External IT Consultant has no significant
effect on SIS implementation
External IT consultant affects implementation of SIS with
0.787 rate of change (β4= 0.787).Cognate to study findings,assistance of external IT expertise, consultants and vendors
and their respective quality is one of the most important
aspects of the IT adoption process within SMEs. Further,
Thong et al. (1997) confirmed that external consultants and
vendors are the main sources of external IS expertise
regarding IS implementation within small businesses thus
supporting the study findings. Therefore, for SMEs having
insufficient IT expertise, the management needs to consider
the fact that external supports provided by vendors are
essential thus the need to implement these new technologies.From the above findings, there is conclusive evidence
that external IT consultant has a significant effect on SIS
implementation.