Development of a Scale to Measure Information Technology Capability of Export-Focused SMEs in China

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Author(s): Man Zhang (Bowling Green State University, USA), Suprateek Sarker (Washington State University, USA)and Jim McCullough (University of Puget Sound, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 26
Source title: Technological Advancement in Developed and Developing Countries: Discoveries in Global Information Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): M. Gordon Hunter (University of Lethbridge, Canada)and Felix B. Tan (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-920-5.ch011

Keywords: Digital Divide & Developing Countries / Engineering Science Reference / Global Information Technology / Government & Law

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This chapter addresses the conceptual and measurement issues related to the study of information technology capability (ITC) in small to medium businesses that focus on exports. The authors review the concept of ITC and its components and reports on the construction and psychometric assessment of a measure of ITC. The authors develop a multi-dimensional scale showing strong evidence of reliability and validity in samples from export-focused SMEs based in Mainland China. Finally, this chapter demonstrates nomological validity by examining the relationship between ITC and export-focused SMEs’ performance.

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