Organisational Size and the Adoption of Technological Innovations in Thailand
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Past research in the developed countries have tried to explain the relationship between organizational size and the adoption of technological innovation. However, some have not found this significant relationship. In Thailand, this kind of research has been limited, and has not clearly explained the relationship between organizational size and the adoption of technological innovation. Therefore, this paper aims to explain this relationship. By collecting data from 186 organisations in the discrete-parts industries in Thailand and utilizing One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), as well as the Tukey–Kramer method, it is found that large organisations tend to adopt technological innovations more than small and medium-sized organizations, accordingly. Considering types of technologies, organizations of all sizes adopt administrative and design technologies more than manufacturing technologies. In addition, organisations of all sizes adopt technologies in different patterns. The research findings contribute to the body of knowledge in innovation management by clearly explaining the relationship between organizational size and the adoption of technological innovation. Moreover, the findings benefit to organizations, in terms of strategy formulation in the area of technology and innovation management.
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