TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - The Role of Performance and Competitiveness in the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Cameroon 
AU  - Alain Gilles Foka Tagne 
AU  - Prince Hikouatcha 
AU  - Wulli Faustin Djoufouet 
AU  - Léopold Djoutsa Wamba 
AB  - This article analyzes financial and social performance as determinants in the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Cameroon. The data for this study were obtained from a questionnaire survey of 96 MFIs. Following the construction of an index for each of our principal variables, the Ordinary Least Squares method is used to estimate a multiple linear model. Results show that the level of ICT adoption in MFIs depends on both their financial and social performance levels. More specifically, the level of ICT adoption by MFIs is positively associated with the financial dimension of performance and negatively with its social dimension. However, the search for competitiveness does not drive ICT adoption. In addition, the manager’s age and gender, the MFI’s size and age and the staff’s ability to learn how to use ICT also play an important role in ICT adoption. 
DO  -  
JF  - Science, Technology, Development 
KW  - ICT Adoption,  MFI,  performance,  Competitiveness,  Diffusion of innovations theory,  Contingency theory, Adoption des TIC,  IMF,  performance,  Compétitivité,  Théorie de la diffusion des innovations,  Théorie de la contingence,  
L1  - https://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_std22v2n1_8.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2022/09/23 
SN  - 2752-6879 
TT  - Rôle de la performance et de la compétitivité dans l’adoption des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) par les institutions de microfinance (IMF) au Cameroun 
UR  - https://openscience.fr/The-Role-of-Performance-and-Competitiveness-in-the-Adoption-of-Information-and 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 2 
ER  -