DocumentCode :
322324
Title :
Adoption of EDI by small business: are the advocates in tune with the views of small business-a pilot study
Author :
MacGregor, R.C. ; Wangh, P. ; Bunker, D.J. ; Courtney, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Syst., Wollongong Univ., NSW, Australia
Volume :
4
fYear :
1997
fDate :
7-10 Jan 1997
Firstpage :
42
Abstract :
Several studies have attempted to provide mechanisms to assist small businesses to adopt EDI. These appear to be based on the premise that small businesses acquire and use computer technology to increase market share, gain strategic advantage and promote customer and interorganisational relationships. Several surveys have been carried out on the small business community in Australia and these suggest that these premises are not uppermost in the minds of small business managers. This paper examines the reasons behind, and approaches used by small businesses in their adoption of information technology. It is argued that for EDI to be viable in the small business environment, there needs to be a far greater understanding of this environment and the mechanisms by which it adopts and utilizes computer technologies and techniques
Keywords :
business data processing; electronic data interchange; information technology; technology transfer; Australia; EDI adoption; business managers; electronic data interchange; information technology; interorganisational relationships; market share; pilot study; small businesses; strategic advantage; surveys; Australia; Business communication; Companies; Data handling; Educational institutions; Finance; Information technology; Research initiatives; Technology management; US Government;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1997, Proceedings of the Thirtieth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
ISSN :
1060-3425
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7743-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1997.663361
Filename :
663361
Link To Document :
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