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E-commerce in regional small to medium enterprises

"This book presents detailed studies of e-commerce in multiple regions focusing on business size, sector, market focus, gender of CEO, and education level of CEO as driving forces for e-commerce adoption. Results show that regional SMEs in developed countries have low e-commerce adoption rates,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacGregor, Robert C., 1951-
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Vrazalic, Lejla.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
Subjects:
Electronic commerce.
Small business.
Strategic alliances (Business)
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
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300 # # |a 14 electronic texts (xix, 407 p. : ill., maps) :  |b digital files. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 # |a SMEs and electronic commerce -- General research methodology and procedures -- Profile of SMEs in Sweden, Australia, and the USA -- Criteria for the adoption of e-commerce -- Barriers to e-commerce adoption -- Benefits of e-commerce adoption -- Disadvantages of e-commerce adoption -- Strategic alliances and e-commerce adoption -- The role of gender in e-commerce adoption -- The role of education in e-commerce adoption -- Interaction of adoption factors -- Current barriers and future drivers -- E-commerce adoption in Sweden, Australia, and the USA -- Implications for e-commerce adoption by SMEs. 
506 # # |a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
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530 # # |a Also available in print. 
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588 # # |a Title from ebook home page (viewed on Aug 31, 2010). 
650 # 0 |a Electronic commerce. 
650 # 0 |a Small business. 
650 # 0 |a Strategic alliances (Business) 
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