The influence of technology, organizational and environmental factors on cloud computing adoption by Malaysian IT small and medium enterprises

Introduction: Malaysia’s adoption rate of cloud computing (CC) remains low, despite the Government ’s initiatives to create a digital economy and accelerate technology adoption. In this context, this research investigated the adoption of CC by Malaysian IT-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Based on the literature, the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework was considered appropriate for this study with the incorporation of the variables of the organizational context (OC), environmental context (EC), cloud computing risks (CCR) for the SMEs’ adoption of cloud computing (A). Methodology: A quantitative approach, with a web survey, was used to analyse the factors that influence the adoption of CC by SMEs.The targeted population comprised Malaysian IT-SMEs in the Klang Valley.300 questionnaires were di stributed, and the responserate was 57% translating to 170 usable and complete questionnaires. Partial Least Square – Structured Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data. Findings and discussion: The findings from the statistical analysis revealed that both the organizational and environmental contexts significantly influence the SMEs’ CC adoption.While there was a similar result for CC risks, it however indicated a negative influence towards CC adoption.Conclusion and recommendations: The research findings provide for a great erunderstanding of the important factors for the adoption of CC by the IT SMEs.The findings extend the body of knowledge, particul arly to SMEs owners and managers, on the factors that influence the adoption of CC technology and the recommendations offered can lead to increasing the adoption rate by Malaysian IT SMEs

Factors Influencing Consumer Decisions in Halal Tourism (Case Study Indonesia and Malaysia)

Determining consumer decisions in halal tourism is vital as the Muslim population continues to increase in the world. Tourism sector plays a significant role in the economy of a country. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze factors such as environment, individual, attitude, and motivation toward a decision on halal tourism, and the dominant factors influencing consumer decision in halal tourism. It was a quantitative analysis that used a survey on Muslim traveler who has been visiting both Malaysia and Indonesia. The study collected data from both Malaysian and Indonesian. Kuala Lumpur was selected to represent Malaysia, while Lombok was chosen to represent Indonesia. The results were analyzed through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Based on the characteristics of the respondent, the majority of consumers in halal tourism are women, both single or married, with an age range between 18-40 years with upper income and university level education. In the result, the factors influencing Indonesian consumer decisions in halal tourism were the environmental factor (situation) and the differences of an individual (personality). For Malaysian consumer, attitude (knowledge) was the factor influencing the decision in halal tourism

The role of technology acceptance model on RHB mobile banking

Mobile banking developments and trends in recent years had great impacts on banking sector worldwide. Therefore, the disruptive innovative technology has accelerated changes in the way of banking business. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of Technology Acceptance Model on RHB Mobile Banking. The sample used in this study includes 85 responses of RHB Mobile Banking users collected through structured questionnaire distributed via cyberspace. For statistical analysis, structural equation model (SEM) approach was used. The present study suggests that mobile banking use increases as long as customer perceives it as useful tool. Findings confirmed that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and perceived trust were the key constructs for promoting mobile banking usage in Malaysia. Furthermore, the importance performance matrix analysis trust has seen the most important factor. Thus, banks can focus on cultivation of positive trust beliefs about mobile banking among prospect customers

The Impact of CSR Practices of MNCS on Dairy Industry in Malaysia

This paper aims to conceptualize the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of Multinational Companies and growth of Malaysian dairy Industry. Malaysia is a net food importer, and it has been experiencing an upward trend in dairy consumption. But Malaysia imports 95% of its milk requirements and spend a lot of revenue in importing milk and related products as there is not a considerable number of local firms or companies producing dairy products. Malaysian dairy industry depends heavily on Multinational Companies brands e.g.; Nestle, Dutch Lady, F & N. This study focuses on how dairy Multinational Companies are affecting dairy stakeholders of Malaysia; the producers, and the overall local industry. It also concentrates on the procedures and policies which are designed by these Multinational Companies for serving in host countries, specifically regarding Corporate Social Responsibility. The study deals answer that what factors are restraining Malaysian dairy industry to grow and what big Multinational Companies are earning and what are they giving back to Malaysian dairy industry. The proposed methodology for this research will be content analysis, using secondary data from Corporate Social Responsibility reports and financial statements of these Multinational Companies

The factors associated with Zakat compliance behaviour among employees

This research attempts to understand the factors associated with Zakat income compliance behaviour among employees in Melaka, Malaysia. It is argued that the number of Muslims living in poverty is growing faster than the number of Zakat payers which reflect the low compliance towards the act of paying Zakat among Muslims. Thus, this study seeks to understand the religious practice and attitude of the Zakat payers that influence their willingness to comply towards the behaviour of paying Zakat. This study provides the theoretical insight by combining the element in Theory of Reasoned Action (1980) and the measurement of Muslim Religiosity-Personality Inventory (2005) in a single model which provides multidimensional findings in Zakat compliance behaviour. Data from 217 respondents were recorded and the respondents were consisted of public and private sectors‟ employees. The data were then analysed using SPSS. The existing variable; attitude, subjective norm and religiosity were found to be statistically significant on Zakat compliance behaviour. The implications of this study will enhance the Zakat institution to increase the Zakat collection in the future and to improve the institutional way by focusing on specific target group to increase the voluntary behaviour in order for the members to pay Zakat. It may also helps in developing an extensive way of understanding the individual’s behaviour on complying towards the act of Zakat and empowering the community development in Malaysia

The effect of video presentation on hotel booking intentions: a conceptual model

The tourism industry has been growing tremendously throughout the world especially during the last two decades. The number of international tourists is forecasted to reach 1.4 billion travelers in 2020. In 2016 only, the hotels worldwide made a revenue of 550 billion U.S. dollars. These figures show the importance of the tourism industry in the general and hotel sector in particular and their significant contribution to the world economy. Consequently, hoteliers are forced to enhance their website design by exploring the factors that affect the booking intention and through understanding the behavior, the needs and the expectations of the travelers since they are in desperate need of solutions to overcome the current challenges and potential risks. The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework to explore the factors that influence the online hotel booking intention and examine the relationship between video presentation and online booking intention utilizing Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical framework

Impact of culture on Social Media usage within public - private organizations using Technology Acceptance Model

Social Media and other web technologies have experienced an extraordinary rate of growth over the past few years. This conceptual paper aims to propose the innovative link between Corporate Culture and Social Media usage, supported by Technology Acceptance Model. For the sake of content sharing and social networking, Social Media has gained so much presence everywhere, over recent years. Substantially, technology is socially and culturally fashioned in such a way that it cannot be detached from human beings. To understand the link between the culture and usage of Social Media,, respondents from Malaysian Public and Private Universities are identified to explain this relationship. In this regard, a questionnaire will be developed from reliable scales. This study adopts Technology Acceptance Model by Davis (1989) as its supporting framework to theorize the relationship between Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use. This research will contribute towards bridging the gap that exists in the literature regarding using of Social Media in public and private organizations. This study will be helpful in attaining the stated objectives. Specifically this study will contribute towards the provision of the evidence of Social Media usage amongst public and private organizations, provision of the evidence if culture influences Social Media usage, provision of the evidence on the mediating effects of Technology Acceptance Model between corporate culture and Social Media usage, provision of knowledge that might allow stakeholders to increase the application of Social Media communication which in turn can produce considerable economic benefits

Examining the impact of visual presentations and online reviews on hotel booking intentions

This study aims to examine the factors affecting the behavioural intentions toward online hotel booking. The study integrates visual presentations and online reviews with the technology acceptance model (TAM). Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the proposed hypotheses in this research. The results report that booking intentions are mainly determined by visual presentations and perceived usefulness. The statistical analysis supports the notion that visual presentations and online reviews have a positive impact on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. However, online reviews do not have any significant influence on booking intention directly. The study concludes that online consumers are more likely to book a hotel online if visual presentations and online reviews appear to be useful and easy to use. The findings contribute several implications for researchers and practitioners in the hospitality field

The Role of Technology Acceptance Model on WhatsApp's Official Usage in Malaysian HEIs

The revolutionary developments in information and communication technologies have drastically changed the way we communicate in our personal as well as professional life. Traditionally email was considered as formal mean of communication in organisations but now a days its common to use social networking apps for official communication. WhatsApp in this regard have so much importance as it is being used in various industries because of its security, immediacy, and easy to use features. This paper studies the role of technology acceptance model (TAM) on adoption of WhatsApp for official communication and information sharing. The sample was collected from 328 respondents from 10 Malaysian universities using survey technique. The data was analysed using SMART-PLS. The findings of the research confirm that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are the key constructs for adoption of WhatsApp as channel for official communication. Furthermore, the limitations and future directions of the study are also recommended

Impact of social influence on whatsApp’s organizational usage within Malaysian HEI’s

The last decade has shown extensive growth of IT in communication system, mainly because of the progress of mobile communication technologies because of which the flow of information and messages has become faster and instant. These developments in mobile communication technologies have motivated many to adopt different platforms which have offered new useful and appealing communication technologies. The most famousof these platforms in many countries is WhatsApp, which has seen enormous hike in its adoption rate since it was invented in year 2009. Out of many factors that affect adoption of a new technology by a person or by an organization, researchers suggested social influence as one of the most important ones. This research studies the impact of social influence on WhatsApp’s official usage within Malaysian universities. Using quantitative survey technique and analyzing the data in SMART PLS-SEM, all the hypothesized statements were confirmed and the findings show a strong relationship between constructs. Lastly, research limitations and directions for future research have been discussed