Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia

Objective: The purpose of the study is to compare SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia regarding the implementation of information technology, especially on the sustainable competitive advantage factors, IT adoption, perceived simplicity, green technology capability, and performance. Design/Methods/Appr...

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Main Authors: Budhi Cahyono, Lutfi Nurcholis, Marno Nugroho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2022-04-01
Series:Jurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JMTT/article/view/30182
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author Budhi Cahyono
Lutfi Nurcholis
Marno Nugroho
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description Objective: The purpose of the study is to compare SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia regarding the implementation of information technology, especially on the sustainable competitive advantage factors, IT adoption, perceived simplicity, green technology capability, and performance. Design/Methods/Approach: Survey data are collected from 269 SME leaders and managers SMEs in Indonesia and 241 respondents in Malaysia. The sampling model is purposive sampling while analysis involved a non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney U-test).  Findings:  The results show that there are significant differences for the variables SCA, SMEs performance expectation, and IT adoption. There are no significant differences between Indonesian and Malaysian SMEs for the variables of perceived simplicity and green technology capability. Originality: The paper contributes to the growing research on information technology implementation by using factors within Sustainable Competitive Advantage, IT adoption, perceived simplicity, green technology capability, and performance. Practical/Policy implication: This finding can encourage SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia to work together to develop important variables to improve the implementation of information technology to increase competitiveness.
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spelling doaj.art-ab6f3022de8a4c17856b3ad255cc61bf2023-01-03T05:43:17ZengUniversitas AirlanggaJurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan1979-36502548-21492022-04-01151253710.20473/jmtt.v15i1.3018224690Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and MalaysiaBudhi Cahyono0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9951-7338Lutfi Nurcholis1Marno Nugroho2Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, IndonesiaUniversitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, IndonesiaUniversitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, IndonesiaObjective: The purpose of the study is to compare SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia regarding the implementation of information technology, especially on the sustainable competitive advantage factors, IT adoption, perceived simplicity, green technology capability, and performance. Design/Methods/Approach: Survey data are collected from 269 SME leaders and managers SMEs in Indonesia and 241 respondents in Malaysia. The sampling model is purposive sampling while analysis involved a non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney U-test).  Findings:  The results show that there are significant differences for the variables SCA, SMEs performance expectation, and IT adoption. There are no significant differences between Indonesian and Malaysian SMEs for the variables of perceived simplicity and green technology capability. Originality: The paper contributes to the growing research on information technology implementation by using factors within Sustainable Competitive Advantage, IT adoption, perceived simplicity, green technology capability, and performance. Practical/Policy implication: This finding can encourage SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia to work together to develop important variables to improve the implementation of information technology to increase competitiveness.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JMTT/article/view/30182sustainable competitive advantageit adoptionperceived simplicitycompatibilityperformance
spellingShingle Budhi Cahyono
Lutfi Nurcholis
Marno Nugroho
Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
Jurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan
sustainable competitive advantage
it adoption
perceived simplicity
compatibility
performance
title Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
title_full Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
title_fullStr Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
title_short Information Technology Implementation in SMEs: A Comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia
title_sort information technology implementation in smes a comparison of indonesia and malaysia
topic sustainable competitive advantage
it adoption
perceived simplicity
compatibility
performance
url https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JMTT/article/view/30182
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