Antecedents of E-Business Assimilation in Manufacturing SMEs

Authors

Louis Raymond, Département des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, P.O. Box 500, Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaFollow
François Bergeron, Groupe RGTI, Faculté des sciences de l’administration, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CanadaFollow
Sam Blili, Institut de l'Entreprise, Université de Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In order to further our knowledge on the use of the Internet and the Web in manufacturing SMEs, the present research seeks through an empirical study of 108 Canadian firms to explore the following questions: For what purposes are the Internet and the Web presently used, i.e., to what extent are e-business functions assimilated in manufacturing SMEs? What characteristics of the SMEs’ environmental, strategic, managerial, operational, and technological context are associated with e-business assimilation?

Recommended Citation

Raymond, Louis; Bergeron, François; and Blili, Sam, "Antecedents of E-Business Assimilation in Manufacturing SMEs" (2004). ICEB 2004 Proceedings (Beijing, China). 106.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2004/106