A conceptual framework to support the development of government sponsored community portal regional electronic marketplaces for SMEs: A stage approach
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Keywords
regional electronic marketplaces, SMEs, regional government, stage approach, case study
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Public Management
School
School of Management
RAS ID
2562
Abstract
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are important to most economies. To improve e-commerce uptake and often motivated by regional economic and community development issues, some governments are creating Internet-based e-marketplaces for SMEs. Given the complexities involved in creating such e-marketplaces, a conceptual framework to support their development needs to be considered. The proposed framework uses a staged approach to advise the development of government-sponsored community-portal regional e- marketplaces (CP-REMs) for SMEs. Data from an ongoing case study is used to examine the framework constructs. Findings indicate that the staged approach allows CP-REMs to develop in tandem with e-commerce sophistication of SMEs.
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Free_to_read
Comments
Gengatharen,D, Standing, C. (2003). A Conceptual Framework to Support the Development of Government Sponsored Community-Portal Regional Electronic Marketplaces for SMEs: A Stage Approach. Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems: delivering IT and e-Business value in networked environments. AIS Electronic Library. Available here