in this paper, factors that effect on ict adoption by smes in tehran (iran) are investigated. to do so, after reviewing the literature, we identified the factors affecting ict adoption by smes in tehran and, based on this review, we proposed our hypotheses. factors include internal factors, external factors and ict specifications that influence on it adoption by smes. all hypotheses are confi...

The purpose of this study is i) to investigate the driving factors and barriers of the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Halal logistic and ii) to develop an ICT adoption framework for Halal logistic service provider. The Halal LSPs selected for the study currently used ICT service platforms, such as accounting and management system for Halal logistic business. The s...

This paper aims to investigate the influence of quality of education and quality of research, provided by local educational institutions, on the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in managing business operations for companies in Saudi market. A model was developed and tested using data collected from 138 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of foreign companies in diverse bus...

Information and Communication Technology devices such as computers, Internet and cell phones are rapidly penetrating into many homes in Nigeria. Social critics have argued whether these devices result in either positive or negative change in the lives of families. The researchers examined the literature about family use of ICT and also looked at how these technologies affect families' social ne...

The lack of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) infrastructure in African countries is hampering the successful adoption, development and implementation of egovernment in Africa. Electronic government is the use of ICTs to modernize government public administration processes and to provide government services to citizens with a purpose to enhance efficiency, accountability, and tra...

Attempts to understand and improve the effectiveness of ICT Adoption for Agriculture have been at the forefront of national and regional policies ever since computers became available for agricultural management and production. EFITA* has been sharing these efforts via it’s conferences and the collection of data sets to identify ICT Adoption constraints and trends over time. The 5th EFITA/WCCA ...

Purpose – This paper aims to advance information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption research and practice by examining and understanding the emerging ICT adoption in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from a dynamic process perspective using actor-network theory (ANT). Design/methodology/approach – This study employs a qualitative approach to investigate how services SMEs are consta...

This paper aims to describe interrelationships between size of the organization and adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). We hypothesize that size of the organization is interrelated with ICT usage. By analyzing the data from 68 organizations we have classified to micro, small, medium-sized and large enterprises and calculated composite index of ICT adoption in each orga...

This paper presents the results of a study investigating the factors affecting information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in the supply chain of facilities management in Denmark. The study takes the starting point in the literature of supply chain management, facilities management and ICT adoption to conduct a qualitative study of factors impacting ICT adoption in the Danish facili...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are now part of the fabric of the global economy, however the adoption of ICT in the health sector has been significantly slower. The traditional drivers of adoption in the business sector are not always present in the health sector and there are a number of systemic inhibitors that make the adoption of ICT far more complex. Thi...