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Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the information and communication technology adoption among rural based SMEs in Malaysia and identify the problems facing these SMEs in the implementation and usage of ICT. In addition, the study also attempts to determine whether significant relationsh...

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Main Authors: Jaganathan, Malaysia, Ahmad, Shuhymee, Ishak, Khairol Anuar, Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah, Uthamaputhran, Logeswari
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling my.uum.repo.256142019-02-23T23:50:15Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/25614/ Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia Jaganathan, Malaysia Ahmad, Shuhymee Ishak, Khairol Anuar Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah Uthamaputhran, Logeswari HD28 Management. Industrial Management The purpose of this study is to investigate the information and communication technology adoption among rural based SMEs in Malaysia and identify the problems facing these SMEs in the implementation and usage of ICT. In addition, the study also attempts to determine whether significant relationships exist between owners’ attitude, knowledge and innovativeness, and the ICT adoption. Questionnaire survey was used to obtain data from rural based SMEs in Malaysia. A total of 1000 questionnaires were distributed and 167 usable responses were received. The findings reveal a relatively high adoption of ICT among rural based SMEs while lack of funds and financing were the main problems to the success of its adoption and implementation. It was also found that only attitude had significant positive relationship with the ICT adoption. The findings of this study assist to owner/managers of rural based SMEs and also policy makers in Malaysia in finding strategies to cultivate culture of adopting and implementing of ICT for betterment of SMEs in Malaysia. Allied Business Academies Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/25614/1/Determinants-for-ict-adoption-problems_-evidence-from-rural-based-small-and-medium-enterprises-in-malaysia-22.4.pdf Jaganathan, Malaysia and Ahmad, Shuhymee and Ishak, Khairol Anuar and Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah and Uthamaputhran, Logeswari Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 22 (4). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1939-4675-22-4-203 https://www.abacademies.org
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Jaganathan, Malaysia
Ahmad, Shuhymee
Ishak, Khairol Anuar
Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah
Uthamaputhran, Logeswari
Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
description The purpose of this study is to investigate the information and communication technology adoption among rural based SMEs in Malaysia and identify the problems facing these SMEs in the implementation and usage of ICT. In addition, the study also attempts to determine whether significant relationships exist between owners’ attitude, knowledge and innovativeness, and the ICT adoption. Questionnaire survey was used to obtain data from rural based SMEs in Malaysia. A total of 1000 questionnaires were distributed and 167 usable responses were received. The findings reveal a relatively high adoption of ICT among rural based SMEs while lack of funds and financing were the main problems to the success of its adoption and implementation. It was also found that only attitude had significant positive relationship with the ICT adoption. The findings of this study assist to owner/managers of rural based SMEs and also policy makers in Malaysia in finding strategies to cultivate culture of adopting and implementing of ICT for betterment of SMEs in Malaysia.
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author Jaganathan, Malaysia
Ahmad, Shuhymee
Ishak, Khairol Anuar
Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah
Uthamaputhran, Logeswari
author_facet Jaganathan, Malaysia
Ahmad, Shuhymee
Ishak, Khairol Anuar
Mohd Nafi, Siti Noratisah
Uthamaputhran, Logeswari
author_sort Jaganathan, Malaysia
title Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
title_short Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
title_full Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
title_fullStr Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants for ICT Adoption and Problems: Evidence from Rural Based Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia
title_sort determinants for ict adoption and problems: evidence from rural based small and medium enterprises in malaysia
publisher Allied Business Academies
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/25614/1/Determinants-for-ict-adoption-problems_-evidence-from-rural-based-small-and-medium-enterprises-in-malaysia-22.4.pdf
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