Have SMEs Benefited from E-Commerce?

Authors

  • Simpson Poon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v10i1.172

Keywords:

SME, ecommerce, adoption

Abstract

Recently there has been a surge in research projects on how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) use E-Commerce/E-Business for business purposes. These include a mixture of academic, industry and government studies. The outcomes have presented a mixed message. While there are anecdotal success stories, SMEs found their E-Commerce/E-Business endeavours successful to a point but face difficulties in achieving many speculations portrayed by the media and visionaries. In this paper, I try to address the issue based on published works in the domain of E-Commerce/E-Business adoption among SMEs. The answer may lie in a more refined research strategy and consolidation of research outcomes. Lessons from EDI adoption might be useful to formulate impetus to further adoption.

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How to Cite

Poon, S. (2002). Have SMEs Benefited from E-Commerce?. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v10i1.172

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2002): Theme: SME research and best ISF conference papers

Section

Research on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

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