Small Business

Paper Summary:

This paper researches the potential of small business to effect the global economy, through the introduction of technological innovation. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that likely will determine the probability of success by small businesses in e-commerce. The paper includes background and explanation of these factors and their probable impacts on small business in relation to e-commerce. Small businesses, as the term was used in this study, refers to small and medium business enterprises. The paper includes statistical tables with data relating to the subject.

Contents:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Scope and Delimitations of the Study
Definition of Terms
Overview of the Remainder of the Study
Review of the Literature
Introduction to the Literature Review
Theoretical Framework
Economic Growth & Development
Capitalist World System
Institutionalist Economic Thought
Related Research
Globalization
Information Technology
E-Commerce
Conclusions Relative to the Problem
Methodology
Introduction to the Method
Research Design
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Variables and Operational Definitions
Population and Sample
Data Collection Procedures
Data Analysis
Methodological Limitations
Data Analysis
Overview
Description of the Sample
Results of Data Analyses
Results of Testing Hypothesis
Results of Testing Hypothesis
Results of Testing Hypothesis
Results of Testing Hypothesis
Summary, Discussion and Recommendations
Summary
Discussion
Recommendation for Further Research
References

From the Paper:

"The virtual explosion of technological advances in telecommunications and information technology in the early- and mid-1990s, together with the acceleration of technological innovations in these fields in the late-1990s and continuing into the twenty-first century, however, are providing small businesses expanding opportunities. Primarily, their access to markets has expanded and continues to expand beyond limits perceived as impenetrable barriers a decade ago."

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