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Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study

Technology is an essential component in all types of organisations and most organisations have reasons to implement new technology. The most fundamental justification for new technology implementation is that the technology must be able to contribute to strong competitive advantages and also increas...

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Main Authors: Nordin, Noraini, Othman, Siti Norezam, Che Mat, Ruzinoor
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2008
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/2911/1/Ruzinoor.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.29112016-04-26T06:50:29Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/2911/ Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study Nordin, Noraini Othman, Siti Norezam Che Mat, Ruzinoor T Technology (General) Technology is an essential component in all types of organisations and most organisations have reasons to implement new technology. The most fundamental justification for new technology implementation is that the technology must be able to contribute to strong competitive advantages and also increase or create long-term profit. In most small and medium enterprises (SMEs), there are barriers or obstacles in implementing these technologies. This article report a study aimed in investigating barriers faced by the Malaysian herbal industry in implementing technologies in their factory. Most of the local herbal manufacturing firms are categorised as SMEs which are usually considered to be lagged behind larger companies in technology usage. As this was an exploratory research, a case study method was used as it gave in-depth explanation of the main barriers of technology implementation. The results suggested that the main constraint in implementing technologies are lack of technical specialists and financial, aid commitment from top management, low wage rate, and future demand uncertainties. Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2008-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/2911/1/Ruzinoor.pdf Nordin, Noraini and Othman, Siti Norezam and Che Mat, Ruzinoor (2008) Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study. Malaysian Management Journal, 12 (1 & 2). pp. 79-88. ISSN 0128-6226 http://mmj.uum.edu.my/
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Nordin, Noraini
Othman, Siti Norezam
Che Mat, Ruzinoor
Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
description Technology is an essential component in all types of organisations and most organisations have reasons to implement new technology. The most fundamental justification for new technology implementation is that the technology must be able to contribute to strong competitive advantages and also increase or create long-term profit. In most small and medium enterprises (SMEs), there are barriers or obstacles in implementing these technologies. This article report a study aimed in investigating barriers faced by the Malaysian herbal industry in implementing technologies in their factory. Most of the local herbal manufacturing firms are categorised as SMEs which are usually considered to be lagged behind larger companies in technology usage. As this was an exploratory research, a case study method was used as it gave in-depth explanation of the main barriers of technology implementation. The results suggested that the main constraint in implementing technologies are lack of technical specialists and financial, aid commitment from top management, low wage rate, and future demand uncertainties.
format Article
author Nordin, Noraini
Othman, Siti Norezam
Che Mat, Ruzinoor
author_facet Nordin, Noraini
Othman, Siti Norezam
Che Mat, Ruzinoor
author_sort Nordin, Noraini
title Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
title_short Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
title_full Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
title_fullStr Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
title_full_unstemmed Technology implementation barriers in the Malaysian herbal industry: A case study
title_sort technology implementation barriers in the malaysian herbal industry: a case study
publisher Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia
publishDate 2008
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/2911/1/Ruzinoor.pdf
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