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The perceptions of the meaning and value of analytics in New Zealand higher education institutions

Abstract This article presents the current perceptions on the value of analytics and their possible contribution to the higher education sector in New Zealand. Seven out of eight research-intensive public universities in New Zealand took part in the study. Participants included senior management and those who have some role associated with decision-making within higher education (N = 82). The study found inconsistent understanding of the meaning of analytics across participants. In particular, three forms of perceptions of analytics were identified: structural; functional and structural-functional. It was evident that some participants viewed analytics in its structural elements such as statistics, metrics, trends, numbers, graph, and any relevant information/data to enhance better decision-making, whereas other participants perceived the notion of analytics in terms of functional aspect; as means to an end, a process to use the data to gain insights and taking action on complex problems, yet a third group viewed analytics from both structural-functional perspectives. These kinds of perceptions have to a larger extent influenced participants’ views on the value of analytics in shaping policy and practice. Also, literature has addressed a number of possible challenges associated with the large-scale institutional implementation of analytics. These challenges were: difficulties in extracting data from multiple databases, maintaining data quality, ethical and privacy issues, and lack of professional development opportunities. This article aims to broadly contribute to a better understanding of current perception and value of analytics in higher education, and in particular within the New Zealand context

Electronic commerce adoption among Malaysian SMEs

The Internet's World Wide Web has become the prime driver of modern E-commerce that can be an important source of competitive advantage for most business organizations, especially small and medium sized (SMEs) businesses. In recent years, researchers have focused on e-commerce adoption both in the United States and other countries. The main purpose of this paper is to study the perceptions of strategic value viewed by owners, influencing SMEs top manager‟s decision in Malaysia and to identify and study the critical factors influencing adoption of e-commerce among SMEs in Malaysia. Data are collected through a questionnaire survey (n=100) of SMEs. Result indicates that e-commerce adoption was significantly influenced by its organizational readiness, perceived ease of use, and also perceived usefulness factors. The results show that the major reason behind e-commerce non-adoption is that the organization is not ready to make that change because of cultural reasons and financial constraint. Overall research showed that majority of the SMEs in Malaysia have adopted e-commerce, usage levels have remained relatively low. Furthermore, organizational readiness strongly influences e-commerce implementation, and managerial support and financial, logistical, and technological factors weigh heavily in determining if an SME in Malaysia can pursue e-commerce implementation