Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor

The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of information technology adoption among manufacturing firms located in Tampoi, Johor. This study examines the likelihood of information technology adoption based on CEO characteristics, organization characteristics, information technology characte...

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Main Author:	Hee, Catherine Chia Lin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2008
Subjects:	QA71-90 Instruments and machines
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/1/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/2/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.13462013-07-24T12:11:33Z Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor 2008 Hee, Catherine Chia Lin College of Business (COB) College of Business QA71-90 Instruments and machines The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of information technology adoption among manufacturing firms located in Tampoi, Johor. This study examines the likelihood of information technology adoption based on CEO characteristics, organization characteristics, information technology characteristics and environmental characteristics in order to identify the extent of information technology adoption in manufacturing firms. The identification of factors that contribute most to information technology adoption deepens current understanding of how effective information technology planning is being carried out in firms. Such findings are necessary and lay the foundation for the eventual development of effective information technology adoption strategies for firms. The findings show that factors that influence the adoption of information technology include CEO characteristics and organizational characteristics. This study concludes that regardless of the firm size, CEO innovativeness, CEO attitude towards adoption of information technology and CEO information technology knowledge are essential determinants to the adoption of information technology in manufacturing firms. 2008 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/1/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/2/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf application/pdf eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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description	The purpose of this study is to examine the extent of information technology adoption among manufacturing firms located in Tampoi, Johor. This study examines the likelihood of information technology adoption based on CEO characteristics, organization characteristics, information technology characteristics and environmental characteristics in order to identify the extent of information technology adoption in manufacturing firms. The identification of factors that contribute most to information technology adoption deepens current understanding of how effective information technology planning is being carried out in firms. Such findings are necessary and lay the foundation for the eventual development of effective information technology adoption strategies for firms. The findings show that factors that influence the adoption of information technology include CEO characteristics and organizational characteristics. This study concludes that regardless of the firm size, CEO innovativeness, CEO attitude towards adoption of information technology and CEO information technology knowledge are essential determinants to the adoption of information technology in manufacturing firms.
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qualification_name	masters
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Hee, Catherine Chia Lin
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title	Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor
title_short	Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor
title_full	Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor
title_fullStr	Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor
title_full_unstemmed	Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	College of Business (COB)
publishDate	2008
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/1/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/1346/2/Catherine_Hee_Chia_Lin.pdf
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Adoption of Information Technology Among Manufacturing Firms in Tampoi, Johor

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