ICT Adoption among Logistics Companies in ASEAN Countries
In this era of globalization, adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the critical determinants of logistics companies' competitiveness and growth. This is especially so for the ASEAN countries as they pursue the vision of regional economic development and
integration. Existing empirical studies on ICT adoption by logistics companies in developing countries are, however, scarce and have limited theoretical support and so far no comparative analysis of ICT adoption among ASEAN logistics companies and its determinants has been undertaken. This
paper investigates the level of ICT adoption among ASEAN logistics companies and also develops an investment-based model to explain it. The model is evaluated with logistic regression using firm-level data collected from interviews with a sample of ASEAN logistics companies. The study finds
that ICT adoption level varies significantly among the ASEAN countries and provides an empirical support for an investment-based view of ICT adoption. It also finds no further evidence for the relevance of the institutional theory to the ASEAN logistics industry. These findings have important
strategic and policy implications for the ASEAN policy-makers and logistics industry.
Keywords: ASEAN; ICT; investment-based view; logistics companies; survey method
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Graduate School of Logistics, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu Incheon, 402751, South Korea 2: National Centre for Ports and Shipping, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Newnham, TAS Launceston, Tasmania, 7250, Australia
Publication date: 01 September 2013
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