CHAPTER $5$: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

$5\mathrm{.}1.$ Introduction

This is the final chapter concludes the research by providing the summary of the research and it also

provides the answers to the research questions. This section further discusses the limitations of the study

and it provides a recommendation to Small and Medium Enterprises $($SMEs$)$ owners, the government and

future studies and to then conclude this chapter.

$5\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ Research question $1$: What are the determinants that influence the intention to adopt ICT by SMEs

in Pietermaritzburg?

One to two paragraphs no bullet points. In addition, references are required to support your finding$/$s$.$ Please

see my example below:

Understanding the determinants that influence adoption of ICT by SMEs, literature review was conducted

in this study. The findings from the literature shows government support as one of the determinants. These

findings are in line with Ngidi $(2020)$ who also that government support is influential when it comes to ICT

adoption.

$5\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}2$ Research question $2$

$5\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}3$ Research question $3$

$5\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}4$ Research question $4$

$5\mathrm{.}2$ Conclusion

Two paragraphs

$5\mathrm{.}3$ Limitations

One to two paragraphs no bullet points. In addition, references are not required in this section

The most notable limitation of the study was the lack of financial resources which led the researcher to use

Pietermaritzburg as the only geographic area for the study. Time limitation also led to choosing one

geographic area for the study. Using one city for the study makes it difficult to generalise the finding to a

country level. the ones in Pietermaritzburg. The use of non$-$probability sampling may also limit the

generalisation of the study since the participants were not randomly chosen.

$5\mathrm{.}4$ Recommendations for further research

One to two paragraphs no bullet points. No references are not required in this section

In future studies, it would be beneficial to study the topic using mixed$-$method and get different

regarding the research. Future studies should also look at longitudinal studies that can be cov

to study the adoption level of ICTs in SMEs. Studying this topic in different provinces

economies will assist in generalisation the study for the whole South African country.

REFERENCES

Only the references that were cited.