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Title:
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DRIVING FACTORS AND BARRIERS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR E BUSINESS |
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Author(s):
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Seok Woo Lee , Dan J. Kim |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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Technology Adoption, SME, Internet Business, E-business, ICT. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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163 |
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Last Page:
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171 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The purpose of this study is i) to investigate the driving factors and barriers of the adoption of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) from an outsourcing ICT perspective and ii) to develop an ICT adoption model for
small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The sample SMEs collected for the study have used ICT service platforms,
such as accounting and management programs for e-business developed by ICT consortiums, which is an ICT
outsourcing agent established with the support of Korean government.
The study categorizes the factors influencing the adoption decision of SMEs into four groups: technology, organizational
environment, business, and government related factors. The major contribution in this study is the discovery that cost and
technology availability barriers are the most crucial factors among the SMEs using ICT. Among the business related
factors, outsourcing elements in the SMEs are emerging as influencing factors in the adoption of ICT with the support of
the government. In addition, the government related factors are very important in the reduction of the main barriers and
the creation of the atmosphere of ICT adoption in SME sector. |
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