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posted on 2011-01-28, 10:31 authored by Lip S. ThiIt is widely acknowledged that electronic commerce presents a
significant opportunity for Small- Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
to compete alongside larger enterprises. For SMEs in the developing
world in particular, the opportunities afforded by electronic commerce
for competing in a global marketplace, are also attractive. However,
it has also been observed that electronic commerce poses a
considerable challenge for SMEs, particularly with regard to the
decisions that must be made about which of the available electronic
commerce applications to adopt and to integrate into existing
business operations.
A number of studies have been conducted to investigate the adoption
of electronic commerce by SMEs. These studies have tended to
view electronic commerce adoption in terms of a dichotomous
outcome: either e-commerce is adopted, or it is not. Such studies
give little indication of the diffusion, or extent of usage, of individual
e-commerce applications. The aim of this study was to address this
gap in existing research by investigating both the level of adoption
and extent of usage of e-commerce applications. In so doing, the
study draws on research in the area of innovation diffusion theory.
The focus of the study is on manufacturing SMES in Malaysia, and
considers their use of B2B (Business-to-Business) e-commerce.
The specific objectives of the study were to measure and
characterise B2B e-commerce adoption and extent of usage among
manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia; to identify factors associated with
the adoption of B2B e-commerce in Malaysian SMEs; and to
determine the impacts of that adoption. (Continues...)
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Publisher
© Lip Sam ThiPublication date
2006Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.442710Language
- en