Received: 3 March 2005 Accepted: 21 September 2005 Abstract Regional electronic marketplaces (REMs) have been used to promote ecommerce uptake by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, the community and regional economic development motives underpinning REM creation can cause complexities. While REM development and management can be informed by existing theoretical frameworks, there is n...

An effective information security culture is vital to the success of information systems governance, risk management and compliance. Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) face special challenges developing an information security culture as they may lack the information security knowledge, skills and behaviours of large organisations. This paper reports the main findings from an interpretive...

Marketing decision-making in SMEs tends to be simplistic, haphazard, unstructured, intuitive, unplanned, and with a short-tem1 focus. Moreover, decision-making in the small fiffi1 is strongly influenced and characterised by the inherent competencies of the ownermanager. Thus, an identification of these competencies are crucial in any study of SME marketing decision making, given the dominant ro...

This study aims to analyze the marketing strategy of Batik Tulis Kenongo SMEs compete during Covid-19 pandemic. type is a descriptive qualitative. The data sources used are primary through direct interviews with five informants, namely owner SMEs, two employees, and customers. analysis technique reduction, display concluding drawing. results show that strategies can use pandemic focus on compet...

This paper presents some findings from an ongoing doctoral research project investigating the adoption of Information Technology (IT) within Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The aim of this research is to compare the actual factors influencing Indonesian SME managers in IT adoption decisions with those factors suggested in the literature, which is drawn mainly from research in de...

This case study explores the attitudes and perceptions of franchise owner-operators in regard to their acceptance of advanced Internet innovation and technologies. Because these franchisees serve a dual role as both the decision maker and the end user of new technology and innovation, they provide a dichotomy of perspectives that yield insights into many aspects of business leadership, customer...

The current pandemic which was caused by the COVID-19 has weakened Indonesia's economic conditions, resulted in a decline demand for businesses engaged food and beverages. This encourages SMEs Kampung Tahu Kediri (Kediri's Tofu Village) to utilize social capital maintaining developing their businesses. purpose of this research is first analyze role development new product innovations Kediri. Se...

The aim of this paper is to identify some of the generic problems that restrict effective product development within SME medical manufacturers. The content of the paper is based on the preliminary findings of a European funded project that looks at key issues restricting growth in this industry sector. The paper reports the outcomes of a series of in-depth interviews with senior SME managers wi...

The best practices in the organizations have gained momentum amongst entrepreneurship scholars, but much of benchmarking literature is about large firms. purpose this qualitative multiple case study research aims to explore successful SME restaurants Sri Lanka. based on social reality, which closely aligned with critical realism philosophy. purposive sampling method was used recruit participant...