Ndiege, JRAHerselman, Martha EFlowerday, SV2014-12-022014-12-022014-10Ndiege, J.R.A, Herselman, M.E and Flowerday, S.V. 2014. Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya. The African Journal of Information Systems, vol. 6(4), pp 140-1551936-0282http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1206&context=ajishttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/7795Copyright: 2014 Baton Rouge, LA. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in The African Journal of Information Systems, vol. 6(4), pp 140-155Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries continue to be challenged by their information technology (IT) adoption process, which is often characterized by a number of deficiencies. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of absorptive capacity (AC) in SMEs’ performance, as well as establish the correlation between SMEs’ AC and their IT adoption process. The findings of this study, obtained by measuring different dimensions of AC using Jimenez-Barrionuevo, Garcia-Morales, and Molina’s scale of 18 items, suggest that AC plays a critical role in the performance of SMEs in Kenya and that SMEs with strong AC employed the use of more superior IT adoption processes than did their counterparts with low levels of AC. The researchers submit that, if exploited, AC has the potential to improve the IT adoption strategies of SMEs in Kenya and those of other developing countries that operate within similar environments.enSmall and medium enterprisesSMEsKenyan SMEsAbsorptive capacityIT adoptionArticleNdiege, J., Herselman, M. E., & Flowerday, S. (2014). Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7795Ndiege, JRA, Martha E Herselman, and SV Flowerday "Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7795Ndiege J, Herselman ME, Flowerday S. Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7795.TY - Article AU - Ndiege, JRA AU - Herselman, Martha E AU - Flowerday, SV AB - Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries continue to be challenged by their information technology (IT) adoption process, which is often characterized by a number of deficiencies. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of absorptive capacity (AC) in SMEs’ performance, as well as establish the correlation between SMEs’ AC and their IT adoption process. The findings of this study, obtained by measuring different dimensions of AC using Jimenez-Barrionuevo, Garcia-Morales, and Molina’s scale of 18 items, suggest that AC plays a critical role in the performance of SMEs in Kenya and that SMEs with strong AC employed the use of more superior IT adoption processes than did their counterparts with low levels of AC. The researchers submit that, if exploited, AC has the potential to improve the IT adoption strategies of SMEs in Kenya and those of other developing countries that operate within similar environments. DA - 2014-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Small and medium enterprises KW - SMEs KW - Kenyan SMEs KW - Absorptive capacity KW - IT adoption LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 1936-0282 T1 - Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya TI - Absorptive capacity and ICT adoption strategies for SMEs: a Case study in Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7795 ER -