TY - GEN
T1 - Application of ebusiness strategies for SMEs in developing countries
AU - Kapurubandara, Mahesha
AU - Arunatileka, Shiromi
AU - Gnige, Athula
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Through E-Business, Information Communications Technology (ICT) has change the way trade and commerce is carried out. The developed nations of the world are taking advantage of these new technologies to expand their markets. Many countries, developed as well as developing, encourage the SMEs to form clusters to strengthen their marketing and buying power. Clustering, is found to be a good strategy for SMEs all over the world to accept as a means to achieve competitive advantage. In this paper, the Seven E's in eTransformation, a model developed by the University of Western Sydney, that is being successfully used with SMEs in Australia is applied as the approach to e Transform industries in developing countries towards eBusiness. The model incorporates new business thinking, business models in the new e-economy and it also depicts how clustering can be used to gain competitive advantage. The ceramic industry sector in Sri Lanka is being used for the study of eTransforming a cluster of organisations.
AB - Through E-Business, Information Communications Technology (ICT) has change the way trade and commerce is carried out. The developed nations of the world are taking advantage of these new technologies to expand their markets. Many countries, developed as well as developing, encourage the SMEs to form clusters to strengthen their marketing and buying power. Clustering, is found to be a good strategy for SMEs all over the world to accept as a means to achieve competitive advantage. In this paper, the Seven E's in eTransformation, a model developed by the University of Western Sydney, that is being successfully used with SMEs in Australia is applied as the approach to e Transform industries in developing countries towards eBusiness. The model incorporates new business thinking, business models in the new e-economy and it also depicts how clustering can be used to gain competitive advantage. The ceramic industry sector in Sri Lanka is being used for the study of eTransforming a cluster of organisations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4544317982&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EEE.2004.1287289
DO - 10.1109/EEE.2004.1287289
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:4544317982
SN - 0769520731
SN - 9780769520735
T3 - Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service, EEE 2004
SP - 49
EP - 59
BT - Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service, EEE 2004
A2 - Yuan, S.T.
A2 - Liu, J.
T2 - Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service, EEE 2004
Y2 - 28 March 2004 through 31 March 2004
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