Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf

The purpose of this study is to examine the barrier factors that might hinder the adoption of e- commerce by SMEs in Terengganu. The methodology used in this study was questionnaire survey whereby it was sent to 74 SMEs in Terengganu who were listed under a special government assistance programme kn...

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Main Authors:	Awang, Mohd Farid, Sahril, Norhaizum, Abdul Manaf, Kartini
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	New business enterprises
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/92189/1/92189.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.921892024-03-15T07:35:11Z Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf 2013 Awang, Mohd Farid Sahril, Norhaizum Abdul Manaf, Kartini New business enterprises The purpose of this study is to examine the barrier factors that might hinder the adoption of e- commerce by SMEs in Terengganu. The methodology used in this study was questionnaire survey whereby it was sent to 74 SMEs in Terengganu who were listed under a special government assistance programme known as Bumiputera Enterprise Enhancement Programme (BEEP). The data gathered was analyzed using SPSS. Analysis of the data obtained found that factors that become barriers to the e-commerce adoption by the SMEs in Terengganu which were initially identified through previous literatures as Complexity, Cost, Security and Suitability to the business. Correlation analysis showed that there is a strong negative significant relationship between e-commerce adoption and suitability to the business. This implied that most SMEs have overcome other barriers particularly those that are technological and financial in nature. Therefore, it can be concluded that both SMEs and policy makers need to deal only with suitability barrier to increase level of e-commerce adoption. 2013 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/92189/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/92189/1/92189.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu Faculty Of Business Management Puteh, Mazidah
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description	The purpose of this study is to examine the barrier factors that might hinder the adoption of e- commerce by SMEs in Terengganu. The methodology used in this study was questionnaire survey whereby it was sent to 74 SMEs in Terengganu who were listed under a special government assistance programme known as Bumiputera Enterprise Enhancement Programme (BEEP). The data gathered was analyzed using SPSS. Analysis of the data obtained found that factors that become barriers to the e-commerce adoption by the SMEs in Terengganu which were initially identified through previous literatures as Complexity, Cost, Security and Suitability to the business. Correlation analysis showed that there is a strong negative significant relationship between e-commerce adoption and suitability to the business. This implied that most SMEs have overcome other barriers particularly those that are technological and financial in nature. Therefore, it can be concluded that both SMEs and policy makers need to deal only with suitability barrier to increase level of e-commerce adoption.
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author	Awang, Mohd Farid Sahril, Norhaizum Abdul Manaf, Kartini
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title	Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf
title_short	Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf
title_full	Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf
title_fullStr	Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf
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Barriers to the e-commerce adoption by SMEs in Terengganu / Mohd Farid Awang, Norhaizum Sahril and Kartini Abdul Manaf

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