Purpose–The paper critiques a range of theories and evaluates their ability to provide a lens
for explaining the idiosyncratic nature of small firms and their e‐business adoption …

Globalisation and technology effects appear to have spurred smaller firms around the world
to embrace e‐business practices. However, there is considerable variability in adoption and …

Purpose–Nowadays, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are incrementally using e-
business tools in order to compete in an extremely hostile market and gain global access …

Adoption has been identified as a critical, growing, distinct topic in e-business research.
Hundreds of articles on the topic of e-business adoption have been published annually …

The lack of anticipated engagement in e-business by Small and Medium sized Enterprises
(SMEs) is a rising concern to the UK government and service providers alike. This article is …

In this study, we developed a conceptual model for studying the adoption of electronic
business (e-business or EB) at the firm level, incorporating six adoption facilitators and …

Thailand, one of the fast growing countries in Asia, has initiated and implemented a series of
national plans and activities to promote e-commerce adoption in both public and private …

Purpose–To examine the impact of organizational learning factors (training available,
technical expertise, and knowledge level) and knowledge management processes …

The literature provides an extensive list of incentives and barriers to adoption and use of e‐
business and e‐commerce information technology (EEIT) by small and medium businesses …

This paper explores the endeavours of five small firms to develop Web‐based commerce
capabilities within their existing operations. The focus is on the strategic acquisition and …