Factors impacting on technology acceptance for the micro/SME electronics retailer. Unpublished thesis

Factors impacting on technology acceptance for the micro/SME electronics retailer Factors impacting on technology acceptance for the micro/SME electronics retailer The UK micro/SME (known here as SME) retail sector is very important to the economic well being of the country. Its ability to generate jobs as well as income makes it a key part of the drive towards economic growth, and as such it is supported by government through a variety of initiatives. One initiative in 2003 aimed to energise and invigorate practitioners into using internet based technologies more fully in their business practices. This supported the widely held belief that the internet can and does enhance and improve business efficiency. It also suggests that SMEs were not fully engaging with the technology and that the government felt that it was not at the desirable level. This thesis looks at the issues surrounding technology acceptanc