Mobile Data Technology for Small Business: Needs, Uses and Adoption

Debra Harker; Jeanette K Van Akkeren

doi:10.3127/ajis.v9i2.188

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Mobile Data Technology for Small Business: Needs, Uses and Adoption

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Mobile Data Technology for Small Business: Needs, Uses and Adoption

Debra Harker and Jeanette K Van Akkeren

Australian Journal of Information Systems, Vol.9(2), pp.17-30

2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v9i2.188

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Information Systems

Cognitive Sciences

small business

mobile data technology

The technological environment in which contemporary small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate can only be described as dynamic. The exponential rate of technological change, characterised by perceived increases in the benefits associated with various technologies, shortening product life cycles and changing standards, provides for the SME a complex and challenging operational context. The primary aim of this research was to identify the needs of SMEs in regional areas for mobile data technologies (MDT). In this study a distinction was drawn between those respondents who were full-adopters of technology, those who were partial-adopters, and those who were non-adopters and these three segments articulated different needs and requirements for MDT. Overall, the needs of regional SMEs for MDT can be conceptualised into three areas where the technology will assist business practices; communication, ecommerce and security.

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Title: Mobile Data Technology for Small Business: Needs, Uses and Adoption
Authors: Debra Harker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
Jeanette K Van Akkeren (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
Publication details: Australian Journal of Information Systems, Vol.9(2), pp.17-30
Publisher: University of Canberra, School of Information Sciences and Engineering
Date published: 2002
DOI: 10.3127/ajis.v9i2.188
ISSN: 1039-7841
Copyright note: Copyright © 2002 Australian Computer Society Inc. Originally published in the Australian Journal of Information Systems, 2002. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Australian Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Licence. Reproduced with the permission of the Copyright holder
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448786902621
Output Type: Journal article

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