eprintid: 1560
rev_number: 2
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/15/60
datestamp: 2023-11-09 15:49:43
lastmod: 2023-11-09 15:49:43
status_changed: 2023-11-09 15:40:52
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Khalil, M.A.T.
creators_name: Dominic, P.D.D.
creators_name: Kazemian, H.
creators_name: Habib, U.
title: A study to examine if integration of Technology Acceptance Model's (TAM) features help in building a hybrid Digital Business Ecosystem framework for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
ispublished: pub
keywords: Breeding grounds; Business networks; Business to business; Business-to-consumer; Critical factors; Digital business ecosystems; Hybrid framework; IF integration; In-buildings; Information and Communication Technologies; Networked business; Online business; Peer organizations; Perceived ease of use; Perceived usefulness; Pilot studies; Small and medium enterprise; Technology acceptance model, Ecosystems; Industry, Information technology
note: cited By 5; Conference of 2011 9th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology, FIT 2011 ; Conference Date: 19 December 2011 Through 21 December 2011; Conference Code:88534
abstract: Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE) is a rapidly growing technology which caters online businesses in both sectors of Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B). It takes networked business organizations into account and helps them in digitally establishing inter and intra-organizational link. We are focusing on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) which provides healthy breeding ground for Digital Business Ecosystem framework mainly due to the reason that small and medium enterprises depict more adaptability to own the technology. Digital Business Ecosystem fuses ICT (Information and Communication Technology) with business network of small and medium enterprises. The character of being eco provides the due collaboration among the peer organizations and with the consumers as well. Digital Business Ecosystem allows small and medium enterprises to create and integrate their services. In pursuit of a hybrid framework for Digital Business Ecosystem, one of the critical factors for its future implementation is the willingness of employees of small and medium enterprises. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) suggests that acceptance of a new technology depends upon Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) of the users which are employees of small and medium enterprises in our study. In this paper, we identify and discuss different DBE features and judge the Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of SME Employees by a pilot study. The result of the preliminary but comprehensive survey is seen as vital for further study on Digital Business Ecosystem and its subsequent implementation. © 2011 IEEE.
date: 2011
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84857174006&doi=10.1109%2fFIT.2011.37&partnerID=40&md5=217a81b4d2fa4a9fe4a5b53ec12f3357
id_number: 10.1109/FIT.2011.37
full_text_status: none
publication: Proceedings - 2011 9th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology, FIT 2011
place_of_pub: Islamabad
pagerange: 161-166
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9780769546254
citation:   Khalil, M.A.T. and Dominic, P.D.D. and Kazemian, H. and Habib, U.  (2011) A study to examine if integration of Technology Acceptance Model's (TAM) features help in building a hybrid Digital Business Ecosystem framework for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  In: UNSPECIFIED.