scholarly journals Diffusion of Innovation - The Adoption of Electronic Commerce by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES)- A Comparative Analysis

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Pease ◽  
Michelle Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Obstacles to SMEs for E-Adoption in the Asia Pacific Region

2004 ◽  
pp. 112-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil K. Sharma ◽  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Way

As electronic commerce (e-commerce) is becoming the way to trade, it is the large corporations that are exploiting their finances and technical expertise to jump into this abyss. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are finding too many obstacles to participate in e-commerce. SMEs in Asia Pacific in particular, face many obstacles and thus are still not comfortable with the concept of putting their business online, conducting transactions online or revamping entire business processes. This chapter describes the key factors that are hindering SMEs’ participation in e-commerce and the obstacles to SMEs for e-adoption in Asia Pacific. Although this study is limited to the Asia Pacific region many of the findings do contribute significantly to the factors hindering all SMEs’ e-adoption efforts.

Electronic Commerce Opportunities, Challenges and Organizational Issues for Australian SMEs

2011 ◽  
pp. 297-314
Author(s):  
Mohini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Integrated Environment ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Australian small businesses are increasingly adopting the Internet and the World Wide Web as a medium of doing business to reach new customers and suppliers, cut costs and expand business. They also use it to enhance communication between buyers and suppliers. This chapter discusses the findings of an exploratory study in Australia that identified the objectives, opportunities and challenges of e-commerce experienced by small businesses that were mostly early adopters of the Internet as a medium of trade. E-commerce issues presented in this chapter include research findings, supported by theory from literature. Electronic commerce opportunities, challenges and organizational learning by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Australia indicate that small businesses have created value with e-commerce, although benefits are long term and dependent on a plethora of technological, business and management issues that need to be addressed. Due to the fast-evolving nature of e-business and technological developments that are new to many small businesses, challenges such as managing the expanded flow of information, cross-border taxation, authentication, trust and security, as well as the high costs of acquiring the required technologies and skills, are prevalent. Other challenges of e-commerce range from Web site maintenance to business process reengineering for an integrated environment. Research findings also highlight the fact that small businesses need formal methods of evaluating the performance of e-commerce to realize the benefits of investment and to further expand their e-commerce venture.

Obstacles to SMEs for E-Adoption in the Asia Pacific Region

2011 ◽  
pp. 1466-1473
Author(s):  
Sushil K. Sharma ◽  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Way

As electronic commerce (e-commerce) is becoming the way to trade, it is the large corporations that are exploiting their finances and technical expertise to jump into this abyss. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are finding too many obstacles to participate in e-commerce. SMEs in Asia Pacific in particular, face many obstacles and thus are still not comfortable with the concept of putting their business online, conducting transactions online or revamping entire business processes. This chapter describes the key factors that are hindering SMEs’ participation in e-commerce and the obstacles to SMEs for e-adoption in Asia Pacific. Although this study is limited to the Asia Pacific region many of the findings do contribute significantly to the factors hindering all SMEs’ e-adoption efforts.

Electronic Commerce Policies for Dutch SMEs

2005 ◽  
pp. 1006-1011
Author(s):  
Maria-Eugenia Iacob ◽  
Piet Boekhoudt ◽  
Freek Ebeling
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
National Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Dutch small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are one of The Netherlands’ most important sources of wealth creation and employment. No less than 99% of private enterprises consist of medium and small-scale businesses. They provide employment for 2.3 million people (60% of the Dutch labor force) and account for 52% of the national income generated in the private sector (www.mkb.nl/mkbnederland/english.shtml).

The Role of SMEs in Promoting Electronic Commerce in Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 209-226
Author(s):  
Celia Romm ◽  
Wal Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Global Nature ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Virtual Business

The primary emphasis of much of the literature on electronic commerce (EC) is on its global nature. The literature is replete with examples of companies that, over a relatively short period of time, made a successful transition from a local, small business, to a global enterprise, with customers and suppliers based all over the world. The literature in EC, both in the popular media and the learned journals, attributes this phenomenon to the fact that with access to the Internet, many businesses can sell globally without having to make an investment in “bricks and mortar.” The rhetoric that EC is free from constraints of geography is, however, contradicted by a growing evidence that, particularly for small and medium enterprises (defined in this chapter as “organizations with less than 500 employees”), business on the Internet is not necessarily as profitable and risk free as it is supposed to be. Establishing an EC “shop-front” may be a relatively painless exercise, but having prospective customers notice that shop-front, having them actually transact with the virtual business, and setting the business so that it successfully copes with the demands of a virtual customer base are all challenges that most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find difficult to meet.

scholarly journals E-commerce adoption in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises Practitioner Firms: A revisit on Rogers' model

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 1593-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHDI M. POORANGI ◽  
EDWARD W.S. KHIN ◽  
SHOHREH NIKOONEJAD ◽  
ARASH KARDEVANI
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Relative Advantage ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Innovation Model ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
A Company

The current climate of business necessitates competitions that are often tough and unpredictable. All organizations, regardless their size and scope of operation, are facing severe competitive challenges. In order to cope with this phenomenon, managers are turning to e-commerce in their respective organizations. The present study hinges upon exploring and explaining the different dimensions of the adoption of e-commerce among Small and medium enterprises, based on the Five Factors of Diffusion of Innovation Model derived by Rogers. In this study, however, we employed the survey methods. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,200 managers and employees in the manufacturing, service and agricultural sectors by email; with a response rate of 10%. The results gleamed from this study posits that relative advantage is influential vis-à-vis e-commerce adoption. Trialability and Observability factors affect the level of confidence of management, which in turn, influences e-commerce adoption. Meanwhile, the existing culture of a company affects the resistance of employees, which in turn negatively effects the e-commerce adoption, while complexity does not significantly influence the e-commerce adoption.

scholarly journals Innovative Activity of Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 580-608
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Published Research ◽  
Stimulation Of

The importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for the economy of our country is constantly growing. In 2018, they made up 99.8% of the enterprises in the country. They employ 75.7% of all employees in the economy and they provide 65.3% of the country‘s added value. The innovation activity of SMEs largely determines the overall innovative performance of our country, and therefore the pace of its development. It is increasingly realized that the stimulation of innovation in SMEs is an important mechanism for achieving competitiveness and economic success not only of individual enterprises but also of our country as a whole. Given this, the first purpose of this study is to perform a comparative analysis of the innovation activity of Bulgarian SMEs compared to the other EU countries and to determine the main areas of achievement and lag. The comparative analysis was performed on the basis of data from official national, European and world sources, as well as from published research results on this issue. The second purpose is to present the results of an empirical study of the innovation activity of a sample of Bulgarian SMEs, conducted by the authors. The survey covers 100 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises from different sectors of the processing industry and its purpose is to check, supplement and clarify secondary information studied for the first stage.

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