Determining the capability and capacity of SMPs in using and providing ebusiness to SMEs in Northern Corridor of Economic Region (NCER)

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dc.contributor.authorLian Kee, Phua
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-03T06:46:10Z
dc.date.available2017-07-03T06:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis 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. The web sites are generally lacking of advanced and interactive features. The perception of the usefulness and ease of use are two important factors for Internet adoption. The findings suggest that increasing audit firms' awareness of the benefits of computer-generated audit working papers have a positive effect on its adoption. Findings from our field survey indicate that the need for online communication, lack of time, lack of internal IT expertise and perceived Internet benefits influence Internet technologies adoption. Our analysis also suggests that small audit firms lack the economies of scale to develop IT infrastructure and upgrading IT systems.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4072
dc.subjectInternet adoptionen_US
dc.subjectSmall and medium-sized practicesen_US
dc.subjectComputer-generated audit working papersen_US
dc.subjectAuditen_US
dc.subjectPerceived benefits and barriersen_US
dc.titleDetermining the capability and capacity of SMPs in using and providing ebusiness to SMEs in Northern Corridor of Economic Region (NCER)en_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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