SMES Adoption of Web-based Marketing Empirical Evidence from Kenya
This paper explores adoption of web-based marketing services in Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. The technology
adoption model, theory of planned behavior and diffusion of innovation were used to support the study. An
explanatory survey research design was employed. Systematic sampling was used to select 98 SMEs from which,
the first four customers who enters to the premise at the arrival of the researcher were selected, providing a sample
size of 396 respondents. The study findings indicated that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and positively
determine the adoption of web-based marketing services, while perceived cost negatively affected adoption of webbased
marketing services. The findings indicate that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and perceived cost
are major determinant of adoption of web-based marketing services. Thus, the study recommends consideration of
the four major determinants while firms are launching any new web-based marketing services.
Keywords: Adoption, Web-Based Technology, Perceived Cost, Perceived ease of use, Perceived usefulnes
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Omanga Cleophas Mochoge
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & COMPUTING SCIENCES
Omanga Cleophas Mochoge
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & COMPUTING SCIENCES