- Title
- An exploration of the benefits of information and communications technology for SMMEs in the Construction Industry in Gauteng Province, South Africa
- Creator
- Klassie, Unathi
- Subject
- information technology
- Subject
- Small business
- Subject
- Construction industry, Gauteng Province -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2022-12
- Date
- 2022-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- Thesis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/59726
- Identifier
- vital:62386
- Description
- This paper explores the beneficial impact of ICT adoption on the performance of Small, Micro to Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa, specifically in the construction sector. The population of the study comprises construction SMME owners and managers in Gauteng, South Africa. The objectives of this study are fourfold as follows. Firstly, it aims to determine the benefits of ICT for SMMEs in the construction industry in South Africa. Secondly, it aims to establish the challenges SMMEs face in ICT infrastructure systems. The third aim is to determine the barriers that impede SMMEs from adopting ICT. And fourthly it aims to recommend an ICT framework for the effectiveness and success of ICT infrastructure systems for SMMEs. The research consisted of data collection from 15 SMMEs in the construction industry in Gauteng Province, South Africa through the means of interviews. The study employed an interpretivist paradigm which necessitated a qualitative approach. The data was then analysed thematically. The study was motivated by a Technology-OrganisationEnvironment (TOE) framework. The study findings show that SMMEs profit greatly from the adoption of ICT in their battle for survival and expansion. ICT is one of the main resources that may be employed by organisations in this digital age, according to the Resource-Based Theory. The majority of respondents stated that ICT has improved performance and that tasks are completed more efficiently than before. According to the findings, sustained government help to extend broadband access for underprivileged groups, particularly in places underserved by private sector activities, is suggested. Government funding should be made available to assist SMMEs in developing ICT skills. This financing might be linked to organisations like SEDA to guarantee that new SMMEs are ascertained of the importance of ICT skills that will benefit their enterprises. To improve awareness of the benefits of ICT in the construction industry, training providers, NGOs, and government agencies must collaborate more closely.
- Description
- Thesis (MBA) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Science, Business School, 2022
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (x, 89 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Science
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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