Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training

This paper examines the extent of Information Technology (IT) skill, usage and adoption among Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) owners in Malaysia.It also identifies the innovation characteristics and adopters categories among the SMI owners.There are 383 SMI owners participated in this study.The...

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Main Author: Hashim, Junaidah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11480/1/248.pdf
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description This paper examines the extent of Information Technology (IT) skill, usage and adoption among Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) owners in Malaysia.It also identifies the innovation characteristics and adopters categories among the SMI owners.There are 383 SMI owners participated in this study.The findings show that the IT skills possessed by the SMI owners in Malaysia are poor; the usage of IT is low and the adoption of IT is slow and late.The implications of the study are discussed.
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spelling uum-114802014-08-24T01:16:31Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11480/ Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training Hashim, Junaidah HD28 Management. Industrial Management This paper examines the extent of Information Technology (IT) skill, usage and adoption among Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) owners in Malaysia.It also identifies the innovation characteristics and adopters categories among the SMI owners.There are 383 SMI owners participated in this study.The findings show that the IT skills possessed by the SMI owners in Malaysia are poor; the usage of IT is low and the adoption of IT is slow and late.The implications of the study are discussed. 2006-06-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11480/1/248.pdf Hashim, Junaidah (2006) Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training. In: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2006 (KMICE 2006), 6-8 June 2006, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Hashim, Junaidah
Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title_full Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title_fullStr Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title_full_unstemmed Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title_short Information technology adoption among selected SMI owners in Malaysia: Implication to training
title_sort information technology adoption among selected smi owners in malaysia implication to training
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11480/1/248.pdf
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