Name
Abstract | ||
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The following paper presents results from a longitudinal study about the importance and use of information and communication technology (ICT) in Swiss small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). In an empirical survey, 989 questionnaires were collected and analysed (return rate 17%). The results were weighted according to company size and industry sector and are representative for Switzerland. The findings show that Swiss SMEs-in their self-assessment-manage to gain (competitive) advantages from the deployment of information and communication technology. ICT is universally used (even) in (small and medium-sized) companies. There is a high degree of inter-organizational ICT use. ICT know-how and awareness are strongly rooted in management. The general conclusion is that IT matters for Swiss SMEs. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2007 | 10.1080/10196780601136799 | Electronic Markets |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
medium-sized company,inter-organizational ict use,ict strategy,general conclusion,ict use,empirical study,communication technology,medium-sized companies,swiss smes-in,information technology,ict know-how,following paper,switzerland,swiss smes,company size,empirical survey,sme,information and communication technology,competitive advantage | Longitudinal study,Economics,Software deployment,Information technology,Commerce,Empirical survey,Information and Communications Technology,Empirical research,Marketing,Rate of return | Journal |
Volume | Issue | Citations |
17 | 1 | 8 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.67 | 0 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Schubert | 1 | 151 | 34.69 |
| Uwe Leimstoll | 2 | 36 | 8.14 |