Testing Bass & Avolio Model of Leadership in Understanding ERP Implementation among Bruneian SMEs

Abstract

Abs tract The leadership style of Chief Executives Officers’ (CEO) in adoption and implementation of ebusiness technologies especially within the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have received increasing acceptance in the recent years. This study investigates sixty CEOs’ leadership style towards adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems among Bruneian SMEs. The study used the Multi-leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) from Bass and Avolio (1995) to measure the leadership style. The results confirm that CEOs’ transformational leadership (TRFL) style is significant towards adoption of ERP system. The results were discussed and some recommendations were made for the further research.