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An Exploratory Research of the Usage Level of E-Commerce among SMEs in the West Coast of Sabah, Malaysia

Jetol Bolongkikit, and Obit, Joe Henry, and Asing, Joyce Georgina, and Tanakinjal , Geoffrey Harvey, (2006) An Exploratory Research of the Usage Level of E-Commerce among SMEs in the West Coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 11 (2).

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University Malaysia Sabah, School of Informatics Science

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that e-commerce development offers a promising way for business to meet the challenges of the ever-changing environment. It provides effective and efficient ways, such as buyers can gather information rapidly about the availability of the products or services, evaluate, or negotiate with vendors. However, previous studies on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia have shown that the application of e-commerce is still at its infancy. Thus, this study investigates the usage level of e-commerce application for the SMEs in West Coast of Sabah, Malaysia. This achieved by circulating a set of questionnaire to examine the awareness and adoption of e-commerce application by the SMEs, and recognize the impeding factors to adopt e-commerce and the perception of e-commerce benefits towards incorporating e-commerce in their business. The study found that the awareness and adoption level among the SMEs are still in its infancy, although the potential benefits were perceived to be important.

Item Type:Journal
Keywords:Electronic Commerce; Usage Level; Small and Medium Enterprises
Subjects:H Social Sciences
ID Code:1878

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