Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs

Research on e-commerce adoption in SMEs has gained considerable attention in the past few years. However, most of them were conducted in developed countries such as USA, UK or Australia. This study attempts to understand ecommerce adoption amongst Malaysian SMEs, applying the persuasion stage of th...

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Main Authors: Husnayati Hussin, Rafidah Mohd Nor, Mohd Adam Suhaimi
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2008
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5051/
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author Husnayati Hussin,
Rafidah Mohd Nor,
Mohd Adam Suhaimi,
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description Research on e-commerce adoption in SMEs has gained considerable attention in the past few years. However, most of them were conducted in developed countries such as USA, UK or Australia. This study attempts to understand ecommerce adoption amongst Malaysian SMEs, applying the persuasion stage of the Diffusion of Innovation Model by Rogers’s. The objective is to determine the relationship between perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision by SMEs. A survey method was used to collect data whereby questionnaires were mailed to SME owners or managers in the manufacturing sector. The analysis on 107 responses shows that perceived relative advantage, perceived trialability, and perceived observability have significant influence on the willingness to adopt e-commerce.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:50512016-12-14T06:37:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5051/ Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs Husnayati Hussin, Rafidah Mohd Nor, Mohd Adam Suhaimi, Research on e-commerce adoption in SMEs has gained considerable attention in the past few years. However, most of them were conducted in developed countries such as USA, UK or Australia. This study attempts to understand ecommerce adoption amongst Malaysian SMEs, applying the persuasion stage of the Diffusion of Innovation Model by Rogers’s. The objective is to determine the relationship between perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision by SMEs. A survey method was used to collect data whereby questionnaires were mailed to SME owners or managers in the manufacturing sector. The analysis on 107 responses shows that perceived relative advantage, perceived trialability, and perceived observability have significant influence on the willingness to adopt e-commerce. Penerbit UKM 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5051/1/03.pdf Husnayati Hussin, and Rafidah Mohd Nor, and Mohd Adam Suhaimi, (2008) Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs. Jurnal Teknologi Maklumat dan Multimedia, 5 . pp. 107-125. ISSN 1823-0113 http://www.ukm.my/jitm/vol5_2008_107-125.html
spellingShingle Husnayati Hussin,
Rafidah Mohd Nor,
Mohd Adam Suhaimi,
Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title_full Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title_fullStr Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title_full_unstemmed Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title_short Perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of Malaysian SMEs
title_sort perceived attributes of e-commerce and the adoption decision: the case of malaysian smes
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5051/
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