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    Strategic Intent and E-Business in SMEs: Enablers and Inhibitors

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    Authors
    Levy, Margi
    Powell, Philip
    Worrall, Les
    Issue Date
    2005
    
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    Abstract
    Small firms’ use of e-business is limited, and little is known about what drives them to embrace e-business. Using survey data from 354 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK West Midlands, this paper investigates e-business use and drivers. It first discusses different growth strategies adopted by SMEs and then reviews Internet adoption in SMEs. Drivers and inhibitors of e-business are identified. Three research questions are derived: Does strategic intent drive e-business adoption, and is it a factor of market position or product innovation? Is this consistent across sectors? How is strategic intent and industry adoption influenced by the enablers and inhibitors of e-business adoption? This research demonstrates that strategic intent influences decisions to invest in e-business. Those SMEs remaining in their existing markets are the least likely to invest, primarily due to the Internet not being seen as necessary for growth. Product innovation rather than market penetration drives e-business, and e-business drivers and inhibitors provide insights into this.
    Citation
    Information Resources Management Journal, 18(4): 1-20
    Publisher
    Information Resources Management Association
    Journal
    Information Resources Management Journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/26765
    DOI
    10.4018/irmj.2005100101
    Additional Links
    https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/1278
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1040-1628
    1533-7979
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.4018/irmj.2005100101
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