Top management support and IT adoption in the Taiwanese small and medium enterprises: a strategic view

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leelien Ken Huang
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Top Management ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Medium Enterprises

A Review of the Predictors, Linkages, and Biases in IT Innovation Adoption Research

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Jeyaraj ◽  
Joseph W Rottman ◽  
Mary C Lacity
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
External Information ◽  
Top Management ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Adoption Research

We present a review and analysis of the rich body of research on the adoption and diffusion of IT-based innovations by individuals and organizations. Our review analyzes 48 empirical studies on individual and 51 studies on organizational IT adoption published between 1992 and 2003. In total, the sample contains 135 independent variables, eight dependent variables, and 505 relationships between independent and dependent variables. Furthermore, our sample includes both quantitative and qualitative studies. We were able to include qualitative studies because of a unique coding scheme, which can easily be replicated in other reviews. We use this sample to assess predictors, linkages, and biases in individual and organizational IT adoption research. The best predictors of individual IT adoption include Perceived Usefulness, Top Management Support, Computer Experience, Behavioral Intention, and User Support. The best predictors of IT adoption by organizations were Top Management Support, External Pressure, Professionalism of the IS Unit, and External Information Sources. At the level of independent variables, Top Management Support stands as the main linkage between individual and organizational IT adoption. But at an aggregate level, two collections of independent variables were good predictors of both individual and organizational IT adoption. These were innovation characteristics and organizational characteristics. Thus, we can consistently say that generic characteristics of the innovation and characteristics of the organization are strong predictors of IT adoption by both individuals and organizations. Based on an assessment of the predictors, linkages, and known biases, we prescribe 10 areas for further exploration.

The Impacts of Enterprise Resource Planning System Adoption on Firm's Performance Among Medium Size Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adejare Yusuff Aremu ◽  
Arfan Shahzad ◽  
Shahizan Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Communication Process ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of ERP system adoption on the relationship between performance of medium enterprises (PME) and communication process (CP), organization structure (OS), technological change (TC), and technology infrastructure support (TIS) and moderated by top management support. This study proposes a theoretical framework based on theories such as resource-based view, contingency theory, and diffusion of innovation. The data was collected from the medium-sized enterprise firms operating in South Western Nigeria. Out of the 658 questionnaires distributed, only 355 were useable. The empirical data was analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling and the results showed that CP, OS, TC, TIS, ERP and TMS have significant direct relationship with the PME. Hence, ERP system adoption mediates the relationship between the CP, OS, TC, and TIS with PME. The findings show that CP, OS, TC, TIS will influence the performance of medium enterprises in the adoption of ERP. The findings also confirm that the top management support plays an important role in moderating the relationship between ERP and PME. The findings provide important insights to CEO, managers, policymakers and researchers to understand the important use of ERP system that will enhance the performance of medium-sized enterprise organizations in Nigeria. Limitation of the study is based on medium-sized enterprise only and another limitation is that author has not included other measures of medium sized enterprises performance outside of the procurement area despite these factors could provide further insights to medium sized enterprises performance, and will be an interesting topic for future research. In this light, future research can focus on the evolution of small enterprises and large firms.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING CLOUD COMPUTING ADOPTION IN SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haslinda Hassan ◽  
Mohd Herry Mohd Nasir ◽  
Norhaiza Khairudin ◽  
Iskandar Adon
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
It Resources ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Cloud computing offers information technology (IT) infrastructure, platform, and various applications via the Internet with minimum start-up cost, network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources, and pay-per-use services. Although the potential for cloud computing is evident and much of the extant research has been carried out on cloud computing adoption, empirical studies on the factors that influence cloud computing adoption in the Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are, however, lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the factors that influence cloud computing adoption by the SMEs. We conducted a quantitative survey-based study to examine the relationship between perceived benefits, top management support, IT resources, external pressure, and cloud computing adoption. A free-form comment provided at the end of each section of the survey questionnaire was treated as qualitative data. We find that IT resources and external pressure significantly influence cloud computing adoption. Nonetheless, there is not enough evidence to support perceived benefits and top management support as significant factors of cloud computing adoption.  

scholarly journals The use of budgets by small and medium enterprises in Cape Metropolis, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Chidinma Maduekwe ◽  
Peter Kamala
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
And Control

Failure to budget has been identified as one of the main causes of failure of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This study seeks to determine the extent to which SMEs in the Cape Metropolis use budgets. Specifically, the study aims to determine the types of budgets used, methods of budgeting employed, purpose for which budgets are used, perceived effectiveness of budgets used and factors that may inhibit SMEs from using budgets. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of this study revealed that most of the SMEs sampled used budgets. The three most frequently used budgets were sales budgets, purchases budgets and cash budgets, while the most frequently used budgeting method was fixed budgeting. The findings also revealed that budgets were mostly used for monitoring, measuring business performance, future planning and control purposes. The findings further revealed that budgets were perceived to be effective but the lack of top management support and qualified personnel were the main factors that inhibit SMEs from using budgets. This study not only fills the gap in the literature on the use of budgets, but also provides invaluable insights on their use by SMEs. These insights could inform future endeavours of the Government when developing interventions meant to avert the high failure rates of these entities. The findings may also assist SMEs to gauge and review their own use of budgets with a view to optimising the benefits derived from these tools, as well as to overcome the factors that could inhibit them from using the budgets in the first place

Factors influencing adoption of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and mobile technologies by the growth engine of the U.S. economy

First Monday ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devendra Potnis ◽  
Kanchan Deosthali
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
External Support ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Top Management ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
The U.S

Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and mobile technologies help small businesses to serve as the growth engine of the U.S. economy. We propose and test a model to compare the influence of organizational, environmental, and technological factors on the decision of small businesses owners, CIOs, and CEOs to select one set of technologies over the other. Results from structural equations modeling indicate that organizational (top management support, IT staff size, and IT budget), environmental (external support for IT adoption), and technological (perceived benefits of IT and perceived barriers to adopting IT) factors significantly influence the adoption of Web 2.0 by small businesses. All of the above factors except IT budget and perceived benefits fuel the adoption of Web 1.0 technologies. Despite perceiving barriers to adopting IT, small businesses owners, CIOs, and CEOs invest in mobile technologies. Top–management support and external support for IT adoption are the only factors positively affecting the adoption of all of the three sets of technologies considered in this study. We offer strategic suggestions to small businesses for selecting Internet and mobile technology–based solutions and services.

Switching Toward Cloud ERP

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Mezghani
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Actual System ◽  
Personal Innovativeness ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This paper aims to develop a research model to explain managers' intentions to switch toward cloud based ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning). Indeed, as cloud computing is considered as a true revolution in Information Technologies field, ERP market is shaping toward more cloud based solutions. However, since cloud computing is presented as a risky alternative, cloud ERP adoption may faces reticence from managers. On the other hand, thanks to the benefits of such system associated to the known difficulties of On-Premises ERP, some managers would rather be motivated to switch to the cloud solution. Thus, from the proposed research model we attempt to present factors that influence managers' intentions to switch toward cloud ERP. By considering IT switching as a particular form of IT adoption, we based our literature review on Theory of planned behavior (TPB) to identify the determinants of switching. This review also allowed us to integrate the expected switching benefits and risks as antecedents and the personal innovativeness as a moderating factor. To contextualize our research model, we performed semi-structured interviews in four Saudi Small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The use of Nvivo 10 to codify and analyze the interviews content combined to a deep analysis of previous researches helped us to improve the research model by adding two additional factors: “top management support” considered as the main determinant of intentions and “satisfaction with actual system” as an important antecedent linked closely to switching.

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Small and Medium Enterprises in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-110
Author(s):  
Khalid Ali Rababah ◽  
Bilal Ali Al-nassar ◽  
Sana'a Nawaf Al-Nsour
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
Technological Readiness ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Practical Implications

The factors of Cloud computing (CC) adoption among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have not been identified in the Jordanian context. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the factors influencing the adoption of CC in SMEs in Jordan. Through an extensive review of the literature, the research model was constructed based on the TOE framework. In order to validate the research model and test the proposed hypotheses, a quantitative research methodology followed in which a survey questionnaire was utilized to collect the data. Out of the 350 distributed questionnaires, 92 questionnaires were valid for the analysis. The PLS-SEM technique was used for the data analysis. The results approved the influence of six variables on the adoption of CC by manufacturing SMEs in Jordan, namely; compatibility, security, top management support, technological readiness, prior IT experience, and competitive pressure. Only the influence of the perceived benefits has not been supported. The study has theoretical implications and practical implications to SMEs in Jordan.

scholarly journals Impact of organizational entrepreneurship characteristics on entrepreneurial orientation: Moderating role of firm size and education

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-487
Author(s):  
Amel Farhan Swadi ◽  
Ahmad Abed al-hayy Al-dalaien
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Organizational entrepreneurial characteristics (OEC) have received less attention compared with the individual entrepreneurial ones. In addition, few studies examined this issue in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of OEC on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of an organizational member. OEC are operationalized to include top management support (TMS), organizational culture (OC), and transformational leadership (TL). Two moderators are proposed in this study: the CEO’s education and company`s size. The data were collected via purposive sampling using a questionnaire; a survey included 206 SMEs in Iraq. The data were analyzed using AMOS. The findings indicate that the impact of EOC (B = 0.14) on OE is positive. Its dimensions TL (B = 0.14) and TMS (0.50) also impacted positively the OE. CEO’s education and company size moderated positively the effect of OEC on OE. Decision makers are advised to pay more attention to leadership style and adopt open culture as well as free expression and tolerance among SMEs in Iraq.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave among Middle-Level Managers of SMEs in Dubai, UAE

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Basma Waleed Kashmoola ◽  
Amiruddin Ahamat
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="Imar-Abstract">In Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE), the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the construction sector have a shortfall of 500,000 skilled employees because of the lack of job satisfaction and top management support, which prompt workers to leave their places of employment. Thus, this study investigated the effect of top management support (TMS) as an organizational factor on the relationship between job satisfaction and the intention to leave among the middle level managers in the construction sector of Dubai, UAE. To test the relationship among the variables, this study adopted a quantitative design and data was collected from 120 middle level managers of SMEs. The Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was adopted in the data analysis. According to the outcome, the relationship between 4 facets of job satisfaction and the intention to leave among the middle level managers of SMEs was established. The study also found statistical support for the moderating effect of TMS on the relationship between 2 facets of job satisfaction and the intention to leave among the middle level managers of SMEs.</p>

EFFECT OF TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, SYSTEM QUALITY, AND INFORMATION QUALITY ON SATISFACTION ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM USERS IN LEMBAGA PERKREDITAN DESA (LPD) IN UBUD DISTRICT

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-142
Author(s):  
Sang Ayu Putu Arie Indraswarawati ◽  
I Putu Deddy Samtika Putra ◽  
Ni Wayan Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Support System ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Top Management Support

The use of Accounting Information System (AIS) is very helpful in accommodating all the information needed to make an accurate decision. Indicators in determining the good and bad performance of an information system can be seen through AIS user satisfaction and usage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of top management support, system quality and information quality on AIS user satisfaction. The sample selection method used was purposive sampling. The research sample was 147 people consisting of administrators, loan officers and savings at 29 Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) in Ubud Subdistrict. The data in this study is primary data which is the answer from the questionnaire. The regression results show that all variables have a significance of 0,000. It shows that top management support, system quality and information quality have positive influences on Accounting Information System user satisfaction.

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