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Towards a Stage Model for E -Business Adoption among SMEs: Preliminary Results for Manufacturing and Service Firms

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The ubiquity of the Internet has allowed companies of any size to engage in e-business. However, e-business adoption among Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) is limited because of resource constraints and a failure to understand the strategic value of e-business. In an effort to better understand the value of e-business to SMEs, this paper examines the use of over 100 e-business applications by over 400 SMEs in five different industries. Cluster analysis suggests a three stage model for e-business evolution in which firms progress from making only nominal use of the Internet to convey company information, to supply chain and order management applications in a transitional stage, to more extensive and integrated use in subsequent stages. Evidence of differences in use is also presented for firms that are manufacturers versus service providers.

Source: Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Authors: Simha R. Magal, Parag Kosalge, Nancy M. Levenburg

Language: English

Topic: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Gazi Üniversitesi

Award: G1872126610

OpenAlex ID: W34693581

FWCI: 0.752

Cites: 48

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10