The Impact of Attitudes and Experience on Small Business Computer Use

Gary S. Nickell and Paul C. Seado

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1986, vol. 10, issue 4, 37-48

Abstract: This study investigates the attitudes of small business owners/managers toward computers and how computers are used in small businesses. A survey of 236 firms revealed that a majority of the respondents are currently using computers. In general, owners/managers have a positive attitude toward computers. Respondents who have taken a computer class, own a microcomputer, or whose businesses are using computers have a more positive attitude toward computers. The most frequent business computer applications were accounting, mailing lists, and storing information. The most frequently reported personal applications were word processing, accounting, and budgeting. Implications for further computerization of small businesses are discussed.

Date: 1986
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