scholarly journals E-commerce adoption in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises Practitioner Firms: A revisit on Rogers' model

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1593-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHDI M. POORANGI ◽  
EDWARD W.S. KHIN ◽  
SHOHREH NIKOONEJAD ◽  
ARASH KARDEVANI
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
A Company

The current climate of business necessitates competitions that are often tough and unpredictable. All organizations, regardless their size and scope of operation, are facing severe competitive challenges. In order to cope with this phenomenon, managers are turning to e-commerce in their respective organizations. The present study hinges upon exploring and explaining the different dimensions of the adoption of e-commerce among Small and medium enterprises, based on the Five Factors of Diffusion of Innovation Model derived by Rogers. In this study, however, we employed the survey methods. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,200 managers and employees in the manufacturing, service and agricultural sectors by email; with a response rate of 10%. The results gleamed from this study posits that relative advantage is influential vis-à-vis e-commerce adoption. Trialability and Observability factors affect the level of confidence of management, which in turn, influences e-commerce adoption. Meanwhile, the existing culture of a company affects the resistance of employees, which in turn negatively effects the e-commerce adoption, while complexity does not significantly influence the e-commerce adoption.

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING INTERNET/E-BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTION BY SMES IN CANADA

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 731-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRINCELY IFINEDO
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Complexity Management ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world engage in e-commerce and e-business to support business operations as well as to enhance revenue generation from nontraditional sources. Internet and e-business technologies (IEBT) are the pillars of e-commerce and e-business. Despite the universal appeal of IEBT, it has been reported that the adoption of such technologies by SMEs is influenced by contextual imperatives. The objective of this research is to investigate factors impacting the adoption of IEBT in SMEs based in the Maritime region of Canada. A research model based on the diffusion of innovation (DIT) and the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) frameworks was used to guide the discourse. Such factors as relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, management support, organizational readiness, external pressure, and government support were used to develop relevant hypotheses. Questionnaires were mailed to key informants in SMEs. Data analysis was performed using the partial least squares (PLS) technique. Predictions related to relative advantage, management support, and competition's pressure were confirmed. The study did not support the constructs of compatibility, complexity, government support, customers' and partners' pressures as significant predictors of IEBT adoption by the SMEs in the region.

Determinants and outcomes ofe-business adoption among manufacturing SMEs: Insights from a developing country

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneer Abbad ◽  
Ibrahim Hussien Musa Magboul ◽  
Kholoud AlQeisi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose In response to a turbulent industrial environment, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), organizations have widely adopted e-business to improve their processes. This study aims to propose a model that encapsulates the determinants and outcomes of e-business adoption. Design/methodology/approach The determinants and outcomes of e-business adoption were tested using data gathered from 282 managers and analysed using structural equation modelling techniques. Findings The results indicated that owner support, perceived ease of use and government support were important determinants that influence e-business adoption. Attitude, competitive pressureand relative advantage were not significant. Regarding outcomes, e-business adoption had a major impact on SME functioning and operational progress; however, it had no influence on competitive advantage. Originality/value By ascertaining the determinants and outcomes of e-business adoption, the findings provide e-business practitioners and managers with guidelines that can encourage more efficient and effective e-business adoption within their organizations. The results also provide a basis for more precise e-business studies to be conducted in developing countries.

scholarly journals MSMEs as Engine of Economic Growth in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects of Scalability

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Okokondem Okon
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Technological Systems ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
A Company

Growing or expanding the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector of the economy is one key strategy to achieve economic growth and development. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) scalability (growth or expansion) have become an area of concern for economic growth in developing economies. People use the term in reference to computer or other technological systems, but those in business also use the word to describe the adaptability of a company (Thibodeaux, 2015) in today‘s fast-paced business environment where the focus on customer satisfaction is at an all-time high. This article discusses the concept of scalability as it relates to business and non-scalable components of business process as well as the importance of being scalable. It also looked at some of the challenges and practices that prevent effective scalability of MSMEs in Nigeria and the way forward.

scholarly journals Penyusunan Laporan Keuangan UMKM Berbasis Online dengan Aplikasi LAMIKRO

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Soraya ◽  
Yani Riyani ◽  
Kartawati Mardiah ◽  
Susan Andriana ◽  
Rika Irawati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Accounting Report ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
A Company

In the digital era as it is today, information technology has a significant impact on the process of accounting records in a company. However, the human resource factor is an obstacle for SMEs to develop and be able to compete with large companies. Moreover, if it is associated with the importance of presenting financial statements that are accountable and in accordance with standards, it requires MSMEs to be responsive to technological changes that occur. The existence of these demands, made the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in October 2017 launch an online-based application that is the Micro Business Accounting Report (Lamikro) application. The purpose of this Community Service activity is to provide knowledge about the preparation of financial statements with the application of Lamikro to MSMEs that are found in the Office of Cooperatives, Micro Business and Trade of Pontianak City. The participants who attended were 34 MSMEs. The methods applied are lecture, tutorial and discussion methods. Before giving a lecture, participants are given pre-test questions first. The pre-test results showed that 80% of participants did not understand the preparation of financial reports both manually and online. At the end of the activity a post test was conducted, which showed that 82.79% of participants had understood the preparation of financial reports both manually and online. This means, there is an increase in the knowledge and understanding of participants from before training and after training.  Keywords: MSME, Financial Statements, Lamikro

Modelling strategic orientation dimensions and performance of small and medium enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 754-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seemant Kumar Yadav ◽  
Vikas Tripathi ◽  
Geetika Goel
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Performance ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and rank different dimensions of strategic orientation and firm’s performance using the approach of interpretive structural modeling. Design/methodology/approach The study uses interpretative structural modeling and the MICMAC technique to establish a hierarchical relationship among different dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation and manufacturing performance of Indian SMEs. Findings The final outcome of interpretative structural modeling and the MICMAC analysis revealed a relationship between the variables under study along with the categorization of all in two different categories, depending upon their driving power and dependency, which decision-makers can also use while devising their strategy to improve performance. Originality/value To date, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no significant contribution about such interrelationship was reported; therefore, this study is one of its types to fill this gap.

scholarly journals Relative Advantage and Competitive Pressure towards Implementation of E-commerce: Overview of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kit Yeng Sin ◽  
Abdullah Osman ◽  
Shahrul Nizam Salahuddin ◽  
Safizal Abdullah ◽  
Yi Jin Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Medium Enterprises

scholarly journals Peran Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT) Husnayain Terhadap Perkembangan Usaha Mikro Kecil dan dan Menengah

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-89
Author(s):  
Sumardi Sumardi ◽  
Zulpahmi Zulpahmi
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to determine the role of Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT) Husnayain Against the Development of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM). In the study used survey methods by taking samples from the population. The sample in this research is Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT) Husnayain customer, with 65 respondents. Data processing techniques and data analysis used are validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression analysis, hypothesis test, and coefficient of determination. ttabel sebesar 1,998 dan signifikansi sebesar 0,004 < 0,05, sedangkan pembiayaan murabahah berpengaruh positif terhadap perkembangan usaha mikro">Based on the results of the discussion of al-qardhul al-hasan financing has a positive effect on the development of micro, small and medium enterprises small and medium with a tcount of 2,962> ttable of 1.998 and significance of 0.004 <0.05, while murabahah financing has a positive effect on the development of micro enterprises ttabel sebesar 1,998 dan signifikansi sebesar 0,046 < 0,05, dan pembiayaan mudharabah berpengaruh positif terhadap perkembangan usaha mikro, kecil dan menengah kecil dan menengah menunjukkan thitung sebesar 4,713 > ttabel sebesar 1,998 dan signifikansi">, Small and medium-sized small and medium enterprises shows t count of 2.195> ttable of 1.998 and significance of 0.046 <0.05, and mudharabah financing has a positive effect on the development of micro, small and medium enterprises small and medium scale shows tcount of 4.713> ttable of 1.998 and significance Ftabel 3,15 dan tingkat signifikansi sebesar 0,000 < 0,05 dengan demikian dapat dikatakan bahwa al-qardhul al-hasan, murabahah dan mudharabah secara bersama-sama berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perkembangan">0.000 <0.05, simultaneously that the value of Fcount 67,809> Ftable 3.15 and the significance level of 0.000 <0.05 thus it can be said that al-qardhul al-hasan, murabaha and mudaraba together significantly influence the development micro small and Medium Enterprises. Keywords; Financing of al-qardhul al-hasan; murabaha; mudaraba; and micro and small business (UMKM)

scholarly journals Prioritizing Technology Adoption Dynamics among SMEs

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 983-991
Author(s):  
Mohammad Naushad ◽  
Sulphey M. M
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Relevant Factors

Though Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are engines of growth, due to multiple reasons they are low in adoption of digitalization and technology. This paper seeks to provide a framework to prioritize the factors/dynamics towards adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). Through review of literature and applying Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), relevant factors have been chalked out and arranged in terms of priority. The findings indicate SMEs adopt ICT to have a relative advantage over competitors. Affordability, ease of use, value creation and productivity are top priority reasons. Profitability and top management support are other prime factors that stimulate ICT adoption. Other relevant factors include technological self-efficacy and personal characteristics of entrepreneurs.

Adoption of Industrial IoT (IIoT) in Auto-Component Manufacturing SMEs in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brijesh Sivathanu
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Industrial Iot ◽  
Component Manufacturing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Auto Component

This article investigates the adoption of Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) in Auto-Component Manufacturing SMEs (ACM SMEs) in the context of a developing country like India by using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. This research surveyed Information & Communication Technology (ICT) officers, managers and owners of 320 ACM SMEs in India using a structured questionnaire to understand the adoption of IIoT. The primary data was analyzed using the PLS-SEM technique. It was found that IIoT expertise, IIoT infrastructure, relative advantage, compatibility, cost, security, organizational readiness, top management support, competitive pressure, and support from technology vendors are factors that affect the adoption of IIoT. This article considered organization size as the control variable. The results show that it does not have a significant effect on the adoption of IIoT. ACM SMEs are one of the important sectors adopting IIoT. This article provides valuable insights to their managers and IIoT vendors. It also suggests key inputs to the government officials involved in the ‘Make in India' initiative of Government of India (GoI) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

scholarly journals An Investigation on the Adoption of Electronic Commerce Systems for the Operators of Construction Companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Nafisa Bello Issa ◽  
Angela Siew Hoong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Technological Factor ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The World ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Internal And External Factors

E-commerce is emerging and growing in all kinds of businesses and industries over the world especially in the construction industry. This research focuses on the adoption of business-to- business kind of e-commerce in construction industry. This research aims to identify the motivational and barrier factors of the construction workers in influencing the adoption of e- commerce specifically in the construction industry world. As part of the research, a multinational company, which produces tools for the construction industry, will be used as a case study to look into how the customers of this company are adopting e-commerce. This research uses the Diffusion of Innovation model as the based research framework to understand the factors that explain the rate of adoption and how these factors are influencing the adoption in the construction industry. Other internal and external factors of companies such as the organizational factor, technological factor digital readiness will also be looked into to understand their influence as well when it comes to adoption of e-commerce. Data collection is done by distributing questionnaires to the related participants in the construction industry. Findings from this study provides insights on the factors of adoption by applying the diffusion of innovation model and recommendation of strategies for this industry to address the problem of low adoption of e-commerce among construction workers in the construction industry. This research showed that relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, Trialability, organizational readiness and trust are significant factors leading to the adoption of e-commerce systems. Culture as well as technological and digital readiness were found to be insignificant. Overall, the study’s findings enrich the discourse related to the adoption of e-commerce systems by construction companies in Asia and other parts of the world. The findings will be relevant for construction companies around the world planning to introduce or improve the e-commerce adoption of the customers. The study’s findings could also be relevant for future analysis of e-commerce adoption.

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