• DocumentCode
    2741139
  • Title

    Dimensions of eTransformation

  • Author

    Hol, Ana ; Ginige, Athula

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. & Math., Univ. of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    55
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    Today´s businesses, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are having problems finding and implementing the most optimal information and communication technology (ICT) for their organizations. The processes needed to find and implement technology require organizations to learn how best to make use of the ICT and eTransform. Research however indicates that a successful eTransformation is not only influenced by ICT factors but also by non ICT factors. The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence eTransformation and map them into eTransformation dimensions. Our research confirms and literature reviews highlight that eTransformation is a Multidimensional Process. To identify dimensions influencing eTransformation we studied a process of how 17 SMEs from the NSW metropolitan region adopted ICT. Our findings indicate that eTransformation happens across four Dimensions in the following order: strategy, structure, tasks and processes and IT (information technology) tools and systems.
  • Keywords
    information technology; small-to-medium enterprises; business; eTransformation; information and communication technology; multidimensional process; small to medium enterprises; Australia; Business communication; Communications technology; Companies; Globalization; History; Information systems; Information technology; Mathematics; Multidimensional systems; Information Systems; SMEs; eTransformation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Automation for Sustainability, 2008. ICIAFS 2008. 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Colombo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2899-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2900-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIAFS.2008.4783935
  • Filename
    4783935