TY - JOUR AU1 - Dawn Jutla AU2 - Peter Bodorik AU3 - Jasbir Dhaliwal AB - Government initiatives are continuously being designed to create stable and supportive environments for developing new industries. Presents a conceptual model for use by governments in creating and sustaining an appropriate climate that facilitates the national adoption of e-business. It focuses specifically on the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Also suggests six categories of e-business readiness metrics and measures to be used for assessing how a country is performing in terms of providing a positive e-business readiness climate. Examples of innovative initiatives are provided from Canada, The Netherlands, Norway, and Singapore. Concludes that a balance among attention to infrastructure components has not yet been achieved in these countries. TI - Supporting the e‐business readiness of small and medium‐sized enterprises: approaches and metrics JF - Internet Research DO - 10.1108/10662240210422512 DA - 2002-05-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/supporting-the-e-business-readiness-of-small-and-medium-sized-vYrE2Z20vE SP - 139 EP - 164 VL - 12 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -