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dc.contributor.authorLevy, Margi
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Philip
dc.contributor.authorWorrall, Les
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-19T14:51:25Z
dc.date.available2008-05-19T14:51:25Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationInformation Resources Management Journal, 18(4): 1-20
dc.identifier.issn1040-1628
dc.identifier.issn1533-7979
dc.identifier.doi10.4018/irmj.2005100101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/26765
dc.description.abstractSmall 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.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInformation Resources Management Association
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/1278
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.subjectE-commerce
dc.subjectSmall and medium sized enterprises
dc.subjectInternet adoption
dc.subjectE-business
dc.subjectStrategic intent
dc.titleStrategic Intent and E-Business in SMEs: Enablers and Inhibitors
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalInformation Resources Management Journal
html.description.abstractSmall 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.


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