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IT Implementation in Small Business

IT Implementation in Small Business
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Author(s): Elaine R. Winston (Hofstra University, USA)and Dorothy G. Dologite (Baruch College, City University of New York, USA)
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 6
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch301

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Abstract

The small business owner’s dominating role in any information technology (IT) implementation is well documented (Cragg & King, 1993; Doukidis, Smithson, & Lybereas, 1994; Thong & Yap, 1995). A survey of the IT implementation process in small businesses indicates that both the owner’s attitude towards IT and management style influence the implementation process and have a direct impact on outcomes (Winston & Dologite, 1999). These characteristics, attitude and style play a key role in directing the small business owner’s decisions regarding the technology to implement, the personnel that will manage the implementation, and the supporting managerial polices (Winston & Dologite, 2003).

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