The Effects Of Governmental Factors On Sustainable Technology Implementation Among Small And Medium Enterprises In Tonga

IF 0.6 Q4 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.4018/ijisss.302881

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Abstract

This study intends to examine the effects of governmental factors on sustainable technology implementation (STI) among SMEs in the Kingdom of Tonga. These factors are crucial to investigate because many private institutions working for emerging markets have limited resources that delay implementing technologies, particularly sustainability-based technologies integrated with enterprise management. On the other hand, governments have the resources and power to affect STI significantly. Hence, the research investigates the role of government as an influential determinant in attaining efficient and effective implementation. This study uses the SEM-PLS and fsQCA methods to analyze the data gathered from 251 SMEs in Tonga. The findings show that government subsidies and policies significantly and positively affect firms' morals and attitudes regarding STI in Tonga. Also, perceived benefit and perceived cost significantly affect STI in Tongan SMEs. The research is an initial effort to examine such effects in the SMEs of a Pacific Island country.

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政府因素对汤加中小企业可持续技术实施的影响

本研究旨在探讨政府因素对汤加王国中小企业可持续技术实施(STI)的影响。这些因素对于调查是至关重要的，因为许多为新兴市场工作的私营机构资源有限，推迟了技术的实施，特别是与企业管理相结合的基于可持续性的技术。另一方面，政府有资源和权力对STI产生重大影响。因此，本研究调查了政府在实现高效和有效实施方面作为一个有影响力的决定因素的作用。本研究采用SEM-PLS和fsQCA方法对汤加251家中小企业的数据进行分析。研究结果表明，政府补贴和政策显著和积极地影响了汤加企业在STI方面的道德和态度。感知效益和感知成本对汤加中小企业的科技创新也有显著影响。这项研究是检验这种影响在一个太平洋岛国中小企业中的初步努力。

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International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS-

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1.90

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33.30%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS) provides a significant channel for practitioners and researchers (from both public and private areas of the service sector), software developers, and vendors to contribute and circulate ground-breaking work and shape future directions for research. IJISSS assists industrial professionals in applying various advanced information technologies. It explains the relationship between the advancement of the service sector and the evolution of information systems.