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E-business and fast growth SMEs

verfasst von: Rui Bi, Robert M. Davison, Kosmas X. Smyrnios

Erschienen in: Small Business Economics | Ausgabe 3/2017

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This paper tests a theoretical model to evaluate e-business capability and value in the fast growth small-to-medium enterprise (SME) context. We propose that e-business value depends on how fast growth SMEs deploy IT resources, strategic planning, culture, and business partnerships to develop e-business capability and business process competence which help these companies to achieve outstanding business performance. Structural equation modelling is employed to test our theoretical conceptualization on a cohort of 310 Australian fast growth SMEs across different industrial sectors. The results show that IT resources, strategic IT alignment, market orientation, and business partnerships do contribute significantly and indirectly to SME performance through the development of e-business capability and business process competence. Our study provides an initial empirical evidence to understand the relationship between IT and entrepreneurial SME performance. These findings have important implications for research and business practices.

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Titel: E-business and fast growth SMEs
verfasst von: Rui Bi
Robert M. Davison
Kosmas X. Smyrnios
Publikationsdatum: 23.07.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-016-9788-8

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