for effective application of IT into practical usage for farm-based enterprises development were included. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50874/1/Determinants%20of%20Information%20Technology%20Adoption%20among.pdf Adamkolo, M. I. and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Yusuf, S. (2016) Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 24 (4). pp. 1753-1765. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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description Information technologies (ITs) have been employed in various fields of human endeavour especially to engender socio-economic development. One key sub-sector in which the adoption of ITs is increasingly becoming critical in Malaysia is the farm-based (agri-based) enterprises. However, previous studies have suggested that a number of factors influences the adoption of ICT by enterprises, especially small and medium firms. This study was prompted by the need to determine the factors that influence the adoption of IT among farm-based enterprises. A pre-test study was conducted with 50 IT-using entrepreneurs selected from five farm-based firms that were selected using systematic random sampling from a population of 500 farm-based entrepreneurs (selected from 50 farm-based firms) in Selangor, Malaysia. The study applied modified Entrepreneurial Event Model (EEM) theory with System Support and Readiness and Perceived Benefits as independent variables, while IT Adoption was the dependent variable. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics and factor analyses. The findings revealed that System support and readiness and Perceived benefits are the critical factors that determine IT adoption and that most of the enterprises (M = 3.81, SD = 1.00) adopted basic entrepreneurial ITs while a number of them (M = 3.68, SD = 1.23) adopted advanced entrepreneurial ITs. The limitations of the study include the size of the sample. Recommendations for effective application of IT into practical usage for farm-based enterprises development were included.
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author Adamkolo, M. I.
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Yusuf, S.
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Hassan, Md. Salleh
Yusuf, S.
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Hassan, Md. Salleh
Yusuf, S.
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title Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises
title_short Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises
title_full Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises
title_fullStr Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of information technology adoption among Malaysian farm-based enterprises
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