Toward strategic use of IT in SMEs: A developing country perspective

Information Management and Computer Security

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 230-237

  Temtime, Z T ^a   Chinyoka, S V ^a   Shunda, J P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Decision support systems; Organizational planning; Small to medium sized enterprises; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MICROCOMPUTERS; STATISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BOTSWANA; BUSINESS PLANNING; CORPORATE PLANNING; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING; SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0344464969     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685220310500144     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Amer, T.S. and Bain, C.E. (1990), "Making small business planning easier", Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 170, July, pp. 53-60.
2. Armstrong, J.S. (1982), "The value of formal planning for strategic decisions: review of empirical research", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 197-211.
3. Boyd, B.K. (1991), "Strategic planning and financial performance: a meta analytic review", Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 28, pp. 354-74.
4. Boyd, D.K. and Reuning-Elliott, E. (1998), "A measurement model of strategic planning", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 19, February, pp. 181-92.
5. Bracker, J.S. and Pearson, J.N. (1986), "Planning and financial performance of small mature firms", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 7 No. 6, pp. 503-22.
6. Brews, P.J. and Hunt, M.R. (1999), "Learning to plan and planning to learn: resolving the planning school/learning school debate", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 20 No. 10, pp. 889-913.
7. Chen, J.-C. and Williams, B.C. (1993), "The impact of microcomputer systems on small business: England, 10 years later", Journal of Small Business Management, July, pp. 96-102.
8. Chen, K.-C. (1989), "Developing decision support systems for small business management: a case study", Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 27, No. 3, July, pp. 11-22.
9. Dean, T.J., Brown, R.L. and Bamford, C.E. (1998), "Differences in large and small firm responses to environmental context; strategic implications from a comparative analysis of business formation", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 19, August, pp. 709-25.
10. Fuller, T. (1996), "Fulfilling IT needs in small businesses: a recursive learning model", International Small Business Journal, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 25-44.
11. Gupta, J.N.D. and Harris, T.M. (1989), "Decision support systems for small businesses", Journal of Systems Management, February, pp. 37-41.
12. Herbert, F.J. and Bradley, J.H. (1993), "Expert systems development in small business: a managerial perspective", Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 31 No. 3, July, pp. 23-34.
13. Hopkins, W.E and Hopkins, S.A. (1997), "Strategic planning - financial performance relationships in banks: a causal examination", Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 18 No. 8, pp. 635-52.
14. Miller, C.C. and Cardinal, L.B. (1994), "Strategic planning and firm performance: a synthesis of more than two decades of research", Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 37 No. 6, pp. 1649-65.
15. Mintzberg, H. (1994), The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, Prentice Hall, London.
16. Muller-Boling, D. and Kirchhoff, S. (1991), "Expert systems for decision support in business start-up", Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 29 No. 2, April, pp. 83-90.
17. Oldfield, C. (1997), "Technology keeps Britain behind", Sunday Times, 24 August, p. 8.
18. Smith (1996), "Surveying small company planning problems", Planning Review, Vol. 11 No. 5, September, pp. 30-32, 41.
19. Sullivan, J.J. and Shivley, G.O. (1989), "Expert systems software in small business decision making", Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 27, January, pp. 17-26.
20. Temtime, Z.T. (2001), "The environmental scanning behavior of small and medium enterprises in a developing economy: evidence from Botswana", Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 55-64.
21. Temtime, Z.T. (2000), "The planning behavior of small and medium enterprises in a developing economy: evidence from Botswana", African Journal of Finance and Management, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 33-41.