Strategies for consulting engagement for E-business development: A case analysis of Australian SME's
Document Type
Book Chapter
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Public Management
School
School of Business
RAS ID
951
Abstract
It is estimated that there are 1,004,200 private sector small businesses in Australia, of which almost 900,000 were non-agricultural businesses, and 104,500 in the agriculture, forestry and fishing businesses (DEWRSB, 1997). It is also estimated that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)1 employ 51% of the private sector workforce (SBDC, 1999) and so make a substantial contribution to the nation’s economy and employment. This pattern is not unique to Australia but reflected in many developed and developing economies around the world. In general, therefore, SMEs have been strongly encouraged by government to embrace the new e-business environment and expand their global reach with enhanced productivity. However, the relationship between SMEs and e-business has been found to be an uncomfortable fit. SMEs have been reluctant to adopt electronic commerce principles and practices in their day-to-day business transactions (Beer, 1999; DIST, 1998; Shern, 1998; SBI, 1998; Yen, 1998) for a wide variety of reasons.
DOI
10.4018/978-1-930708-35-8.ch013
Comments
Bode, S., & Burn, J. (2002). Strategies for consultancy engagement for e-business development-a case analysis of Australian SMEs. In Managing information technology in small business: Challenges and solutions (pp. 227-245). IGI Global.