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Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs

The main objectives of this paper is to discover the main problems faced by Malaysian agro-based entreprenuers and factors that affect it. A total of 450 respondents were selected from all states in Peninsular Malaysia respresenting six types of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food...

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Main Authors: Hassan, Md. Salleh, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
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Language:English
Published: EuroJournals Publishing 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5619/1/European_Journal_of_Scientific_Research_36_1.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.56192016-03-30T07:46:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5619/ Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs Hassan, Md. Salleh Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva The main objectives of this paper is to discover the main problems faced by Malaysian agro-based entreprenuers and factors that affect it. A total of 450 respondents were selected from all states in Peninsular Malaysia respresenting six types of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food processing, farming, animal rearing, fisheries and plantation. Results gained concluded that five main problems faced by the agro-based entreprenuers were they did not know the benefits of ICT, did not have skills or expertise in using ICT , lack of time spent on ICT , difficulties in using ICT and did not have ICT knowledge . Chi-square test done proved that the factor of education achievement has significant difference with all the five main problems while age was found to have significant difference with only two of the five main problems. EuroJournals Publishing 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5619/1/European_Journal_of_Scientific_Research_36_1.pdf Hassan, Md. Salleh and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva (2009) Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs. European Journal of Scientific Research, 36 (1). pp. 93-101. ISSN 1450-216X
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description The main objectives of this paper is to discover the main problems faced by Malaysian agro-based entreprenuers and factors that affect it. A total of 450 respondents were selected from all states in Peninsular Malaysia respresenting six types of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food processing, farming, animal rearing, fisheries and plantation. Results gained concluded that five main problems faced by the agro-based entreprenuers were they did not know the benefits of ICT, did not have skills or expertise in using ICT , lack of time spent on ICT , difficulties in using ICT and did not have ICT knowledge . Chi-square test done proved that the factor of education achievement has significant difference with all the five main problems while age was found to have significant difference with only two of the five main problems.
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author Hassan, Md. Salleh
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
spellingShingle Hassan, Md. Salleh
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
author_facet Hassan, Md. Salleh
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
author_sort Hassan, Md. Salleh
title Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
title_short Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
title_full Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
title_fullStr Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
title_full_unstemmed Problems and obstacles in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
title_sort problems and obstacles in using information and communication technology (ict) among malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs
publisher EuroJournals Publishing
publishDate 2009
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5619/1/European_Journal_of_Scientific_Research_36_1.pdf
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