Questionnaire Survey On

Impact of Information Technology on Organisational Effectiveness

in SME sector : A study of Automobile Ancillaries in India.

Section – C: Enablers and Barriers for IT adoption

The list of enablers (facilitating factor) and barriers (Impeding factors) for adoption of Information Technology
Please tick (√) the relevant enablers and barriers applicable to your company in the scale of 1 to 5 based on
your perception.

Enablers for IT adoption

(Facilitating factor that encourages you to use information technology)
1. 1.Strongly 2.Agree 3.Nutral 4.Disagree 5.Strongly
Agree Disagree
There is a monetary benefits of IT Use
1 2 3 4 5
( by Reduction in operating Cost, lead time, cycle
time)
2. Awareness of changes in Business Environment 1 2 3 4 5
(globalization) in Top Management
3. Youngster and New entrepreneur with IT 1 2 3 4 5
4 background are employed
4. Because of Increased linkage between large 1 2 3 4 5
5 and small Enterprises, we are adopting IT
5. Improvement of quality & efficiency of all 1 2 3 4 5
6 functional and internal business process
6. To avoid losing customers to competitors who are 1 2 3 4 5
9 using internet and e-commerce.

Barriers for IT adoption

(Impeding factors that discourages from further use of information technology)
1. Lack of Financial Capacity 1 2 3 4 5
(High Investment Cost for adoption and upgradation)

2. Lack of in house IT manpower 1 2 3 4 5

(Difficulty in retaining IT personnel / Lack of Successor)

3. Ours is a Small Scale Operation (low volume 1 2 3 4 5

business) So we are not adopting IT
4. Employers are in fear of loosing jobs if IT is 1 2 3 4 5
introduced
5. Because of rapid technology changes and new 1 2 3 4 5
version of software, we are not adopting IT.
6. Lack of good infrastructures /internet 1 2 3 4 5
connectivity/ poor IT vendor support in the region
7. Our customers not insisting us to adopt IT. 1 2 3 4 5

8. Business is concerned the risk of information 1 2 3 4 5

security
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