Table 5 Results of hypotheses testing (Direct effects).

From: Adoption of fourth industrial revolution 4.0 among Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

H no.

Relationship

Std. beta

Std. error

t values

p values

2.50%

97.50%

Decision

R²

H1

Relative advantage 

→ IR4.0

0.739

0.076

9.734

0.000

0.607

0.854

Supported

0.775 (total R² of the full model)

H2

Compatibility

 → IR4.0

−0.181

0.069

2.624

0.004

−0.307

−0.082

Supported

H3

Top management support → IR4.0

0.269

0.083

3.247

0.001

0.131

0.402

Supported

H4

Organizational readiness → IR4.0

−0.020

0.056

0.366

0.357

−0.110

0.067

Not supported

H5

Competitive pressure → IR4.0

0.167

0.089

1.870

0.031

0.034

0.316

Supported

H6

Government regulation

 → IR4.0

0.001

0.086

0.016

0.494

−0.133

0.151

Not supported