impact of it on SMEs

ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN

SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs):

THE CASE OF CAMEROON

A THESIS

SUBMITTED FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

IN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

BY

Ntwoku-Tchuinkep Habib

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

RITSUIMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

July 2011

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CERTIFICATION

This thesis entitled "Adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in

Small and Medium Enterprises: the Case of Cameroon", by "Ntwoku Tchuinkep

Habib", under the supervision of "Yukihiko Nakata", Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific

University, Japan, is hereby submitted for the partial fulfillment of the Masters in

Business Administration in "Innovation and Technology Management". This research

has not been submitted in any other university or institution previously for the award of

a degree.

APPROVED BY

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DECLARATION

I, "Ntwoku Tchuinkep Habib", hereby declare that the work presented herein is genuine

work done originally by me and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for the

requirement of a degree program. Any literature, data or works done by others and cited

within this dissertation has been given due acknowledgement and listed in the reference

section.

Signature:

Name: Ntwoku Tchuinkep Habib

Date: July 14, 2011

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am extremely thankful to my supervisor Prof. Yukihiko Nakata, the Graduate School

of Management for the noble guidance, support, patience and full commitment.

I wish to show my utmost appreciation to Prof Namba Masanori, Prof. Kuhara

Masaharu and Prof. Tsunoda Aijiro, whose courses embedded me with the widespread

knowledge that was used to develop this study. It is only right that I acknowledge Prof

Zhang Wei Bin and Prof. Asgari Behrooz whose input helped deepen my understanding

of some underlined concepts used in this research. I am grateful to Prof. Shayan

Ebrahim and Prof. Munim Barai whose critiques helped improved...