Abstract

This research was carried out with three major purposes: 1) to study the effects of organization characteristics, attitudes toward technology, and external pressure from outside organizations on electronic business adoption levels among small and medium sized enterprises, 2) to study the effects of attitude toward electronic business on trust in electronic business technology, and 3) to study the influence of trust in electronic business on electronic business adoption levels among small and medium sized enterprises. The study was based on survey research. The sample was drawn from small and medium sized enterprises listed in the auto part manufacturing, electric, and electronic industries in Thailand. The questionnaire was developed and used in the data collection process. Ordinary least squares and partial correlation analysis techniques were adopted to test the hypotheses. The research results show that 1. Most small and medium sized enterprises adopted electronic business at the web level. On average, they had used computer technology for 9 years but had used the Internet technology for only 4 years. 2. Organization size, pressure from customers, and the trialability dimension of attitudes toward technology had positive effects on levels of electronic business adoption. The pressure from suppliers as well as the complexity dimension of attitudes toward technology had negative effects on electronic business adoption levels. In addition, the relative advantage and observability dimensions of attitudes toward technology had positive effects on trust in electronic business technology. The implication of this research is that the small and medium sized enterprises association should provide strategic support on electronic business adoption as well as the development of customer relation management. The association should get involved in extending the organizational learning boundary in the area of supply chain management, building trusted relationships, exchanging and transferring knowledge in supply chain management as well as providing support for adopting higher levels of electronic business. บทคดยอ การวจยครงนมวตถประสงคเพอ (1) ศกษาถงผลกระทบของลกษณะองคการ ทศนคตทมตอเทคโนโลยและ ภาวะกดดนจากสภาพแวดลอมภายนอกองคการทมตอ ระดบการประยกตนวตกรรมธรกจอเลกทรอนกสของ วสาหกจขนาดกลางและขนาดยอม (2) ศกษาถงผลกระทบ ของทศนคตทมตอเทคโนโลยธรกจอเลกทรอนกส ทมตอ ความเชอถอเทคโนโลยธรกจอเลกทรอนกส (3) ศกษาถง ผลกระทบของความนาเชอถอของธรกจอเลกทรอนกสทม ตอระดบการประยกตใชนวตกรรมธรกจอเลกทรอนกส ของวสาหกจขนาดกลางและขนาดยอม การวจยครงน เปนการวจยเชงสารวจ โดยมกลม ตวอยางทใชในการวจยครงน คอ วสาหกจขนาดกลางและ ขนาดยอมในอตสาหกรรมผลตชนสวนยานยนต ไฟฟา และอเลกทรอนกสในประเทศไทย เครองมอทใชในการ วจย คอ แบบสอบถามและใชวธวเคราะหถดถอยพหแบบ ปกต (Ordinary Least Squares) และวเคราะหความสมพนธ เชงสวน (Partial Correlation Analysis) ในการทดสอบ

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