Diffusion, adoption and non-adoption of ABC in a developing country: case study evidence from Sri Lanka / Harin de Silva
The paper discusses the adoption of ABC and the role played by consultants, academics and the profession, in propagating ABC in a developing country, Sri Lanka. Further the influences of the supply side of the information field, the cultural factors and how A BC is constituted in organisations is di...
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62392/1/62392.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62392/ https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/ |
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| Summary: | The paper discusses the adoption of ABC and the role played by consultants, academics and the profession, in propagating ABC in a developing country, Sri Lanka. Further the influences of the supply side of the information field, the cultural factors and how A BC is constituted in organisations is discussed. Interviews were conducted on consultant some users, and prospective adopters of ABC. The factor such as lhe size of the organisation, uncertainty in the socio-political and the economic environment, cost-benefit of implementation, innovation, competition in the economic environment, the information field and the cultural influences that the organisations are subject to have influenced the adoption of ABC. |
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