Naslov
Drivers of Digital Transformation in SMEs

Autori
Omrani, Nessrine ; Rejeb, Nada ; Maalaoui, Adnane ; Dabic, Marina ; Kraus, Sascha

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
IEEE transactions on engineering management (2022)

Status rada
Online first

Ključne riječi
Digital technology adoption ; digital transformation ; SMEs ; TOE model

Sažetak
This study aims to identify and analyze factors determining the adoption of digital technologies in SMEs. Drawing on the technology–organization– environment framework, the study highlights enabling factors from three different contexts and hypothesizes their relationship with digital technology adoption. The data used were collected from 15 346 European Union and non-European Union SMEs to test an ordered logit regression model that highlights the factors associated with an increased level of digital technologies adoption in SMEs. The empirical results show that the technology context (IT infrastructure and digital tools) along with the existing level of innovation are the main drivers that act as stepping stones in digital technology adoption. Corporate regulation, available skills, and financial resources (as organizational variables) also play a significant role in the adoption decision. Unexpectedly, the influence of the environmental context is marginal. The implications of this study are emphasized for theory and practice, laying a foundation for further empirical studies in this field.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti, Ekonomija

Napomena
This work was supported in part by Slovenian
Research Agency Core Project Funding "Organizing
for Digital" (J5-2555) and
in part by Horizon 2020 Programme of the European
Union through the OpenInnoTrain project under
Grant 823971.

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