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The call for MSE performance has emerged as a result of challenges
associated with business transactions such as payments of suppliers,
receiving payments and maintaining business relationships. Given
MSE performance, past studies have sought to look into it in relation
to technology acceptance model. However, to fill the existing gap,
the study used innovative behaviour to moderate the link between
the study variables. The main objective was to investigate the effects
of technology acceptance model and innovative behaviour on MSE
performance in Vihiga County Kenya. As guided by technology
acceptance model and explanatory research design, 5915 MSEs were
targeted. Using multi-stage sampling technique, data from 455 Micro
and Small Enterprises (MSEs) was analyzed. The findings indicated
that there is a significant relationship between perceived ease of use
and MSE performance (β=.383, p<.05); perceived usefulness and MSE
performance (β=.281, p<.05). The moderating variable, innovative
behaviour had a significant effect on the relationship between
perceived ease of use and MSE performance (β=.207, p<.05); an
insignificant relationship between perceived usefulness and MSE
performance (β=.003, p>.05). The study recommends that the
government to provide adequate regulatory framework that will
encourage the use of technology in the MSE sector and hence
enhance their performance. |
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