Strategic intent and e-business in SMEs: Enablers and inhibitors

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Levy, Margi ^a,d   Powell, Philip ^b,d,e,f   Worrall, Les ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Information Management ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e commerce in SMEs; e commerce managerial issues; e commerce risks; e commerceproblems; Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INTERNET; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

E-COMMERCE IN SME; E-COMMERCE MANAGERIAL ISSUES; E-COMMERCE PROBLEMS; E-COMMERCE RISKS; SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME);

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 25144516002     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 10401628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2005100101     Document Type: Article

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