Drivers of ICT acceptance and implementation in micro-firms in the estate agent sector: influence on organizational performance

Franco, Mário; García, María García

doi:10.1080/02681102.2017.1379378

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“…On their part, Franco and Garcia (2017) found ICTs as a source of innovative solutions for the competitive development of businesses. In other words, ICTs are vital in efforts to create sustainable growth in firms.…”

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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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confidence: 99%

“…The lack of clarity on this matter is an apparent need for more empirical studies examining the importance of ICTs, especially in developing counties where the need for productivity growth is more acute (Cirera et al, 2016). Additionally, studies on the usage of ICTs to enhance business process have not been given the same weight as those on performance and challenges (Franco & Garcia, 2017). This study was therefore conducted to examine the usage of ICT to enhance business processes in firms.…”

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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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2019

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“…Whereas the values closer to 1 suggest greater internal consistency, the values closer to 0 entail low consistency. It is important to note that an alpha value above 0.70 is recommended (Franco & Garcia, 2017;Fornell & Larcker, 1981). The values for the actual field data of the variables are summarized in Table 1.…”

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“…This tells us that the instruments used to collect the data were appropriate. It is worth noting that the reliability scores for each item exceeded the 0.7 value representing substantial consistency (Franco & Garcia, 2017).…”

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Demographic Predictors of Listening to Radio and Watching TV Programmes among Agro-pastoralists in Tanzania

Mwantimwa¹

2018

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The study examined demographic predictors of the frequency of listening to the radio and watching TV programmes among agro-pastoralists of the Monduli and Bagamoyo districts in Tanzania. A data collection approach dominated by quantitative methods was used to collect data from 320 agro-pastoralists. The studyʼs key findings suggest that ownership of radio and TV is a much stronger predictor of their utilisation while income, level of education, and age are less significant predictors. The study also reveals that male and married agro-pastoralists are more likely to frequently listen to and watch TV programmes than female and single agro-pastoralists. As a result, efforts to minimize the differences in the frequency of radio listening and TV viewing between male and female agro-pastoralists through providing education and eliminating contributing cultural practices and norms are important. Further, based on the findings of this study, more studies to measure demographic predictors in heterogeneous populations are encouraged.

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Drivers of ICT acceptance and implementation in micro-firms in the estate agent sector: influence on organizational performance

Cited by 19 publications

References 80 publications

ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

ICT usage to enhance firms’ business processes in Tanzania

Demographic Predictors of Listening to Radio and Watching TV Programmes among Agro-pastoralists in Tanzania

Pivoting Towards European University Alliances Supporting Technology Entrepreneurship for Women….. Insights from a Feminist Perspective

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