International Journal of Technology in Small and Medium Enterprises (IJTSME)

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Description

The International Journal of Technology in Small and Medium Enterprises (IJTSME) disseminates scholarly research and case studies in concepts, processes, experimentations, and overall value and limitations of ICTs in SMEs. IJTSME contributes cutting-edge research focused on organizational e-business adoption on a global level.

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Mission

The mission of the International Journal of Technology in Small and Medium Enterprises (IJTSME) is to provide a global forum for academic research studies on technology in small and medium businesses. This journal provides academicians, scholars, researchers, decision makers, and other industry professionals access to original state-of-the-art publications on the adoption of information communication technologies among small and medium enterprises.

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Topics Covered

Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:

Benefits of ICT to SMEs

Case studies of both successful and unsuccessful technology development in SMEs

Customer acquisition and retention through ICT in SMEs

Development of e-marketing for SMEs

Development of e-procurement for SMEs

Diffusion of ICT among SMEs

Drivers and barriers of ICT development in SMEs

E-business issues for SMEs

E-commerce and distribution in SMEs

E-education as a form of employee development in SMEs

E-health services utilization and benefits to SMEs

Emerging business models for ICT in SMEs

E-project management for SMEs

Extent of ICT use among SMEs

Future directions for research on ICT development in SMEs

Future e-challenges in SMEs

ICT adoption and non-adoption among SMEs

ICT and business renewal among SMEs

ICT and corporate culture in SMEs

ICT and supply chains integration in SMEs

International aspects of ICT for SMEs

IT skills portfolio management for the ICT workers in SMEs

M-business issues for SMEs

Methodologies for the study of ICT development in SMEs

Post-adoption challenges for SMEs

Process of adoption of ICT among SMEs

Region, sector, or industry specific studies on ICT among SMEs

Role of external parties in ICT development in SMEs

SMEs in B2B and B2C contexts

Successful transformation to ICT by SMEs

Trust, privacy, and security issues in ICT for SMEs

Web 2.0 impact and benefits for SMEs

Web interfaces and usability for Web sites of SMEs

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Editor(s)-in-Chief Biography

Abdulrahman A. Mirza
Abdulrahman A. Mirza has been a faculty member in the IS Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University (KSU) since 1997. He has also been acting as the CIO at the King Abdullah Foundation for Developmental Housing since May of 2005. Dr. Mirza is also cooperating with the King Saud University for health sciences and teaching courses in their Master’s of Health Informatics program. Between 2003 and 2005 Dr. Mirza was appointed the chairman of the IS Department at KSU. During the academic year of 2002/2003 he spent a year at DePaul University as a senior fulbright scholar, where he conducted cooperative research activities. His other experiences include teaching positions at Knowledge Systems Institute and Oakton Community College between 1995 and 1997. Dr. Mirza also worked in the industry as an applications developer between January 1996 and July 1997 at Genesis International, Inc.Dr. Mirza receieved his PhD in computer science from Illinois Institute of Technology (1995). His MS in operations research and management science and BS in computer science were both attained from George Mason University in 1990 and 1988 respectively.