SMEs and New Technologies [electronic resource] : Learning E-Business and Development /
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, B.author.
Lal, K.author.
This books looks specifically at ICT adoption and learning trajectories in developing countries; a context characterized by skill deficiencies and weak institutional support. The authors employ a theoretical framework and research techniques to present firm-level evidence on learning in firms in an Internet-based production environment.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 New Technologies and Economic Development; 2 Methodological Framework for Studying SME Clusters; 3 Adoption of E-business and Industry-Specific Factors; 4 Determinants of E-Business Adoption; 5 Learning New Technologies by SMEs: Mechanisms and Trajectories; 6 Institutional Infrastructure Supporting E-Business Adoption; 7 Collective Action, Competitiveness and E-Business Technologies; 8 Growth of Employment and the Adoption of E-Business; 9 New Technologies and Export Performance of SMEs; 10 Conclusions; Notes; References
Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This books looks specifically at ICT adoption and learning trajectories in developing countries; a context characterized by skill deficiencies and weak institutional support. The authors employ a theoretical framework and research techniques to present firm-level evidence on learning in firms in an Internet-based production environment.
Small business.
Industries.
E-business.
Electronic commerce.
E-commerce.
Small Business.
Industries.
e-Business/e-Commerce.