Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain
This paper analyzes the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises’ technology adoption in the retail trade industry. From the theoretical perspective, two types of influential factors are differentiated in this respect: the personal characteristics of the manager/business owner and the busi...
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| description | This paper analyzes the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises’ technology adoption in the retail trade industry. From the theoretical perspective, two types of influential factors are differentiated in this respect: the personal characteristics of the manager/business owner and the business’s organizational characteristics. The empirical analysis is based on a survey of 268 small and medium-sized enterprises in the Spanish retail trade sector. A logistic regression specification is used as an econometric method. The results indicate that both the acquisition of new technical and electronic equipment and the obtaining of new software are affected by the two types of determinants previously pointed out. The manager/business owner’s entrepreneurial motivation and educational background have significant influences on technology adoption in this type of companies. Furthermore, being part of a business group, carrying out training activities for the employees and inter-firm cooperation also positively influence technology adoption in the retail trade industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a5fd743e84e4293a305300d2fb026062025-08-20T03:06:48ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042015-05-011739646660Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in SpainIsidoro Romero 0Juan A. Martínez-Román 1University of Seville, Seville, SpainUniversity of Seville, Seville, SpainThis paper analyzes the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises’ technology adoption in the retail trade industry. From the theoretical perspective, two types of influential factors are differentiated in this respect: the personal characteristics of the manager/business owner and the business’s organizational characteristics. The empirical analysis is based on a survey of 268 small and medium-sized enterprises in the Spanish retail trade sector. A logistic regression specification is used as an econometric method. The results indicate that both the acquisition of new technical and electronic equipment and the obtaining of new software are affected by the two types of determinants previously pointed out. The manager/business owner’s entrepreneurial motivation and educational background have significant influences on technology adoption in this type of companies. Furthermore, being part of a business group, carrying out training activities for the employees and inter-firm cooperation also positively influence technology adoption in the retail trade industry.http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=2415retail tradetechnology adoptionSMEbusiness owner |
| spellingShingle | Isidoro Romero Juan A. Martínez-Román Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain Amfiteatru Economic retail trade technology adoption SME business owner |
| title | Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain |
| title_full | Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain |
| title_short | Determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry – the case of SMEs in Spain |
| title_sort | determinants of technology adoption in the retail trade industry the case of smes in spain |
| topic | retail trade technology adoption SME business owner |
| url | http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/ArticolEN.aspx?CodArticol=2415 |
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