{"product_id":"e-commerce-usage-by-the-smes-voon-kiong-liew-9783639173949","title":"E-Commerce Usage by the SMEs in Northern Malaysia","description":"The is a study to assess the state of e-commerce adoption by the SMEs in Northern Malaysia and to examine the factors that might hinder the adoption. Quantitative Analysis of the data obtained found that the general usage of e-commerce among the SMEs in Northern Malaysia was low; most firms seemed to have implemented only basic e-commerce applications. Analysis of benefits realized found that most of the SMEs only gained some of the benefits of e-commerce. Benefits realized were in the areas of customer service, market expansion, and back-end efficiency and inventory management. SMEs who have adopted e-commerce seemed incapable of improving their overall performance and profitability. Examination of the factors that might hinder the adoption of e-commerce by the SMEs in Northern Malaysia was factors related to organizational, governmental and environmental barriers. Out of the three factors, only the factor associated with environmental barriers has a significant correlation with the extent of e-commerce adoption. Regression analysis confirmed that the factor related to environmental barriers has significant negative influence on the extent of e-commerce adoption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Voon Kiong Liew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3639173945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783639173949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VDM Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Voon Kiong Liew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446280270079,"sku":"9783639173949","price":52.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc0aceab-be42-4b0a-a8a6-7c6dc0d0ff13.jpg?v=1777223690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/e-commerce-usage-by-the-smes-voon-kiong-liew-9783639173949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}