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
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