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In Malaysia, Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are very important as they contribute the second highest GDP to the nation and the products that are produced bring good reputation to the country. However, in order for Malaysia’s manufacturing SME to stay competitive in all circumstances, daily problems must be rectified effectively. Hence the Problem Solving Tools (PST) are recommended to the SMEs to help them solve a range of problems that they face and help them stay competitive in the fierce environment; however, the adoption rate is not very satisfying. This research focuses on the complexity and organizational resources factors that influence the adoption of PST in Malaysia. The two factors are taken from the Technological, Organizational and External Environmental (TOE) framework which is widely adopted in the research of organizations. The analysis of the data is carried out using the Smart PLS 3.0 tool to test the hypothesis of the research.
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The author would like to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for providing the funding for this research under RUI grant number 1001/PKOMP/811251.
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Low, R.Q., Baharudin, A.S., Lim, S.C. (2016). The Determinants of Problem Solving Tools Adoption in SME in Manufacturing Sector in Malaysia. In: Abdullah, M., Yahya, W., Ramli, N., Mohamed, S., Ahmad, B. (eds) Regional Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (RCSTSS 2014). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1458-1_13
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