A Model for IT Industry Success in Developing Countries: A Study of Thailand

This study presents an IT industry success model for developing countries. It adapts Ein-dor, Myers and Raman’s (1997) model, which is primarily focused on small-developed countries. The adapted framework is then applied in a study of IT industry in a developing country Thailand. We found IT-related foreign direct investment to be vital to IT industry success in Thailand. Unlike findings from earlier studies on small-developed countries, geographical location and to a lesser extent government investment promotion policies are also important to IT industry success in a developing country. These findings support the view that there are differences in the factors that affect IT industry success in developed and developing countries.