ICT adoption in road freight transport in Nigeria – A case study of the petroleum downstream sector

Critical factors influencing the adoption of digital marketing devices by service-oriented micro-businesses in Nigeria: A thematic analysis approach

“…Nelson and Cooprider (1996) note that knowledge that is shared among various units of the organisations help in the improvement of both the performance and operational efficiency and bring about IT understanding (Reich and Benbasat, 2000;Tobora, 2014). This finding implies that shared meaning is essential in every organisation, and how the information is circulated impacts technology adoption (Armstrong and Sambamurthy, 1991;Gbanidi and Amissah, 2014;Tob-Ogu et al, 2018;Gbadegeshin et al, 2019).…”

“…For example, in the US and the UK, SMEs contribute more than 90 per cent of employment and 50 per cent of the countries gross domestic product (GDP), while in developing countries like Nigeria, SMEs own over 90 per cent of the businesses in the country but contribute <10 per cent of the GDP (Gbandi and Amissah, 2014;Tobora, 2014;Okundaye et al, 2019), while 90 per cent of businesses in Ghana are SMEs and account for about 70 per cent of Ghana's GDP. The slow adoption rate of these devices in most African countries particularly in Nigeria has hindered the speed of economic development (Jones et al, 2014;Tob-Ogu et al, 2018;Okundaye et al, 2019;Rahayu and Day, 2017). Similarly, Okundaye et al (2019) note that the rate of penetration of digital technologies between the developing countries and the western world is enormous.…”

“…Western countries have a high internet penetration rate of 78.3 per cent compared to 32.4 per cent for developing nations, while the per cent of the household that own computer in a developing country is 27.6 per cent compared to 75.5 per cent in the western world (Okundaye et al, 2018). SMEs in developing countries have witnessed a slow and low adoption of digital devices compared to western world (Zafar and Mustafa, 2017;Okundaye et al, 2019), and the nature of this problem is becoming even more and more challenging for SMEs and require further investigations (Tob-Ogu et al, 2018). Therefore, this research remains relevant given that small businesses have limited knowledge of these new devices and any effort in understanding how these devices can be fully utilised would not only improve their understanding but make them proactive and strategic (Benamati and Lederer, 2001;Gutierrez et al, 2015;Samad et al, 2018;Agostini and Nosella, 2020;Hong et al, 2018) in taking decisions.…”

Outsourcing as a Challenge for Achieving Competitive Advantage in Road Freight Industry – The Case of Croatia

“…Road transportation dominates the freight operations worldwide [1], and it is the most important segment of freight land transport, playing an important role in almost all economic activities, especially those that are crucial for infrastructural and socio-economic welfare. Road freight transportation ensures the delivery of products to consumers [2].…”

Moderating Influence of Risk Management on the Relationship between Capacity Building and Performance of Entrepreneur-Empowerment Programme in Nairobi County, Kenya

“…Different authors have demonstrated that entrepreneurs contribute to vibrant economic growth and development (Okundaye et al, 2019;Muhayimana and Kimemia, 2015;Uwantege and Mbabazi, 2015). As a result, entrepreneur development among the developing countries has evolved into a robust strategy towards mobilization of economic resources for employment creation, income generation poverty reduction and wealth generation (Zafar and Mustafa, 2017;Tob-Ogu et al, 2018). However, managing the needs of entrepreneurs is very challenging due to dynamic environments in which they operate.…”