An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia
In Malaysia, SMEs operate in almost every major industry from manufacturing to manufacturing-related services to agriculture and the services sectors. This study examines the gap between the importance perception and implementation of Web Presence as a critical success factor among small and medium...
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| author | Narayanasamy, Kogilah Santhapparaj, A. S. Eze, Uchenna Cyril |
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| description | In Malaysia, SMEs operate in almost every major industry from manufacturing to manufacturing-related services to agriculture and the services sectors. This study examines the gap between the importance perception and implementation of Web Presence as a critical success factor among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Data was obtained from 158 entrepreneurs involved in the Malaysian SMEs. Interviews were also carried out with five SMEs to supplement the statistical findings, Paired t-test results revealed significant differences between web site adoption patterns between SMEs in the manufacturing and the service sector. The findings offer useful insights on how a web presence can contribute towards value creation for SMEs. |
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| spelling | mmu-29062015-03-06T08:59:10Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2906/ An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia Narayanasamy, Kogilah Santhapparaj, A. S. Eze, Uchenna Cyril HB Economic theory. Demography QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science In Malaysia, SMEs operate in almost every major industry from manufacturing to manufacturing-related services to agriculture and the services sectors. This study examines the gap between the importance perception and implementation of Web Presence as a critical success factor among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Data was obtained from 158 entrepreneurs involved in the Malaysian SMEs. Interviews were also carried out with five SMEs to supplement the statistical findings, Paired t-test results revealed significant differences between web site adoption patterns between SMEs in the manufacturing and the service sector. The findings offer useful insights on how a web presence can contribute towards value creation for SMEs. IBIMA Publishing 2008-06 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2906/1/An%20empirical%20study%20of%20website%20adoption%20among%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Enterprises%20%28SMEs%29%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Narayanasamy, Kogilah and Santhapparaj, A. S. and Eze, Uchenna Cyril (2008) An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. Communications of the IBIMA, 2 (28). pp. 339-351. ISSN 1943-7765 http://www.ibimapublishing.com/journals/CIBIMA/volume2/v2n8.html |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic theory. Demography QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science Narayanasamy, Kogilah Santhapparaj, A. S. Eze, Uchenna Cyril An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title | An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title_full | An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title_short | An empirical study of website adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia |
| title_sort | empirical study of website adoption among small and medium enterprises (smes) in malaysia |
| topic | HB Economic theory. Demography QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science |
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