E-business value creation in Small and Medium Enterprises: a US study using the TOE framework. (4th January 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wen, Kuang-Wei; Chen, Yan
• Is Part Of: International journal of electronic business. Volume 8:Number 1(2010)
• Page Start: 80
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2010-01-04
• Subjects: SMEs -- small and medium-sized enterprises -- e-business value -- information technology investment -- technology-organisation-environment framework -- TOE framework -- USA -- United States -- electronic business -- value creation; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; 658.05467805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-6067

Abstract

This research intended to identify the factors of and their impacts on e-business value creation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). We followed the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) theory of innovation diffusion and drew heavily upon Zhu et al. (2004) in developing a causal model for SMEs. The model was validated using data obtained from a survey of SMEs in an upper Midwestern metropolitan area. Our results supported the hypotheses that technology readiness and competition intensity have positive impact, and firm size has negative effect on e-business value. However, we also found that SMEs' financial resource appropriation for IT and regulatory environment had no impact on e-business value.