SMEs and e-business: implementation, strategies and policy

Mário Pedro Leite de Almeida Ferreira

doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-463-9.ch001

SMEs and e-business: implementation, strategies and policy

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The adoption of E-Business by SMEs is a critical issue for economic development. More than 90% of world companies are SMEs and E-Business is widely recognized as a critical source of competitive advantage. Thus, it is important to understand why SMEs are lagging behind large firms in terms of E-Business adoption and assimilation. This chapter will attempt to search for explanations through a comprehensive analysis of main topics in terms of E-Business implementation, strategies and policy. It is believed that the inadequacy of existing E-Business adoption incentives and theoretical models may be due to SME specificity, as these companies are conditioned among other by resource availability and high CEOs/owners' dependency. Empirical evidence shows that SMEs have erratic behaviors in terms of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment and need external support to integrate E-Business in the overall strategy of the firm.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	E-business managerial aspects, solutions and case studies
Publisher	IGI Global Publishing
Pages	1-22
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	9781609604639
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-463-9.ch001
Publication status	Published - 2010

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