Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have been receiving lesser focus from the software vendors than large enterprises (LEs).Research on the implementation of ERP in certain European countries shows that the job of implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a riskier business for SMEs than for LEs. In this paper, a framework has been adopted to cover both the national (Indian) an...

This is one of three Issue Briefing Notes produced by a partnership of six sustainable development-oriented non-governmental organizations, including three international organizations and three organizations based in developing countries. The Issue Briefing Notes present a general overview of three issues that deserve particular attention in discussions on the possible development by the Intern...

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologies to SMEs and the potentials of SMEs for economic growth. Using qualitative techniques we obtained and analysed data from ten SMEs that have adopt...

—Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major part of the industrial economies. Their survival and growth has therefore been a prominent issue. Research and development (R&D) enables firms to create new technologies and/or to build on existing technologies obtained through technology transfer. owadays unpredictable environment suggests that many firms seek new ways of conducting their ...

Cloud Computing (CC) has recently become a hot issue in today’s competitive market place. Many prior researches in Information Systems (IS) discipline have investigated significant factors influencing the adoption of new technologies or service solutions. However, due to the novelty of CC, adoption of CC especially in the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) seems to be one of the less exp...

 International trade causes that markets to become more competitive and small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) learn to compete effectively within this increasingly competitive global market place. SMEs are able to take advantage of increased opportunities in domestic markets that follow from international trade. It is indeed a way for internationalization of SMEs. This paper analyzes income and...

Organizations today are faced with massive globalization, demanding customers with rapidly changing desires, shrinking response time, shrinking product lifecycles and demanding employees. This requires organizations to become fast, flexible, and participative and focused on customers, competition, teams, time and process. To respond to these forces, it is important to adopt a e-commerce in SMEs...

ERP systems have originally been developed for large enterprises (LEs). However, market saturation, integration of supply chains and improvements in technology have led to more and more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopting ERP systems. Though there is a focus shift from LEs to SMEs in the ERP market, most academic literature on ERP systems is based on findings from LEs. In additio...