Journal of Systems and Information Technology: Volume 7 Issue 1/2

Ebusiness barriers to growth within the SME sector

Paul Jones, Paul Beynon‐Davies, Elizabeth Muir

The development of Ecommerce within Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Wales is restricted by a number of barriers. Various projects initiated by government and academic…

Strategic alliances and perceived barriers to electronic commerce adoption in SMES

A number of recent studies have suggested that many small businesses are opting to become members of strategic alliances with other firms in order to minimise the perceived…

The use of E‐commerce amongst thirty‐four Australian SMEs: An experiment or a strategic business tool?

Stephen Chau

The use of e‐commerce and the Internet is increasing in acceptance for a wide range of businesses from large enterprises to small and micro businesses. While the literature on…

E‐commerce in the aerial mapping industry: A New Zealand case study

Nabeel A. Y. Al‐Qirim

This research describes the adoption and the usage of Internet commerce technologies (EC) in a small to medium‐sized business (SME) in New Zealand. The case study is part of the…

Internet banking systems: An exploration of contemporary issues

Philip O’Reilly, Pat Finnegan

Since 1995, Internet banking has allowed consumers to utilise the Internet as a platform to interact with their bank. Initially, the hype surrounding Internet banking was immense…

An analysis of the design of a programmable autonomous business

Nick V. Flor

Community‐based business models attempt to profit from the value created by individuals interacting in virtual communities. An interesting variant of this model is the…

A framework for evaluating the impact of the internet on business‐to‐business e‐commerce value delivery options

Leslie W. Young, Robert B. Johnston

There are a number of traditional business strategy theories that have been used to discuss business‐to‐business (B2B) e‐commerce strategy: Transaction Cost Economics…