@inproceedings{aad59d5fcf4844cbaa49164e5b25299d,
title = "E-business framework for small and medium enterprises: A critical review",
abstract = "Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often described as the engine of growth for a country's economy due to their significant economic contributions. At the same time, ebusiness offers an opportunity for SMEs to significantly further their growth as it has been identified as a tool that could improve an enterprise's operational efficiency and competitiveness in the global market. Despite the promised potentials of e-business, its adoption among SMEs has been lower compared to that of larger enterprises. This study offers a multifaceted overview of the existing research by initially summarizing and then critically analyzing a range of research frameworks and evaluating the extent to which they take into account the nature of SMEs and their ability to provide a practical tool to transform SMEs. Our analysis reveals three groups of issues that may affect e-business use in SMEs: 1) Factors that drive and hinder adoption of ebusiness among SMEs; 2) Profiling of SMEs based on their capacity or readiness to adopt e-business; and 3) Implementation models that are inherently centered on specific technologies or ebusiness applications. Our overall analysis shows that the existing e-business frameworks, when used independently, inadequately explain the adoption behavior of the diverse SMEs and insufficiently provide a practical tool for SMEs in implementing e-business. Accordingly, this study suggests preliminary ideas towards an integrated e-business for SMEs framework.",
keywords = "SMEs, adoption, e-business, framework",
author = "Putra, {Panca O.Hadi} and Hasibuan, {Zainal Arifin}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICoICT 2015 ; Conference date: 27-05-2015 Through 29-05-2015",
year = "2015",
month = aug,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1109/ICoICT.2015.7231478",
language = "English",
series = "2015 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICoICT 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "516--521",
booktitle = "2015 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technology, ICoICT 2015",
address = "United States",
}