An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBoamah-Abu, Charlesen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-26T14:13:30Z
dc.date.available2014-12-26T14:13:30Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe importance of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Information Technology (IT) is widely acknowledged. Various government initiatives leverage both for socio-economic development and national growth. However, SMEs are characterised by lack of resources, which hamper IT value delivery. IT governance is a mechanism for maximizing IT value and has the potential for alleviating the barriers to IT use in SMEs. Notwithstanding its benefits, empirical evidence on IT governance in 5MBs is scant. The purpose of this research is to contribute to knowledge in this field. The literature suggests that IT governance and SMEs should be investigated from managerial, organizational and external perspectives. This research examined the impact of selected managerial, organisational and external characteristics of SMEs on IT governance practices and the relationship between such practices and IT value. Data was collected in a survey involving firms in the IT, finance, transport and retail sectors in three provinces in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBoamah-Abu, C. (2010). <i>An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10109en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBoamah-Abu, Charles. <i>"An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10109en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoamah-Abu, C. 2010. An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Boamah-Abu, Charles AB - The importance of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Information Technology (IT) is widely acknowledged. Various government initiatives leverage both for socio-economic development and national growth. However, SMEs are characterised by lack of resources, which hamper IT value delivery. IT governance is a mechanism for maximizing IT value and has the potential for alleviating the barriers to IT use in SMEs. Notwithstanding its benefits, empirical evidence on IT governance in 5MBs is scant. The purpose of this research is to contribute to knowledge in this field. The literature suggests that IT governance and SMEs should be investigated from managerial, organizational and external perspectives. This research examined the impact of selected managerial, organisational and external characteristics of SMEs on IT governance practices and the relationship between such practices and IT value. Data was collected in a survey involving firms in the IT, finance, transport and retail sectors in three provinces in South Africa. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa TI - An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10109 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10109
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBoamah-Abu C. An investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10109en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation of IT governance practices in SMEs in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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