Preparedness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Use Information and Communication Technology as a Strategic Tool

2011 ◽  
pp. 1573-1592
Author(s):  
Klara Antlova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
One Year

The objective of this chapter is to emphasize issues connected with adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategic tool contributing to further organizational growth. This understanding is based on the results of a qualitative analysis of a group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Gradual development of a group of 30 organizations has been monitored over the last fifteen years during their co-operation with the Technical University of Liberec. These organizations have hosted one-year student placements where students, as part of their Bachelor’s degree course, undertake a long term work experience enabling them to integrate the practical and theoretical aspects of their course. The research focused on SME management’s approach to ICT, its utilization for competitive advantage and its relation to and defining of business strategy. Other aspects of the study looked at the effect of ICT on organizational performance, knowledge and skills of the employees, training and organizational culture. The results indicate that successful and growing companies have gradually established business, information and knowledge strategies and make strategic use of ICT.

Preparedness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Use Information and Communication Technology as a Strategic Tool

2010 ◽  
pp. 119-138
Author(s):  
Klara Antlova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
One Year

The objective of this chapter is to emphasize issues connected with adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategic tool contributing to further organizational growth. This understanding is based on the results of a qualitative analysis of a group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Gradual development of a group of 30 organizations has been monitored over the last fifteen years during their co-operation with the Technical University of Liberec. These organizations have hosted one-year student placements where students, as part of their Bachelor’s degree course, undertake a long term work experience enabling them to integrate the practical and theoretical aspects of their course. The research focused on SME management’s approach to ICT, its utilization for competitive advantage and its relation to and defining of business strategy. Other aspects of the study looked at the effect of ICT on organizational performance, knowledge and skills of the employees, training and organizational culture. The results indicate that successful and growing companies have gradually established business, information and knowledge strategies and make strategic use of ICT.

Preparedness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Use Information and Communication Technology as a Strategic Tool

2010 ◽  
pp. 342-361
Author(s):  
Klara Antlova
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
One Year

The objective of this chapter is to emphasize issues connected with adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) as a strategic tool contributing to further organizational growth. This understanding is based on the results of a qualitative analysis of a group of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Gradual development of a group of 30 organizations has been monitored over the last fifteen years during their co-operation with the Technical University of Liberec. These organizations have hosted one-year student placements where students, as part of their Bachelor’s degree course, undertake a long term work experience enabling them to integrate the practical and theoretical aspects of their course. The research focused on SME management’s approach to ICT, its utilization for competitive advantage and its relation to and defining of business strategy. Other aspects of the study looked at the effect of ICT on organizational performance, knowledge and skills of the employees, training and organizational culture. The results indicate that successful and growing companies have gradually established business, information and knowledge strategies and make strategic use of ICT.

Capability Development of Customers

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Sharma ◽  
Pankaj Madan ◽  
Piyush Seth
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Capability Development ◽  
Social Stratum ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Viable Business

This paper identifies the application of capability concept (Sen, 2000) as a globally viable business strategy for the coming age which can be used to expand markets into to all levels of the social stratum. ‘Capability’ development is proposed as a way to propel business and expand markets to all levels of the social stratum. The article describes how Information and Communication Technology will create the buying power at the bottom of the pyramid and convert this stratum into a market as well as achieve social development. The paper examines these recommendations through an exploration of their application to the business strategies of two microfinance firms in India.

Information and Communication Technology Driven Process Reengineering for Content Monitoring

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Lucija Gjurkovikj ◽  
Toni Malinovski
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
Audiovisual Media ◽  
Media Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Republic

When organizations analyze and significantly change their business processes with latest information and communication technology (ICT) in mind, they can reduce process time and cost, as well as increase efficiency and output quality. This study elaborates an ICT-enabled reengineering project in the Agency for audio and audiovisual media services in the Republic of Macedonia for the program monitoring process. It aims to investigate the motivation to use ICT as a way to shape the process redesign and find associations among ICT adaptation, process reengineering, organizational growth and efficiency. Hence, the new process structure can help the agency deliver greater public value while meeting its strategic goals to protect citizens' interests in the area of audio and audiovisual media services. It provides an example of a case study that surpasses standard industrial report to an article that contains valuable information that companies, especially in the public sector, can use in replicating experiences while undertaking similar BPR initiatives.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technology and Organizational Performance During Covid-19 Pandemic: The Role of Organizational Commitment, Growth Mindset, and Entrepreneurial Orientation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwen Li ◽  
Harold Guy Akouatcha ◽  
Umair Akram ◽  
Oswin Aganda Anaba
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to assess how information and communication technology (ICT) adoption influences organizational performance (OP) during the Covid-19 pandemic by highlighting psychometric variables such as employees’ organizational commitment (OC), growth mindset (GM), and entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Based on the complementarity theory, we built a theoretical framework where OC, GM, and EO mediate the influence of ICT on OP and tested hypotheses proposed. Responses of 297 employees from agriculture cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire were obtained on the basis of questionnaires which composed the data for this study. The empirical analysis affirmed the significant and positive effect of ICT adoption on OP, and the significant mediating effect of OC and GM in the relationship between ICT adoption and OP. However, the role of EO in mediating the influence of ICT adoption on OP is insignificant. This research increases understanding of the underlying process of the relationship between ICT adoption and organizational performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ways and Side Ways of Using the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Knowledge Sharing in Organizations

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-882
Author(s):  
Roman Lavtar
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Strategic Information System ◽  
The Impact

Today, the information and communication technology (ICT) is vital for a successful and on-going operation and as support in the decision-making process of an organization. ICT used to serve merely as a data processing support and later as a management information system but it is nowadays becoming understood as a strategic information system, which is no longer separated from an organization’s business strategy. The new functionality requires that an organization does not treat ICT in its business plan separately. Such a role requires a change of business processes, different organizational approaches and a skilled workforce. Knowledge in an organization has been a competitive advantage and not an asset for quite some time now, therefore ICT must also be observed and applied in the light of creating the organizational knowledge. However, there is a risk of the role of ICT being overestimated, both in current operations as well as in the introduction of changes in an organization. The article studies the impact of ICT on the operations of an organization in the context of creating organizational knowledge and introducing changes. Moreover, it points out the traps which the management is exposed to whilst introducing such changes.

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