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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Barriers to the Take-Up of Electronic Commerce among Small-Medium Sized Enterprises |
| Mark Stansfield and Kevin Grant |
| University of Paisley, Scotland |
| Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland |
| Since small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role within many major economies through-out the world, |
| their ability to successfully adopt and utilize the Internet and electronic commerce is of prime importance in |
| ensuring their stability and future survival. In this paper, initial findings will be re-ported of a study carried out by |
| the authors into the use made of the Internet and electronic commerce and key issues influencing its use by SMEs. |
| In order to broaden the scope of this paper, the results gained from the study will be compared with figures relating |
| to businesses in the rest of Scotland and the UK, as well as the US, Canada and Japan, and European countries that |
| include Sweden, Germany, France and Italy. The issues raised from this study will be compared with similar studies |
| carried out in other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and British Columbia, as well as countries within the |
| European Union in order to provide a wider meaningful international context for the results of the study. |
| Keywords: electronic commerce, small-medium sized enterprises, Internet related technologies |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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