Determining the capability and capacity of SMPs in using and providing ebusiness to SMEs in Northern Corridor of Economic Re ion NCER.

• Main Author: Phua, Lian Kee
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/32827/1/Determining%20the%20capability%20and%20capacity%20of%20SMP.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/32827/

Kajian ini mempunyai em pat objektif utama. Pertama, kami memeriksa tahap penggunaan internet di kalangan pengamal profesional bersaiz kecil dan sederhana (SMPs). Kedua, kami menilai kesediaan SMPS dari segi teknologi dalam usaha menawarkan perkhidmatan mereka. Objektif ketiga dan keempat adalah untuk menilai tanggapan tentang faedah, pendorong dan penghalang terhadap pengamalan teknologi informasi di kalangan SMPs. Kerangka sample kajian ini terdiri daripada kesemua firma audit (149 firma) di Utara Semenanjung Malaysia pada 2008. Unit analisis merupakan firma audit.Dapatan kami menunjukkan hanya lebih kurang 10% firma membangunkan laman web. Laman web tersebut secara amnya kekurangan dari segi ciri-ciri interaksi yang maju. Tanggapan tentang faedah dan kesenangan penggunaan merupakan dua faktor utama terhadap pengamalan internet. This research project has four primary objectives. First, we examine the extent to which small and medium-sized practices (SMPs) leverage the internet. Second, we assess the perceived technological readiness of SMPs in rendering their services. The third and fourth objectives are to evaluate the perceived benefits, the drivers and barriers to the implementation of Information Technology among SMPs. The sampling frame of the study consists of all audit firms (149 firms) located in Northern Malaysia as of 2008. Individual audit firm is used as the unit of analysis. Our results show that only about 10% of the firms actually adopted websites.