Top management support and external information systems (IS) expertise, in the forms of consultants and vendors, have been identified as 2 key factors for effective IS implementation in small businesses. This article proposes a framework for IS implementation in small businesses. The framework...

This study examines the impact of a government incentive programme on computerisation in small businesses in Singapore. It compares the computerisation experience of 40 small businesses which have participated in the programme with that of 40 small businesses which have computerised without...

Top management support is a key recurrent factor critical for effective information systems (IS) implementation. However, the role of top management support may not be as critical as external IS expertise, in the form of consultants and vendors, in small business IS implementation due to the...

The Small Enterprise Computerization Programme (SECP) was introduced by the Singapore Government to encourage and aid computerization in small businesses. The programme incentives include information technology (IT) seminars, the provision of technical expertise in the forms of advisers and...

While the information systems (IS) literature has identified potential factors of IS implementation success, none has investigated the relative importance of these factors in the context of small businesses. Small businesses have very different characteristics from large businesses; notably,...

Based on theories from the technological innovation literature, this study develops an integrated model of information systems (IS) adoption in small businesses. The model specifies contextual variables such as decision-maker characteristics, IS characteristics, organizational characteristics,...