WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS: WHY NOT?
Mirela Mabić1, Received: 19th July 2019. ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to explore the barriers or the reasons behind the insufficient use
of Web 2.0 technology in companies. The empirical research was conducted among managers in companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
during 2015. The results indicate that managers see information technology infrastructure (department size, technology
implementation costs) and computer illiteracy as the main barriers to intensified use of Web 2.0 technology in business. The least
relevant obstacles are related to the lack of support from, and the inability to protect the data privacy and integrity in an
adequate manner. The results indicate that significant efforts to promote the benefits that Web 2.0 technology brings to the
business are needed, which would, in turn, significantly affect the perception of their disadvantages. KEY WORDS CLASSIFICATION
Marija Lasić2 and
Jelena Zovko2
1University of Mostar - Faculty of Economics
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2University of Mostar - Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
INDECS 17(2-B), 304-314, 2019
DOI 10.7906/indecs.17.2.7
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Accepted: 22nd May 2019.
Regular article
web 2.0, barrier, Bosnia and Herzegovina, technology, obstacles
JEL: L86, M29