Abakpa Dvoulet 2024 DigitalTransformationinSMEs

Serbian Journal of Management

Digitalization has been identified as a core growth driver for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in this digital era. This study investigates the drivers and barriers aligned with the tendency of owner-managers of SMEs to adopt digitalization. A conceptual framework is developed that extends the unified theory of acceptance and technology (UTAUT) with an anxiety-digitalized environment as a moderating factor of SME owner-managers' intention to adopt digitalization. A quantitative methodology is used to gauge responses from 89 respondents (owner-managers). Additionally, the variance-based structural equation modelling approach (PLS-SEM) is used to analyse and validate the proposed model. Results show that attitude positively mediates the relationship between performance expectancy and intention to adopt digitalization. However, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions were found to negatively influence attitude and intention to adopt digitalization. On the contrary, the re...

Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi

The Indonesian government aims to promote information and communication technology (ICT) among micro and small enterprises to enhance their competitiveness in the global market. A survey was conducted among 180 micro and small enterprise owners in Makassar City using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The results showed that Performance Expectancy (PE) and Effort Expectancy (EE) insignificantly affect the Behavioral Intentions (BI) of the enterprise owners. It also indicated that Social Influence (SI) and Facilitating Conditions (FC) positively influence the adoption of ICT in micro and small enterprises. This study is novel and significant as it addresses a gap in the literature on digital transformation strategies, particularly in Makassar City, where such investigations are rare. Consequently, this study presents an original contribution to the field.JEL Classification: M2, O3, R2How to Cite:Tajuddin, I., Mahmud, A., & Syahnur, M. H. (2023). Det...

International Journal of Scientific and Management Research

Purpose Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have emerged as promising opportunities to eliminate and reduce unemployment globally, and at the same time, brought about increased levels of technological advancement which has equally revolutionized the dynamics of the business terrain. Contrarily, many SMEs in Nigeria are not utilizing ICT due to some major barriers as identified in the literature. To this end, this study aims to propose a conceptual model for assessing the influential factors of ICT use among the SMEs. Design/methodology/approach To complement this, a survey was conducted in Oyo South Senatorial district of Oyo State, Nigeria. A total number of Seventy-three (73) SMEs operators were randomly selected as the sample size. The descriptive statistics which includes frequency counts and percentages were used to describe the sample and to assess ICT use. Regression analysis was used to assess the relationship and influence of technology, organization and environment charact...

Sustainability

Information systems research lacks a validated scale for assessing and measuring the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The relevant literature is limited in studies mainly concentrating on developing country settings. Furthermore, the emergence of new technological elements and increasing digitalization and digital transformation efforts in the last two years have changed how an organization utilizes and adopts ICTs. Therefore, it is inevitable that the conceptual dimensions proposed in the previous literature and the definitions of these dimensions will also alter. Hence, it is essential to revisit and validate the prior work and enhance it based on current vitality and developments. This study developed and validated a scale for measuring ICT adoption and digitalization for SMEs in a developing country context. The researchers followed an eight-step scale development procedure: (1) comprehensive literature ...

2016

The adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in Nigeria has sparked a revolution in business practices. However, the widespread use of ICT by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in organizational operations and business transactions remains abysmally low slowing socioeconomic growth and sustainable development. Therefore the main objective of this study is to identify and highlight the challenges affecting the adoption of ICTs by SME’s in Makurdi, Nigeria. The study adopts a convenience study approach based on the Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT) to analyze the benefits and challenges of adopting ICT tools in SMEs. The study was accomplished by administering questionnaires to a randomly selected sample size of 109 staffs of SMEs followed by analysis of their responses using SPSS Software. The results demonstrate that ICT adoption by SMEs potentially increases the efficiency of business operations, communication, connectivity and market development. However, ...

Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 2011

In today's global economy Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often regarded as a strategic tool for achieving success and competitiveness in organisations. In recent times, ICT has had significant impact on the way organisations operate, as it offers tremendous opportunities such as storing, processing, retrieving, disseminating and sharing of information. Organisations, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), are constantly searching for new ways of creating and delivering value to customers. In Nigeria, SMEs play a vital role in the economy and substantially contribute to the country's industrial development. Nevertheless, despite the increasing potential of technology in all aspect of lives, there seems to be a number of issues that limit Nigerian SMEs from adopting ICT. This paper presents findings of a research project that is mainly qualitative in nature but also includes simple statistical analysis of data obtained from a survey which concentrates mainly on the reasons for the non-adoption of ICT in a number of SMEs in Nigeria. . Her current research interests include the adoption and use of information and communication technology in businesses, e-commerce and e-business in organisations and strategic management issues. She is a member of the Association for Information Systems.

2014

Transaction over the internet has helped in linking-up SMEs to global competitiveness. In the literature of ICT, its adoption as proxied by transaction over the internet has significantly improved the performance and productivity of SMEs. However, ICT adoption by SMEs in Nigeria has been reported to be comparatively low. This study therefore examines the Determinants of ICT Adoption for Improved SME's Performance in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study provides empirical evidence on levels of awareness and adoption patterns of ICT facilities among SMEs; it evaluates factors influencing ICT adoption in the SME sector; and also assesses the impact of ICT adoption on SMEs performance. The simple percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics, and regression analysis were used to conduct the various analysis of this study. Findings reveled that there is significant difference in the levels of awareness and adoption patterns of ICT facilities among SMEs. Capital Base, Turn over...

Journal of Information Technology Management, 2021

Digital Transformation has not been foreign to people in emerging economic growth, especially SME entrepreneurs in developing countries such as Malaysia. Digital transformation adoption is a way for an enterprise to improve the use of technology in a better way. But as the digital revolution has been evolving, there are still a few entrepreneurs who neglect it. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the factors affecting the adoption which is (competitive pressure, technology advancement, cost minimization, and environmental influence) on digital transformation adoption among SMEs in Malaysia. The relationship also consists of a moderating effect which is environment shock (pandemic covid-19) between the independent variable and dependent variable. The study also provides some knowledge for a deeper understanding of digital transformation and a guide to all SME entrepreneurs and others.

Contaduría y Administración, 2018

The role Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play in achieving a better organizational performance still needs further analysis among small and medium sized enterprises (SME) from developing countries. This study aims to extend the empirical literature on the relationship between ICT, electronic commerce and SME performance in developing countries. To achieve this goal, we employ a sample of 87 manufacturing firms from the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina in the year 2015. By estimating a structural equation model, we obtain that electronic commerce adoption has a positive and significant influence on SME sales which is reinforced by the level of ICT use. Other organizational factors such as firm size and public programs explain performance, but are not significant predictors of the electronic commerce adoption.

International journal of business and management, 2011

In recent times, the current use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in many organizations causes some forms of revolution in their business practices. ICT is increasingly becoming related to organizational values (Rastrict and Corner, 2010). Researchers (e.g. Rastrict and Corner, 2010; Lin and Lin, 2006 and Melville et al., 2004) reveal that there is a growing support for the positive relationship between ICT and its advantages. According to Kapurubandara and Lawson (2006), ICT offers promising opportunities to organizations in order to meet the challenges of an ever-changing environment. ICTs have a remarkable potential to contribute to sustained competitive advantage for businesses, having been identified as key tools in management processes (Ion and Andreea, 2008). Kutlu and Özturan (2009), argue that in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), ICT can be used as a business tool to reduce costs, create stronger links with customers, create innovations and facilitate market niche. Ongori (2009) also states that SMEs are compelled to adopt ICT in their business processes in order to cope with the challenges in the business environment. Thus, this paper intends to identify some drivers for ICT adoption amongst 25 SMEs in Nigeria. The paper is drawn from ongoing PhD research.