Global perspectives on small and medium enterprises and strategic information systems international approaches
Title:
Global perspectives on small and medium enterprises and strategic information systems international approaches
Author:
Bharati, Pratyush, 1970-
ISBN:
9781615206285
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (329 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
Connecting Small and Medium Enterprises to the New Consumer / Efthymios Constantinides -- Leveraging University Research to Assist SMEs in Legacy Industrial Era Regions / Arvind Karunakaran, Sandeep Purao, Brian Cameron -- IT and the Transmission of the SME Culture of Nonprofit Theatres / Julie Kendall, Kenneth Kendall -- ERP System Selection Criteria / Andreja Pucihar, Gregor Lenart, Frantisek Sudzina -- Managing Impressions of SME Legitimacy / Susan Winter, Connie Gaglio, Hari Rajagopalan -- A Comparative Study of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Australia and Singapore / Sandy Chong -- Australian SMEs and E-Commerce Adoption / Ada Scupola -- The Perception of Barriers to E-commerce Adoption by SMEs / Robert MacGregor, Deborah Bunker, Mira Kartiwi -- The Role of Organizational Slack in Technology Innovation Adoption for SMEs / Jaume Franquesa, Alan Brandyberry -- The Dual Lens Method / Peter Marshall ... [et al.] -- The Alignment of Business Strategy with Agile Software Development within SMEs / Pattama Kanavittaya, Jocelyn Armarego, Paula Goulding -- Supporting SMEs Towards E-Business Success / Tom Eikebrokk, Dag Olsen -- Deploying the Internet for Leveraging Strategic Assets / Frank Schlemmer, Brian Webb -- Business Process Digitalization and New Product Development / Jun Li, Michael Merenda -- Information Technology Interventions for Growth and Competitiveness in Micro-Enterprises / Sajda Qureshi, Mehruz Kamal, Peter Wolcott.
Abstract:
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in rejuvenating and sustaining the modern economy, generating substantial employment and serving as important innovation engines for the global economy. This book aims to spread research conducted on SMEs internationally and place it at the disposal of academics, practitioners, consultants, the vendor community, and policymakers. The goal of the book is to highlight the challenges faced by SMEs and how they are coping with the adverse environment through skillful use of IT and technologies such as Web 2.0, enterprise resource planning (ERP), e-commerce, open source software, business process digitization (BPD), and other emerging technologies.
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Electronic Access:
Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-61520-627-8