Adoption of information and communication technology and firm profitability: Empirical evidence from Tunisian SMEs

Kossaï, Mohamed; Piget, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.hitech.2013.12.003

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“…Evidently, ICTs provide opportunities for coming up with enhanced and innovative ways of expanding markets and improving performance (Grazzi & Jung, 2015). The adoption and application of ICTs increase opportunities to find innovative solutions for handling processes and product management, hence allowing businesses to thrive in competitive markets (Diaz-Chao, 2015;Franco & Garcia, 2017;Kossai & Piget, 2014; Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD], 2004). Additionally, aside from enhancing business processes such as the production of goods, ICTs also facilitate the usage of other technologies.…”

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ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

Mwantimwa

2019

J Glob Entrepr Res

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This study examined the usage of ICTs to enhance business processes in Tanzania. In particular, the study examined the types of ICTs deployed to enhance business processes and the processes they support, determinants of ICTs' viable usage, and barriers to their effective usage. Descriptive cross-sectional design using surveys was deployed to gather qualitative and quantitative data from 182 firms. Quantitative data were analysed with using SPSS IBM 22 to generate descriptive and inferential statistics results. Besides that, a thematic and content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data which was thereafter presented in narration form. The findings revealed that mobile phones, computers, the Internet and other network systems, and social media are perceived as important in boosting business efficiency related to material, product processing, management activities, service and marketing. The findings further disclose that financial capital has a multiplying effect on other ICTs' usage determinants such as knowledge and expertise, and ICT infrastructure investments. Regarding a firm's profile, the findings indicate that the size of a firm and its source of raw materials strongly predict its innovative usage of ICTs. The results also revealed the barriers to innovative usage of ICTs and suggest that for business processes to be meaningful, a balanced deployment of ICTs should be done with proper consideration of all enabling elements.

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ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

Mwantimwa

2019

J Glob Entrepr Res

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“…Figure 19 shows that the main priority in the chance event aspect problems based on the respondents was unable to capture the opportunities of information technology development. According to Kossai and Piget (2014), information and communication technology is associated with better performance of SMEs especially Tunisian manufacturing SMEs. The SMES (Tunisian SMEs operating in the electrical and electronic industry) applied information and communication technology and the SMEs do not apply information and communication technology has the different levels of net profit margin.…”

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Designing Model and Strategy for Strenghthening The Competitiveness of Small Medium Enterprises

Darwanto¹,

Santosa²,

Woyanti³

et al. 2018

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Strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs in Indonesia was essential by the era of global competition in line with the implementation of the ASEAN economic community in 2015. The purpose of this research is designing a model and strategy of strengthening the international competitiveness of SMEs through LEDI -9F approach. This research is using content analysis and Analytic Networking Process. This research found that the model of strengthening the international competitiveness of SMEs could be done through a model of partnership between the various stakeholders both at district, provincial and state levels. The most priority aspect to strengthen SME's competitiveness is business context with the most priority strategy that is the strategy of management and business. Based on the results of the analysis, the government can use as a reference for the government to strengthen SME's competitiveness through anticipate problems and optimize the solutions that arise in enhancing SME's competitiveness.Abstrak. Penguatan daya saing UMKM di Indonesia dinilai penting seiring dengan era keterbukaan persaingan global dengan berlakunya masyarakat ekonomi ASEAN tahun 2015. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisa model dan strategi penguatan daya saing internasional UMKM dengan potensi ekonomi local berdasarkan pendekatan LEDI -9F. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan analisis isi dan analytic networking process (ANP). Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa model penguatan daya saing internasional UMKM dapat dilakukan melalui model kemitraan antara berbagai stakeholders baik ditingkat kabupaten, provinsi maupun tingkat pusat. Strategi yang dapat digunakan agar UMKM yang memiliki potensi ekonomi local mempunyai daya saing internasional adalah optimalisasi penerapan teknologi pertanian, strategi manajerial dan bisnis, strategi integrasi vertikal dan horizontal, strategi peningkatan kualitas dan kuantitas produk, strategi pendidikan dan pelatihan tenaga kerja, optimalisasi peran pemerintah dan instansi terkait, pelatihan kewirausahaan bagi UMKM dan calon pengusaha, strategi kemitraan dan pengembangan profesionalitas, dan strategi peningkatan kapasitas.Kata Kunci: usaha kecil dan menengah, potensi lokal, daya saing, pendekatan LEDI-9F

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“…Tarute et al (2014), having reviewed a number of studies on the role of ICT adoption in SMEs productivity, concluded that such technologies could improve the financial and operational performance of companies, especially through increased productivity, profitability, market value, market share and resource allocation, as well as better internal and external communication. Kossaï et al (2014) argued, nevertheless, that introduction of ICT needed to be accompanied by suitable organisational changes, such as training or decentralised decision-making protocols, in order fully to utilise their potential to contribute to the long-term growth of a company (Martin et al 2013). …”

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Factors affecting outcomes of EU-supported investments in innovation among SMEs in the Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) region, Poland

Mikołajczak

Pawlak

2017

JRME

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Structured Abstract:Purpose: The European Union offers support mechanisms to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to innovate and grow. Given the substantial contribution of SMEs to national economies, the present paper explores what factors tend to be associated with the success of EU-supported innovation by SMEs in Poland during its early post-accession period.Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual model relating the type of innovation, investment purpose, funding type and financial readiness, location and collaboration possibilities, company size and sector of operation to changes in the capital base, employment, unit price and revenue is proposed. This model is operationalised and estimated as a structural equations model and estimated using a sample of 110 SMEs surveyed in 2008 in the Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) region in Poland.Findings: Two approaches to the successful use of innovation support have been observed among the studied companies. The first approach implements market innovations to establish a presence in foreign markets and to move the product or service up the value chain. The second approach uses the funding to de-risk workforce expansion and increase production capacity.Originality/value: The paper provides the first systematic disaggregate level analysis of an early post-accession context where impacts of EU support for SME innovation are decomposed into effects of specific investment conditions and innovation type on changes in capital base, employment, unit price and ultimately revenue. The insights provided here are valuable for managers developing business and innovation strategies on the one hand, but also for policy-makers responsible for creating an entrepreneurship-friendly environment in emerging economies.

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Adoption of information and communication technology and firm profitability: Empirical evidence from Tunisian SMEs

Cited by 54 publications

References 47 publications

ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

Designing Model and Strategy for Strenghthening The Competitiveness of Small Medium Enterprises

Factors affecting outcomes of EU-supported investments in innovation among SMEs in the Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) region, Poland

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