Social media and SMEs' performance in developing countries: Effects of technological-organizational-environmental factors on the adoption of social media

SA Qalati, D Ostic, MABA Sulaiman, AA Gopang… - Sage …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Increasing globalization and rapid digitization across industries have led to greater
international competition. Furthermore, the emergence of new innovation has created both …

Effects of technological, organizational, and environmental factors on social media adoption

SA Qalati, W Li, EG Vela, A Bux, B Barbosa… - The Journal of Asian …, 2020 - koreascience.kr
Electronic commerce is becoming a significant hub for sourcing products/services which
helps organizations to connect with potential customers and gain competitive advantages …

Social media adoption and its impact on firm performance: the case of the UAE

SZ Ahmad, AR Abu Bakar, N Ahmad - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Through social media technologies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
can communicate information and respond to competitors with minimal cost. The ability to …

A mediated model on the adoption of social media and SMEs' performance in developing countries

SA Qalati, LW Yuan, MAS Khan, F Anwar - Technology in Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can adopt and use social media (SM)
for communicating information with stakeholders with minimal cost. The ability to access and …

Exploring social media adoption in small and medium enterprises in Iraq: Pivotal role of social media network capability and customer involvement

H Al Halbusi, H Alhaidan, F Abdelfattah… - … Analysis & Strategic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) can communicate with their
consumers and provide them with relevant information on cost-effective goods or services …

Understanding social media adoption in SMEs: Empirical evidence from the United Arab Emirates

A AlSharji, SZ Ahmad, AR Abu Bakar - Journal of Entrepreneurship in …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the key drivers of social media adoption intention by
small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach It uses a multi …

SME social media use: A study of predictive factors in the United Arab Emirates

AR Abu Bakar, SZ Ahmad… - Global Business and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable research has been conducted on social media, yet the determinants of their
adoption by organizations, especially small and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs), remain …

[PDF][PDF] Factors influencing social media adoption among smes during Covid-19 crisis

A Trawnih, H Yaseen, AS Al-Adwan… - Journal of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Social media is considered a dominant platform for ensuring business success and survival,
especially in the case of small and medium enterprises businesses (SMEs). It offers many …

Social media adoption in smes sustainability: evidence from an emerging economy

J Amoah, E Bruce, Z Shurong… - Cogent Business & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social media is constantly changing the business landscape across all economic sectors.
Given this, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are leveraging this to give their …

Examining the factors affecting sme performance: the mediating role of social media adoption

SA Qalati, W Li, N Ahmed, MA Mirani, A Khan - Sustainability, 2020 - ideas.repec.org
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have become a vibrant and dynamic sector of the
world economy. Information technology plays a vital role in improving the productivity and …