Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications

Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications, 9781591401469 (1591401461), Idea Group Publishing, 2003

Much of the e-commerce and IT research in small and medium sized enterprises (SME) indicates that these smaller businesses are lagging behind in implementing technological advances. This raises concerns for these SME's success as the Information Age becomes ever more of a reality. e-Business, e-Government & Small and Medium-Size Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges offers a collection of chapters highlighting successful policy and practices which encourage SME's success in numerous different countries. Such a collection of international experiences and expertise offers policymakers, legislators, researchers, and to professionals insight into addressing the significant issues that are importance to the small business sector and ultimately will lead to the depiction of a more effective regulatory frameworks that will lead to the long-term success of EC in SMEs in countries around the world.

Text presents extensive literature on many theoretical and professional topics that are of importance to e-commerce research in small to medium-sized enterprises. Hardcover, softcover available. DLC: Electronic commerce.

About the Author
Professor Brian Corbitt, is Pro Vice Chancellor (Online Services). He is responsible for the integration of systems that support Deakin’s commitment to online support for teaching and learning. He was previously Dr. Corbitt is a Professor of Information Systems and Head of School in the School of Information Systems at Deakin University in Melbourne (2001-2002). He had previously been JADE Professor of eCommerce at Victoria University of Wellington from 200-2001. Prior to that Professor Corbitt taught Information Systems and Management at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Information Systems and at Monash in the Department of Management. He was also Head of College, International House in the University of Melbourne. His research specializes in Electronic Commerce and IT policy development, analysis and implementation and in Business Modeling and Electronic Commerce trade relationships, and knowledge management and e-learning in tertiary institutions. His published research includes over 100 scholarly publications in journals and books and includes joint authorship of four books. Professor Corbitt recently completed a 5 year consultancy to the Thai Ministry of University Affairs on management reform and change in the Thai public university sector through the TASEAP Project. He has also been consulting to New Zealand and Australian companies on the development and implementation of B2B exchanges applicable to SMEs.

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