Factors Affecting the Use of Information Technology in Thai Agricultural Cooperatives: A Work in Progress

Abstract

Abstract This paper describes work in progress studying factors affecting the use of information technology in Thai agricultural cooperatives. Factors in the internal and external environment of organizations are considered. Factors from the internal environment are divided into 2 groups: characteristics of managers of Thai agricultural cooperatives (i.e. attitude towards adoption of IT, IT knowledge, and innovation), and organizational characteristics (i.e. business size, organizational structure, and organizational culture). General factors from the external environment are political, economic, social, and infrastructure. Methodology and its development are also described.