Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms
This paper seeks to identify factors that link information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. Our research model is an adaptation of Thong (1999) that identified Chief Executive Officers characteristics; and Tornatzky and Fleischer (1990)that identified technological, organizational an...
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| author | Mohamed, Norshidah Hussein, Ramlah Ahlan, Abdul Rahman Hazza, Zubaidah Muataz |
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| description | This paper seeks to identify factors that link information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. Our research model is an adaptation of Thong (1999) that identified Chief Executive Officers characteristics; and Tornatzky and Fleischer (1990)that identified technological, organizational and environmental contexts as influencing factors in the process by which an organization adopts, implements end users technological innovation. We conducted a survey research in Malaysia to test our research framework. Using correlation and t-test analyses, we found the evidence for the link between the age of firm, firms' research and development focus, availability of government financial assistance and adoption of information technology in Malaysian software firms. |
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| spelling | iium-178862017-06-16T07:38:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17886/ Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms Mohamed, Norshidah Hussein, Ramlah Ahlan, Abdul Rahman Hazza, Zubaidah Muataz HF5717 Business communication T Technology (General) T58.6 Management information systems This paper seeks to identify factors that link information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. Our research model is an adaptation of Thong (1999) that identified Chief Executive Officers characteristics; and Tornatzky and Fleischer (1990)that identified technological, organizational and environmental contexts as influencing factors in the process by which an organization adopts, implements end users technological innovation. We conducted a survey research in Malaysia to test our research framework. Using correlation and t-test analyses, we found the evidence for the link between the age of firm, firms' research and development focus, availability of government financial assistance and adoption of information technology in Malaysian software firms. The International Academy of E-Business 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17886/1/E-Business.pdf Mohamed, Norshidah and Hussein, Ramlah and Ahlan, Abdul Rahman and Hazza, Zubaidah Muataz (2010) Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms. The E-Business Review, x. pp. 102-106. ISSN 1550-7793 https://iaeb.org/ |
| spellingShingle | HF5717 Business communication T Technology (General) T58.6 Management information systems Mohamed, Norshidah Hussein, Ramlah Ahlan, Abdul Rahman Hazza, Zubaidah Muataz Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title | Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title_full | Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title_fullStr | Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title_short | Toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in Malaysian software firms |
| title_sort | toward e-business: factors linking information technology adoption in malaysian software firms |
| topic | HF5717 Business communication T Technology (General) T58.6 Management information systems |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/17886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17886/1/E-Business.pdf |