From Table 3 it is observed...

From Table 3 it is observed that perceived usefulness and ease of use contribute significantly (F = 8.53; p < .001) and predict 20 percent of the variations in technology adoption by women entrepreneurs. Details of the result show that perceived usefulness has significant positive relationship with technology adoption (t-value = 3.93; p < .001), while perceived ease of use does not (t-value = -1.55; p > .05). Thus, there is sufficient evidence to accept hypothesis 1a and to reject hypothesis 1b. The above values for usefulness and ease of use indicate that perceived usefulness is more salient than perceived ease of use in technology adoption by women entrepreneurs.

Table 3: Perceived Ease of use and IT Usage (via Perceived Usefulness)

Entrepreneurial Traits and Adoption

Table 4 summarizes the regression analysis of the relationship between traits and computer technology adoption.

Table 4: Entrepreneurial Traits on Adoption

Entrepreneurial traits namely innovativeness, risk-taking propensity, perseverance, and flexibility contribute significantly (F = 24.03; p < .001) and predict 58 percent of the variations in computer technology adoption by Malaysia women entrepreneurs.

It is further observed that innovativeness (t-value = 3.69; p < .001) and risk-taking propensity (t-value = 2.02; p < .048) are significantly related to adoption, hence we accept hypotheses 2a and 2b. Both innovativeness and risk-taking propensity are important determinants of technology adoption among women entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

Perseverance (p-value = .873) and flexibility (p-value = .631) are not significant drivers at 5 percent significance level, which leads to rejection of hypotheses 2c and 2d.