Title :
A Model of the Level of E-commerce in SMEs
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Xi´´an Univ. of Finance & Econ., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
E-commerce provides both opportunities and risks to SMEs. The objective of this study is to identify the state of use of e-commerce and the factors that influence the level to which SMEs use e-commerce. A research model is postulated that contains eight potential independent variables and hypotheses under three broad categories - technological, organizational and environmental characteristics. The dependent variable, level of e-commerce, is measured as the degree of adoption of e-commerce by the firm. The model is tested with data from 156 firms. The results of data analysis indicate that five factors in the conceptual model are important determinants that will influence the level of adoption of e-commerce activity in SMEs.
Keywords :
Internet; computer network security; electronic commerce; information systems; small-to-medium enterprises; IS expertise; IS input; SME; Web functionality; conceptual model; e-commerce; intended IS budget; security; strategy management; top management support; Application software; Cost function; Electronic commerce; Financial management; Information management; Internet; Inventory management; Investments; Materials requirements planning; Security; e-commerce; key factor; level of adoption; model; statistic analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3876-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIII.2009.380
