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Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria

This study contributes to the existing literature on crowdfunding by examining the influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt crowdfunding service. SMEs in Nigeria faced with financial constraint, which affect their performance, growth and survival. Structural equation modeling (SEM) has...

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Main Authors: Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed, Abdullah, Abdul Rashid, Jantan, Amer Hamzah, Zawawi, Dahlia
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Language:English
Published: Science and Engineering Research Support Society 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89390/1/SME.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89390/
http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/6579
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spelling my.upm.eprints.893902021-08-19T22:54:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89390/ Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed Abdullah, Abdul Rashid Jantan, Amer Hamzah Zawawi, Dahlia This study contributes to the existing literature on crowdfunding by examining the influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt crowdfunding service. SMEs in Nigeria faced with financial constraint, which affect their performance, growth and survival. Structural equation modeling (SEM) has been use to analysis a sample of 385 SMEs owners in three state of Kano, Kaduna and Katsina in Northwestern Nigeria. Four hypotheses found to be significant and one is not significant. The paper recommended that, actors in crowdfunding industry should use Social media channels to communicate the benefit of crowdfunding service in financing SMEs, because finding indicates that, used of social media and information are key variable in influencing SMEs intention to adopt crowdfunding services. The study has some limitation; cross-sectional approach was use in the current study, in which the data were collected at a single point of time. Consequently, it is recommended for the future research to employ longitudinal study. Science and Engineering Research Support Society 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89390/1/SME.pdf Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed and Abdullah, Abdul Rashid and Jantan, Amer Hamzah and Zawawi, Dahlia (2020) Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (4 spec.). 981 - 993. ISSN 2005-4238; ESSN: 2207-6360 http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/6579
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description This study contributes to the existing literature on crowdfunding by examining the influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt crowdfunding service. SMEs in Nigeria faced with financial constraint, which affect their performance, growth and survival. Structural equation modeling (SEM) has been use to analysis a sample of 385 SMEs owners in three state of Kano, Kaduna and Katsina in Northwestern Nigeria. Four hypotheses found to be significant and one is not significant. The paper recommended that, actors in crowdfunding industry should use Social media channels to communicate the benefit of crowdfunding service in financing SMEs, because finding indicates that, used of social media and information are key variable in influencing SMEs intention to adopt crowdfunding services. The study has some limitation; cross-sectional approach was use in the current study, in which the data were collected at a single point of time. Consequently, it is recommended for the future research to employ longitudinal study.
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author Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed
Abdullah, Abdul Rashid
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
Zawawi, Dahlia
spellingShingle Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed
Abdullah, Abdul Rashid
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
Zawawi, Dahlia
Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
author_facet Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed
Abdullah, Abdul Rashid
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
Zawawi, Dahlia
author_sort Kazaure, Mansur Ahmed
title Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
title_short Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
title_full Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
title_fullStr Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Influences of TPB variable on SMEs intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in Nigeria
title_sort influences of tpb variable on smes intention to adopt online crowdfunding services in nigeria
publisher Science and Engineering Research Support Society
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89390/1/SME.pdf
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