The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar

The research project was conducted to investigate the understanding of E-commerce Application among the SMEs in the state of Kelantan. Focusing on the population of registered members of Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia, Kelantan, a total of302 respondents were selected to participate in our study....

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Main Authors: Mansor, Norudin, Long, Che Ismail, Mohd. Annuar, Ahmad Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2007
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13036/1/AJ_NORUDIN%20MANSOR%20SMRJ%2007%201.pdf
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Long, Che Ismail
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description The research project was conducted to investigate the understanding of E-commerce Application among the SMEs in the state of Kelantan. Focusing on the population of registered members of Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia, Kelantan, a total of302 respondents were selected to participate in our study. Moving in line with the general assumption of world business community it is agreed that e-commerce application is highly relevant for the survival and meeting the challenges of borderless economy. At the same time, the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding the environment, coping with changes, and speeding up the business decision, able to further enhance the competitive advantage of the SMEs. Using the established model, our investigation focused on 5 identifiable variables to demonstrate its usefulness towards motivating SMEs to adopt e-commerce. Our analysis indicated that all the selected variables were significant towards enhancing the application of e-commerce and thus maintaining competitive advantage in the industry.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:130362016-06-15T03:40:35Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13036/ The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar smrj Mansor, Norudin Long, Che Ismail Mohd. Annuar, Ahmad Ismail Malaysia Malaysia Small business Electronic commerce The research project was conducted to investigate the understanding of E-commerce Application among the SMEs in the state of Kelantan. Focusing on the population of registered members of Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia, Kelantan, a total of302 respondents were selected to participate in our study. Moving in line with the general assumption of world business community it is agreed that e-commerce application is highly relevant for the survival and meeting the challenges of borderless economy. At the same time, the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding the environment, coping with changes, and speeding up the business decision, able to further enhance the competitive advantage of the SMEs. Using the established model, our investigation focused on 5 identifiable variables to demonstrate its usefulness towards motivating SMEs to adopt e-commerce. Our analysis indicated that all the selected variables were significant towards enhancing the application of e-commerce and thus maintaining competitive advantage in the industry. Institute of Research, Development and Commercialization (IRDC) 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13036/1/AJ_NORUDIN%20MANSOR%20SMRJ%2007%201.pdf The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar. (2007) Social and Management Research Journal (SMRJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Social_and_Management_Research_Journal_=28SMRJ=29/>, 4 (2). pp. 45-69. ISSN 1675-7017 https://smrj.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Malaysia
Malaysia
Small business
Electronic commerce
Mansor, Norudin
Long, Che Ismail
Mohd. Annuar, Ahmad Ismail
The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title_full The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title_fullStr The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title_full_unstemmed The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title_short The application of E-commerce among small medium enterprises : a case study in Kelantan / Norudin Mansor, Che Ismail Long and Ahmad Ismail Mohd. Annuar
title_sort application of e commerce among small medium enterprises a case study in kelantan norudin mansor che ismail long and ahmad ismail mohd annuar
topic Malaysia
Malaysia
Small business
Electronic commerce
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13036/1/AJ_NORUDIN%20MANSOR%20SMRJ%2007%201.pdf
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