A Critical Analysis of E-Market Adoption in Australian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

This paper presents a critical analysis of the adoption of e-market in Australian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) within the technology-organization-environment framework. Through surveying nine hundreds SMEs in Australia and the consequent analysis of the survey data, the paper shows that the level of adoption of e-market in Australian SMEs is still low with the dominant trend of adoption focusing on building their own e-markets. It reveals that there is a positive relationship between top management support, organization readiness, external pressure and perceived indirect benefits and adoption of e-market in SMEs. The study further finds out that top management support, trading partner trust and organization readiness are the critical factors for SMEs who are ready to adopt e-market for their e-business

Cloud-Computing in Banking Influential Factors, Benefits and Risks from a Decision Maker\u27s Perspective

In 2008 Gartner Group listed Cloud-Computing (CC) in its Hype-Cycle (Gartner, 2008). Since these days, enterprises in different industries discuss the utilization of cloud-computing for their own benefit. The banking industry traditionally is heavily dependent on information technology. Therefore, it can be assumed that cloud-computing could be of particular interesting for banks. This paper investigates the use of cloud-computing in German banks and the associated benefits and risks as senior management perceives them. Grounded in the TOE-Framework ten expert interviews with senior decision makers German banks have been conducted to evaluate the decision criteria pro and con cloud computing. Several factors influencing the cloud-computing decision have been detected, amongst them the technology supporting infrastructure, government regulations and security and compliance requirements. Furthermore the financial benefits came up as the most important perceived benefit and government regulation (esp. privacy/security regulations) are the most important risks perceived by senior management

What drives the adoption of electronic markets in Australian small-and-medium sized enterprises? – an empirical study

This paper reports a study of the critical determinants for adopting electronic markets (e-Market) in Australian small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. Structural equation modelling and logistic regression are used for identifying the critical determinants for the adoption of e-Markets by Australian SMEs through testing a proposed conceptual model and proposing an alternative model. This study contributes to existing research by enriching an understanding of the critical determinants of adopting an e-Market in Australian SMEs and by providing a validated model for the interrelationships of the determinants in technology adoption.<br /

Keputusan Strategis Melakukan Adopsi E-Commerce Menggunakan Analytic Hierarchy Process

E-Commerce merupakan representasi model bisnis baru dengan menyediakan kemudahan kepada masyarakat melakukan transaksi dengan jangkauan perniagaan yang lebih luas, kesempatan membangun mitra bisnis, tidak membutuhkan investasi dan biaya operasional yang besar. Namun melakukan adopsi E-Commerce bukan persoalan sederhana karena sampai saat ini pertumbuhan E-Commerce di Indonesia baru mencapai 6%. Kenyataan ini tidak terlepas dari ketidakmampuan mengambil keputusan strategis mengadopsi E-Commerce. Penelitian ini menggunakan unit analisis organisasi dan yang menjadi responden adalah pihak manajemen dan pengelola E-Commerce untuk wilayah Kalimantan Barat. Kegiatan pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik sampel acak sederhana dengan skala likert dan jumlah sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 118 responden. Selanjutnya diteruskan dengan melakukan kegiatan wawancara secara mendalam dengan beberapa responden terpilih dalam sebuah kelompok secara bersama-sama menggunakan teknik sampel purposif melalui aplikasi sosial media (Whatsapp).  Tujuan penelitian untuk memilih dan menentukan kriteria yang menjadi prioritas utama dan entitas (alternatif) paling penting sebagai keterwakilan dari setiap kriteria berdasarkan model adopsi E-Commerce menggunakan metode AHP. Hasil penelitian dengan kriteria paling penting adalah kelayakan teknologinya dengan dimensi keunggulan relatif, biaya dan agen perubah eksternal.Â

The Investigation of E-Marketplace Adoption by Small Medium Enterprises Using Individual-Technology- Organization-Environment (ITOE) Framework: A Case Study in Yogyakarta Province Indonesia

Background: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia have been encouraged by the Indonesian government to adopt e-marketplace platforms. However, the rate of e-marketplace adoption is shown to be low. In an effort to address the underlying issues this paper reports on the application of a modified form of the Technology-Environment-Organization framework that includes attributes of individual SME owner-managers. The application of the Individual- Technology-Organization-Environment (ITOE) framework is considered necessary given the overwhelming number of micro-SMEs that have one owner-manager and employ less than ten employees. The study takes a case study approach by studying e-marketplace adoption of SMEs in the province of Yogyakarta, a major city of Indonesia. Method: Using a survey instrument, data were collected using randomized sampling from SMEs in Yogyakarta and analyzed using the partial least squares method. Results: The results confirm the validity of the ITOE framework to this study context. The results also indicate that the Individual construct positively affects the organization construct in predicting e-marketplace adoption. The suitability of the ITOE framework for further application to other locations in Indonesia when investigating e-marketplace adoption by SMEs is validated. Conclusion: This study validates use of the ITOE framework in investigating e- marketplace adoption by SMEs in Indonesia. The ITOE framework can be operationalized for e-marketplace adoption, particularly when the research context has relevant factors to the individual context namely, where a predominance of micro-SMEs exists. Future research is to conduct a full-scale study of e- marketplace adoption in Indonesia

Antecedents and Impacts of E-Business Aligment Amongst Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

E-business has great potentials for firms to extend their business efficiency. Nevertheless, due to various problems and constraints, the e-business deployment within SMEs sector has been reported as not effective. To ensure effective e-business deployment, necessary measures are needed to assess how firms align diverse ebusiness capabilities in support of their business operation. This study therefore aims to investigate the extent firms align diverse e-business capabilities across business processes (e-business alignment). Using a strategic fit perspective, this study has observed two major propositions. First, firms‟ ability to align e-business to support the most crucial business processes has potentially led to better realisation of ebusiness values. Secondly, certain managerial and environmental conditions have explained the differing characteristics of e-business alignment amongst firms. This study employs quantitative research approach using survey method to collect and collate evidences from 140 owner/managers of SMEs. Preliminary analysis has indicated e-business alignment/misalignment patterns across business functions. The cluster analysis further reveals three distinct profiles with different characteristics of e-business alignment. These profiles are labelled as 'highly fit', 'moderately fit' and 'low fit' based on their e-business fit characteristics. This result confirms the first proposition where highly aligned firms will report greater and wider e-business impacts. The second proposition reveals that environmental uncertainty, IT sophistication, owner/manager knowledge on advanced IT/IS, e-business deployment status, and support network are significant predictors to different e-business alignment characteristics among firms. This study suggests that firms relatively have different priority over e-business solutions to support their business. These findings have demonstrated why some firms do not progress to a higher e-business ladder. It further justifies unequal deployment of e-business solutions to support functions across firms

Social media and journalism: how twitter impacts news coverage in Kenya

Twitter had been extensively adopted by the public, journalists, and news organizations as a new digital tool for disseminating information. Therefore, if Twitter is considered a new and effective way of gathering information that makes up news content, an investigation on how it impacts news coverage, journalists, and newsroom practices is significant. The present study conducted said investigation and came up with findings that significantly contributed to the available information about the relationship between Twitter and news dissemination. It particularly investigated how Twitter impacts news content and coverage, journalistic routines, and newsroom practices in Kenya. This study draws its data from a review of journalists from four major media organizations in Kenya. The results suggest that Twitter has had a significant impact on both news content and coverage and journalistic routine. However, the platform was found to not have a significant impact on newsroom practices. Further explanation of the results is provided in the document