Mapping the Diffusion of the Internet Technology Cluster: An Examination of Irish SMEs

View Sample PDF

Author(s): James Griffin (Tipperary Institute, Ireland)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 18
Source title: Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nabeel Al-Qirim (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-146-9.ch008

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / E-Commerce / Small & Medium Enterprises

Purchase

View Mapping the Diffusion of the Internet Technology Cluster: An Examination of Irish SMEs on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

This chapter adopts a ‘technology cluster’ perspective in examining Internet usage within SMEs, analyzing Internet usage in terms of three distinct Internet technology groupings. Specific attention is paid to identifying and categorizing the diffusion pattern of website development among the SME sector on the basis of the theory of mimetic IT adoption patterns. Two potential hybrid diffusion patterns are identified, and their implications for policy makers and development agencies in the SME sector are discussed.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Mapping the Diffusion of the Internet Technology Cluster: An Examination of Irish SMEs

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors