Determinants of the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs): the Case of Tunisian Electrical and Electronics Sector

Kossaï, Mohamed; Souza, Maria Luiza Lapa de; Zaied, Younes Ben; Nguyên, Pascal

doi:10.1007/s13132-018-0573-6

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“…In the category of knowledge, employees' technical knowledge has received the most attention from researchers. It was discussed that employee's knowledge and prior experience of technology influences their own motivation (Okundaye et al, 2019), innovative leadership (Ngibe and Lekhanya, 2019) as well as the new technology adoption cost (Al-Tit, 2020), speed, and efficiency (Kossaı € et al, 2020;Mbatha and Ngwenya, 2018).…”

Section: The Adoption Of Technologies In Smesmentioning

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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) facing an evolving technological era: a systematic literature review on the adoption of technologies in SMEs

Zamani

2022

EJIM

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PurposeThis paper aims to map the influential concepts on technology adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through conducting a systematic literature review and finding a better understanding of the current body of knowledge.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review approach is taken here, which includes the following steps: Determination of keywords and strings, selection of databases, setting inclusion and exclusion criteria, conducting the search in chosen databases over a specific period of time. This process has led to the final count of 349 peer-reviewed articles being studied, and the results are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.FindingsAs a result of the study, 11 categories of influential concepts on technology adoption are identified by reviewing literature from the past decade. This article indicates how fragmented the literature is and how it concentrates on studying the impact of only a limited number of categories of concepts. The scatted frameworks (theoretical and conceptual) and weak application of the used theories found in this research also highlight the need for the development of a framework that looks into technology adoption as a dynamic process due to the dynamic nature of new technologies today.Research limitations/implicationsBased on the above findings, future research avenues are to look into technology adoption from a process perspective, to dig into less researched influencing concepts such as infrastructure, regulations, strategy and resources and their role in adoption of technology in SMEs as well as development of a framework for technology adoption that is aligned with these elements.Practical implicationsPractitioners and policymakers will benefit from finding a helicopter view of the barriers and supporting factors throughout their technology adoption journey. The knowledge they gain from this study will better prepare them in building tools they need for adopting technology in their organizations and provide an in-depth insight to what elements can affect their journey.Originality/valueThis review provides an insight into the current body of knowledge on the topic, which researchers can benefit from constructing an in-depth understanding of the state of research as well as influencing concepts of technology adoption in SMEs. Moreover, it adds value in building up the knowledge of technology adoption in today's dynamic world of digitalization.

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Section: The Adoption Of Technologies In Smesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) facing an evolving technological era: a systematic literature review on the adoption of technologies in SMEs

Zamani

2022

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“…Studies [10], [15] have established that an entrepreneur with technological bent of mind, is tech oriented personality, with good perception towards technology and with a positive attitude is more likely to adopt ICT. Moreover, the personal characteristics like age, gender, ethnicity, level of education are also some of the influencer that moderate the technology adoption decision of individuals [7].…”

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“…They exert an enormous role in strategy formulation in large organizations as well as SMEs. The external environment has been identified as a key "explanatory variable" that influence SMEs towards ICT adoption [13], [15]. A few environmental factors that need to be provided the due importance include the various stakeholders like suppliers, customers, government agencies and competitors [16], [17].…”

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Prioritizing Technology Adoption Dynamics among SMEs

Naushad¹,

Manakkattil²

2020

TEM Journal

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Though Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are engines of growth, due to multiple reasons they are low in adoption of digitalization and technology. This paper seeks to provide a framework to prioritize the factors/dynamics towards adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). Through review of literature and applying Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), relevant factors have been chalked out and arranged in terms of priority. The findings indicate SMEs adopt ICT to have a relative advantage over competitors. Affordability, ease of use, value creation and productivity are top priority reasons. Profitability and top management support are other prime factors that stimulate ICT adoption. Other relevant factors include technological self-efficacy and personal characteristics of entrepreneurs.

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“…A review of the literature suggests that manufacturers adopt DT in the belief that this strategy will help them to trigger different types of innovations (Yang et al, 2021 ). In contrast, on analysing EU countries, Usai et al ( 2021 ) find only a weak correlation between digitalisation and the innovative performance of firms and, on studying Tunisian SMEs, Kossaï et al ( 2020 ) find none between digitalisation and the importance of R&D activities.…”

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“…Teruel et al ( 2021 ) show that firms that adopt new DT have a higher probability of being internationalised, especially via exports. In a sample of Tunisian SMEs, export (and import) intensities are associated to ICT adoption (Kossaï et al, 2020 ). The dummy variable non-export is included, which takes value 1 if the firm reports having sales only in its domestic market, and zero otherwise.…”

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Spatial Patterns and Drivers of SME Digitalisation

Holl

Rama

2023

J Knowl Econ

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Digital transformation plays an increasingly important role in the growth and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet little is known regarding spatial inequalities in their adoption of advanced digital technologies. Using recent data from the Flash Eurobarometer 486, we study the spatial patterns of drivers for the implementation of new digital technologies in SMEs in Europe. In our analysis, the focus is on the possible influence of location. Considerable heterogeneity of SMEs is found in their propensity to adopt advanced digital technologies related to the strength of the local business environment and to the urban/rural hierarchy. Plain English Summary: European SMEs and Digitalisation The adoption of digital technologies favours the competitiveness, resilience, and internationalisation of firms, but SMEs, which form the backbone of the EU economy, are lagging behind. A recent survey reveals that location greatly influences the probability that European SMEs adopt digital technology. Rural and small-town SMEs are less likely to be adopters, even when country, sector, and firm-specific characteristics are taken into account. However, good business environments always encourage the adoption of digitalisation technologies, whatever the geographic location of an SME. Innovators tend to be adopters, especially when they employ green innovation or management innovation. Larger SMEs, companies that are part of a business group, grow more rapidly, and/or export, are all more likely to adopt digital technologies. Policy-makers need to contemplate the urban/rural-divide and promote strong business environments in all types of locations. Public encouragement towards innovation is likely to indirectly promote easier access to digital technologies.

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Determinants of the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs): the Case of Tunisian Electrical and Electronics Sector

Cited by 16 publications

References 51 publications

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) facing an evolving technological era: a systematic literature review on the adoption of technologies in SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) facing an evolving technological era: a systematic literature review on the adoption of technologies in SMEs

Prioritizing Technology Adoption Dynamics among SMEs

Spatial Patterns and Drivers of SME Digitalisation

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