Owner/Manager characteristics, organisational characteristics and IT adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises
by Ta-Tao Chuang, Matthew W. Rutherford, Binshan Lin
International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (IJMED), Vol. 4, No. 6, 2007

Abstract: This article investigates antecedents to the adoption of Information Technology (IT) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The necessity and importance of IT in supporting the smaller business has generally been recognised; however, the extent of IT adoption seems not to be proportional to this recognition. This article contributes to the body of knowledge in this area by investigating the effect of genuine owner/manager demographic characteristics and the characteristics of their organisations on the adoption of IT. The major findings of the research are that gender, education, firm age and firm size are significant predictors of IT adoption. Owner experience, however, is not related to IT adoption in this study.

Online publication date: Thu, 30-Aug-2007

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