A model for the assessment and development of Internet-based information and communication services in small and medium enterprises

The adoption of e-trade innovations by Korean small and medium sized firms

“…SME's appear to have seen the benefits in the early stages of trade, but are clearly less inclined to employ ICT in the final stages. It is interesting that the pre-contract stages have been more readily adopted by SMEs and this fits well with models that suggest stages of adoption (Redoli et al, 2008;Daniel et al, 2002).…”

“…Indeed, both Houghton and Winklhofer (2004) and Morgan et al (2006) suggest that e-commerce adoption is actually declining within smaller companies. Thus it appears that adoption of e-commerce may present specific challenges for smaller companies but this is not well researched (Redoli et al, 2008;. This seems to be particularly so for e-trade, the aspect of business to business ecommerce which involves international transactions.…”

Old fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement

“…Indeed, Redoli et al (2008) and Bruque and Moyano (2007) propose that the adoption of e-commerce may present specific challenges for smaller companies, noting that this issue is not well researched. Certainly, the evidence is that in general, SMEs have been slower to accept and adopt technology (Archer et al, 2008;Karjalainen and Kemppainen, 2008).…”

Modelling the interactions among factors that influence successful computerisation of small business

“…The terms proximal and distal can have another meaning in this context. As Redoli et al (2008) pointed out, technology is usually adopted in stages and an SME can be at different stages of implementation for different parts of a CBIS system. The first stage is the decision to adopt a CBIS.…”

“…A CBIS is more likely to be rated positively by a business that is expanding and able to capitalise on the opportunities offered by computerisation. In a similar vein, successful small businesses must be innovative to enhance or maintain their competitive advantage over rivals (Redoli et al, 2008). Compared with countries such as Sweden and Germany which follow a "coordinated" business philosophy, Australian small businesses operate in a highly "competitive" environment, supported by government policies directed at entrepreneurship (Parker, 2002).…”