This paper explores the performance of Chinese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic marketplaces (EMs). Based on a content analysis of 155 cases of high performing online Chinese vendors, this paper explains the success of SME online B2B vendors...

The resourced-based view (RBV) is one of the most frequently cited theories in organization research. In the field of Information Systems (IS), the RBV has been used to explain organizations' IT capabilities and firm performance. Recently, small online vendors have emerged as a viable...