Components affecting the adoption of electronic commerce by the small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector
Journal Title: Roshd-e-Fanavari - Year 2011, Vol 7, Issue 25
Abstract
"Through deep library research, the influential factors in accepting electronic commerce by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural sector with the objective of displaying the importance of these factors are assessed. Achieving some objectives like equitable distribution of resources in disadvantaged areas, increasing production and exports, strengthening economic mobility, enhancing entrepreneurship, employment and increased job opportunities demonstrates the role of small enterprises in the agricultural sector development. Currently, small enterprises play an important role in the development economic indicators, so utilizing new methods of business such as e-commerce will be very effective in the development and success of these enterprises in the agricultural sector. In this regard, e-commerce will have positive effects on trading agricultural products. This study shows that many benefits of e-commerce are: providing better services for consumers, finding new suppliers and customers, and improving trade process. Factors such as compatibility, relative advantage and increased perception about profit-making have positive affect in electronic commerce adoption. Small-scale enterprises should pay more attention to application of e-commerce technologies such as communications networks to ensure that their method of work and organizational culture is compatible with e-commerce norms. Along with applying this technology, SMEs should learn more about the advantages of e-commerce in agriculture sector through workshops, seminars and training courses."
Authors and Affiliations
Maryam Yazdani Zanganeh, Bahman Khosro pour
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP177404
- DOI -
- Views 92
- Downloads 0
Assessment of Potential Risks Towards the Business Processes Reengineering Success in SMEs
"in turbulent business environment, organizations are struggling to make themselves agility and for this purpose, it is necessary for them to reengineer the business process. Selecting an appropriate process for reengine...
Examining Effects of Quality of Work Life on Forming Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors in a Communication Research Center in Iran
"K nowledge sharing is a key ability to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in today’s turbulent environments. Effective knowledge sharing among employees may considerably influence organizational performance of or...
Definition of University Spin-off Companies; Importance and Typology
Creation of university spin-off companies as an academically entrepreneurship activity can be considered as a growing mechanism for university technology transfer. In comparison with technology licensing, Spin-off compan...
Technology Exploitation Mechanisms In Biotechnology
"Biotechnology industry has a special place among novel industries and its progress and development speed just in less than three years, is seems surprising. Biotechnology is one of those crucial and important technologi...
The Role of R&D on Job Creation and Value Added of Small and Medium Enterprises
"The organization economic co-operation and development (O.E.C.D) gives the definition of R&D as a creative work which is done based on systematic structure in order to find new usage out of technical and scientific resu...