Strategy for Adopting Information Technology for SMEs: Experience in Adopting Email within an Indonesian Furniture Company
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In order to adopt IT, SMEs need to consider drivers and barriers that can influence the IT adoption success. This paper proposes a guideline to assists SMEs in adopting IT. The guidelines are formulated based on existing literature and authors’ experience in assisting Indonesian SMEs. An example of adopting email have been used to illustrate the process.
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