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E-Commerce Innovation in SMEs: A Motivation-Ability Perspective

E-Commerce Innovation in SMEs: A Motivation-Ability Perspective

Alemayehu Molla, Richard Duncombe
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781599049014|ISBN10: 1599049015|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616926489|EISBN13: 9781599049021
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-901-4.ch007
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Molla, Alemayehu, and Richard Duncombe. "E-Commerce Innovation in SMEs: A Motivation-Ability Perspective." Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, edited by Fang Zhao, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 122-140. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-901-4.ch007

APA

Molla, A. & Duncombe, R. (2008). E-Commerce Innovation in SMEs: A Motivation-Ability Perspective. In F. Zhao (Ed.), Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation (pp. 122-140). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-901-4.ch007

Chicago

Molla, Alemayehu, and Richard Duncombe. "E-Commerce Innovation in SMEs: A Motivation-Ability Perspective." In Information Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, edited by Fang Zhao, 122-140. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-901-4.ch007

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Abstract

Small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) innovativeness to use e-commerce has received significant research attention. This chapter continues with this tradition and offers a theoretically grounded and deeper insight into the e-commerce innovation process in SMEs. This is achieved by proposing a motivation ability-based four-state developmental framework. Each of the four states is then described in terms of organisational readiness, organisational capability, e-commerce capability, e-commerce motivational factors, and commodity chain position. SME mangers can use the framework as a decision making tool to critically stock-take their innate state and to set realistic goals and expectations with regards to future e-commerce investments. The utility of the framework is demonstrated through case studies of 14 small-scale enterprises located in the Indian state of Karnataka. The result suggests that rather than static models of e-commerce adoption, temporal models that are dynamic in nature and that recognise e-commerce as an ongoing innovation process have more explanatory power to understand innovation in SMEs in such an environment.

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