Training, Competence, and Business Performance: Evidence from E-business in European Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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This exploratory study investigates the relationships between training supply, e-business competence and e-business performance in SMEs. More specifically, we investigate whether the provision of training lead to more competence, and eventually, to better performance in the context of e-business. This issue has received interest from researchers in the general field of SME research, but few studies have focused on the context of ebusiness. There is scarce and ambiguous evidence that training leads to better performance in SMEs (Bryan, 2006; Devins & Johanson, 2003; Patton, Marlow, & Hannon, 2000; Westhead & Storey, ABSTRACT
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عنوان ژورنال:
- IJEBR
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009