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Electronic commerce development in small and medium sized enterprises A stage model and its implications

Electronic commerce development in small and medium sized enterprises A stage model and its... The 1990s have witnessed the proliferation and hypergrowth of the Internet which, combined with traditional IT technologies, is creating a global, and cost‐effective platform for businesses to communicate and conduct commerce. Because of today’s shrinking world, companies must create new sources of competitive advantage almost on a daily basis. This fact becomes critical for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because they are considered to be a major component of all economies and are generally considered to be flexible, adaptive and innovative organizations, which appears to make them a good fit for electronic (e)‐commerce. The present study presents an in‐depth analysis of the e‐commerce development stages and the facilitators and barriers for SMEs during each stage. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Business Process Management Journal Emerald Publishing

Electronic commerce development in small and medium sized enterprises A stage model and its implications

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1463-7154
DOI
10.1108/14637150310461378
Publisher site
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Abstract

The 1990s have witnessed the proliferation and hypergrowth of the Internet which, combined with traditional IT technologies, is creating a global, and cost‐effective platform for businesses to communicate and conduct commerce. Because of today’s shrinking world, companies must create new sources of competitive advantage almost on a daily basis. This fact becomes critical for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because they are considered to be a major component of all economies and are generally considered to be flexible, adaptive and innovative organizations, which appears to make them a good fit for electronic (e)‐commerce. The present study presents an in‐depth analysis of the e‐commerce development stages and the facilitators and barriers for SMEs during each stage.

Journal

Business Process Management JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2003

Keywords: Electronic commerce; Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises; Model

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