TY  - JOUR
T1  - Utilization of Information and Communication Technology by Entrepreneurs to Boost
Production in South-East, Nigeria
AU - Lucynda Koledoye, Uzoamaka AU - Nkechi Mercy, Okeke AU - Ebele Ekwealor, Nwakaego AU - Ngozi Igwe, Justina AU - N. Onah, Beatrice AU - Chioma Nwizu, Stella AU - M.D. Okeke, Polycarp AU - G. Ozurumba, Iheanyichukwu AU - Ebere Okechukwu, Ann 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 12
SP  - 2576
EP  - 2584
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2576.2584
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2576.2584
KW  - Entrepreneurs
KW  -information and communication technology
KW  -production
KW  -utilization
KW  -technique
AB  - The study investigated the utilization of
information and communication technology by
entrepreneurs to boost production in South-East, Nigeria.
Three research questions were posed to determine the
extent to which ICT is utilized to enhance administration,
networking and marketing of goods and services in
business. One null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of
significance guided the study. The design used for the
study was descriptive survey and the data collection
instrument was a structured questionnaire. The population
of the study was all of the 1251 registered entrepreneurs
of medium and large scale enterprises in the private
sector from which 723 respondents were drawn via. a
proportionate stratified random sampling technique.
Mean and standard deviation were used in analyzing the
data from the research questions and the real limit of
numbers was used to judge the responses as to whether
they were high or low. Findings of the study showed that
ICT is utilized to a high extent to enhance administration,
networking and marketing of goods and services in
South-East, Nigeria. The null hypothesis of no significant
difference in the marketing of goods and services was not
accepted. Based on these findings, recommendations were
made which include that the government needs to balance
the potential gains from innovation in ICT with the need
to provide stable and reliable operations and services,
entrepreneurs should insist on employing staff with ICT
compliant skills and entrepreneurs should raise skill levels
of their staff to enable them to grow in open and
productive markets.
ER  -