Binus Business Review
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): Binus Business Review

Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Adoption in Asian Countries: An Empirical Evidence of Economic and Socio-Cultural Factors

Wahyu Apriyantopo (School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung)
Atik Aprianingsih (School of Business and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Nov 2020

Abstract

The research dealt with factors affected the different Information Communication and Technology (ICT) adoptionrate among Asian countries. The primary purpose was to examine the impact of national wealth and culture onthe behavioral adoption of ICT empirically among selected countries in Asia. Data were collected from the WorldBank, World Economic Forum, and Hofstede’s cultural dimension index. Statistical correlation and multipleregression were utilized to analyze the dataset, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a proxy for nationalwealth and Hofstede’s cultural dimension as a proxy for culture. The result shows a significant relationshipbetween GDP per capita and uncertainty avoidance on the national ICT adoption index. This finding contributesto improving the acknowledgment of the GDP and national culture as the antecedent of ICT adoption in the globalfield. Practically, the research updates the previous similar ones and proposes further empirical research to extendthe scope of analysis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

BBR

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Binus Business Review is an international journal published in March, July, and November hosted by the Research and Technology Transfer Office (LPPM) of Universitas Bina Nusantara. The journal contents are managed by the Binus Business School, Faculty of Economics and Communications, and Forum ...