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.

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.

scholarly journals Constructing a Vocational and Educational Training System in Peru Drawing from Successful Cases in the Asia-Pacific region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
María del Carmen Nano Amburgo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Training System ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Medium Enterprises

<p>Peru currently has a fragmented and incomplete approach to Vocational and Educational Training (VET). This presents a problem for the country’s growing demand for skilled human capital, especially the skills requirements needed to foster Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) productivity. In a context where trends such as globalization, competitiveness, and scientific and technological advances are setting big challenges to developing countries, it might be relevant that Peru gazes on best practices of those countries that have implemented recent reforms in their VET systems. This research uses a systematic approach to review the international literature on the design of VET policies and systems to discover the aspects which could be of use to Peru’s next steps in the development of its VET system. It drew on the most relevant VET systems across Asia-Pacific countries, such as New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, to identify trends and define criteria to analyse the current VET system. Policy transfer frameworks are used to draw from these systems those characteristics most needed. Some of the most important policies that the Peruvian VET system might consider are to reduce the fragmentation of current VET system by bringing all the targeted programs that the Peruvian government is carrying out at present into a more integrated whole of government approach, the reform of formal provision of technical education at secondary and tertiary level that stress the transferability of degrees across the Asia-Pacific region, and the creation of a training system according to requirements of the labour market and socio-cultural characteristics of students.</p>

scholarly journals Constructing a Vocational and Educational Training System in Peru Drawing from Successful Cases in the Asia-Pacific region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
María del Carmen Nano Amburgo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Training System ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Medium Enterprises

<p>Peru currently has a fragmented and incomplete approach to Vocational and Educational Training (VET). This presents a problem for the country’s growing demand for skilled human capital, especially the skills requirements needed to foster Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) productivity. In a context where trends such as globalization, competitiveness, and scientific and technological advances are setting big challenges to developing countries, it might be relevant that Peru gazes on best practices of those countries that have implemented recent reforms in their VET systems. This research uses a systematic approach to review the international literature on the design of VET policies and systems to discover the aspects which could be of use to Peru’s next steps in the development of its VET system. It drew on the most relevant VET systems across Asia-Pacific countries, such as New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, to identify trends and define criteria to analyse the current VET system. Policy transfer frameworks are used to draw from these systems those characteristics most needed. Some of the most important policies that the Peruvian VET system might consider are to reduce the fragmentation of current VET system by bringing all the targeted programs that the Peruvian government is carrying out at present into a more integrated whole of government approach, the reform of formal provision of technical education at secondary and tertiary level that stress the transferability of degrees across the Asia-Pacific region, and the creation of a training system according to requirements of the labour market and socio-cultural characteristics of students.</p>

scholarly journals Defending journalism and the foundations of democracy

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Warren
Keyword(s):  
Press Freedom ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Media Freedom ◽  
Digital Democracy ◽  
Broad Issue ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Way

Even as journalists look forward to the benefits that technology will surely bring to digital democracy and journalism, they need to also reflect on the approaching ‘shadows’. These shadows are cast by three fundamental crises that threaten the free and independent practice of journalism and the very craft of journalism itself. These intertwined crises are: a crisis of press freedom, a crisis of safety and a crisis confronting the way journalists work. These crises are putting pressure on all journalists. But journalists and media workers are fighting back. The two commentaries over the next few pages outline some of these issues from the broad issue of media freedom in the Asia-Pacific region to women’s ‘suitcase’ broadcasting in the Pacific.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Airline Performance in the Asia Pacific region

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
James Peoples ◽  
Muhammad Asraf Abdullah ◽  
NurulHuda Mohd Satar
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Airline Performance ◽  
Empirical Approaches

Health risks associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have severely affected the financial stability of airline companies globally.  Recapturing financial stability following this crisis depends heavily on these companies’ ability to attain efficient and productive operations.  This study uses several empirical approaches to examine key factors contributing to carriers sustaining high productivity prior to, during and after a major recession.  Findings suggest, regardless of economic conditions, that social distancing which requires airline companies in the Asia Pacific region to fly with a significant percentage of unfilled seats weakens the performance of those companies.  Furthermore, efficient operations do not guarantee the avoidance of productivity declines, especially during a recession.

scholarly journals KNOW AND MENTORING E-COMMERCE MARKET FOR MSMES IN LIALANG-SERANG VILLAGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Isnaini Mahuda ◽  
Aria Cendana Kusuma ◽  
Ranny Meilisa
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Way

Human physical movement space has increasingly limited the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic online businesses are increasingly mushrooming in the community. Nowadays, it is getting familiar term e-commerce which stands for electronic commerce, which means trading electronically. With this e-commerce many many berhingga-bagi existing, it can not be dipupong that e-commerce provides a good enough for angkatanni. Growing e-commerce is also inseparable from the name of the marketplace. One type of business that began to have many marketplaces is Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Lialang village, located in Taktakan-Kota Serang Subdistrict, has many MSME umkm actors engaged in production, handicrafts, and many other productions. Which method is the way of community activities is training and mentoring that berkurun. This activity is the community in Keluarahan Lialang, especially UMKM actors subdistrict a lot of information and education about e-commerce and know various types of marketplaces, benefits and which ones become dilim online through the marketplace as well. In addition, this activity can be a business of MSMEs for their products broader existing marketplace and innovate and change in its more advanced and growing business

Review of Counseling in the Asia-Pacific Region.

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Terri Gullickson
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region
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