-commerce activities of rural SME business owners / John Sanders, Laura Galloway, David Deakins -- 7. Internet marketing and SMEs / Daniel … graphic design SMEs in South Wales / Lyndon Murphy, Joanna Jones, Huw Swayne, Brychan Thomas -- 12. Electronic customer …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in rejuvenating and sustaining the modern economy … research conducted on SMEs internationally and place it at the disposal of academics, practitioners, consultants, the vendor … community, and policymakers. The goal of the book is to highlight the challenges faced by SMEs and how they are coping with the …

, with a special focus on SMEs"--Provided by publisher. … software agents / Emmanuel Tadjouddine -- 3. Enhancing the preparedness of SMEs for E-business opportunities by collaborative … networks / Heiko Duin, Klaus-Dieter Thoben -- 4. E-learning for SMEs / Asbjorn Rolstadas, Bjorn Andersen, Manuel Fradinho -- 5 …

1. SMEs and e-business / Mário Ferreira -- 2. Strategic e-business/IT alignment for SME competitiveness / Eduardo …

with a special focus on SMEs, providing researchers, scholars, and professionals with some of the most advanced research …1. Web 2.0: an emerging and innovative solution for SMEs / Alexis Barlow, Margaret McCann and Anne Smith -- 2. E …-procurement system and adoption for SMEs / Serdal Bayram and Özalp Vayvay -- 3. Model of funcionalities for the development of B2B E …

"This book reviews applications of open innovation concepts and strategies for SMEs development by accommodating … and creativity / George S. Spais -- 2. Open innovation for non- high-tech SMEs: the case of the Users Association of …: contexts of SMEs / Hakikur Rahman and Isabel Ramos -- 5. Rvolta, a case for open innovation: how can a SME be innovative in a …

"This book unites knowledge on how SMEs can apply open innovation strategies to development by incorporating academic …Concepts, researches, and practices -- Research and practices on open innovation : perspectives SMEs -- Open innovation … model for OI : synthesizing opportunities and challenges surrounding SMEs -- Innovation marketing, communication, and growth …

insights into the current state of the digital economy and the ability of SMEs to leverage information and communication …Introduction -- Growth of the digital economy -- Digital economy components -- SMEs industry -- Digital divide and SMEs … -- E-Readiness and its assessment -- E-Readiness assessment methods and tools -- E-Readiness of SMEs -- E …

, gender of CEO, and education level of CEO as driving forces for e-commerce adoption. Results show that regional SMEs in … developed countries have low e-commerce adoption rates, and strategic alliances by SMEs play a key role in overcoming the low …SMEs and electronic commerce -- General research methodology and procedures -- Profile of SMEs in Sweden, Australia …