Strategies for Growth in SMEs: The Role of Information and Information Sytems

Description:

Strategies for Growth in SMEs explores for the first time the role of information and information systems (IS) concepts in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Most IS research focuses on large firms, yet the majority of firms in most economies are SMEs. The book considers the applicability of IS theory and practice to SMEs and develops new theories that are relevant to these firms.

Composed of 6 sections, it covers, amongst other things; the nature of SMEs, the background to IS, and SMEs' use of IS, issues of IS strategy and planning in SMEs, the way that firms can transform through use of IS, evaluation, IS flexibility, business process re-engineering, resource-based strategy and knowledge management, the appropriateness of existing theories and the development of new models to address SME-specific issues. The final section of the book reviews the learning in the previous chapters and poses future agendas for research.

Written by two of the leading figures in the field, this book will be essential reading for researchers in IS and SMEs, students on entrepreneurship or IS courses, and others that focus on SMEs.

 

Table of Contents:

Preface; Part 1 SMEs and their Use of IS; Background to SMEs; Information, Information Systems and Researching IS; Part 2 Strategy and Planning for IS in SMEs; ISS Theory in the SME Context; An Organisational Approach to ISS for SMEs; From Cost Focus to Valued Added Strategies; Part 3 Transformation through IS; IS Strategy and Business Growth; Business Transformation in SMEs; Strategic Alignment in SMEs; Part 4 Issues in IS - The SME Context; Evaluation and Success of IS inSMEs; IS and Flexibility in SMEs; Business Process Re-engineering in SMEs; ISS in Knowledge-based Organisations; Co-opetition and Managing Knowledge in SMEs; Part 5 Global Futures - The Role of the Internet for SMEs; Adoption Strategies for the Internet; The Role of the Internet for SMEs; Strategic Intent and E-Business in SMEs - Enablers and Inhibitors; Enterprise Planning Systems and Web Services; E-hubs; Networks, SMEs and IS; Part 6 Future Opportunities for SMEs through IS; The Way Forward; Index

描述：
《中小企業成長策略》首次探討了信息和信息系統（IS）概念在中小企業（SMEs）中的作用。大多數IS研究都集中在大型企業上，然而大多數經濟體中的企業都是中小企業。本書考慮了IS理論和實踐對中小企業的適用性，並發展了與這些企業相關的新理論。

本書由6個部分組成，包括中小企業的性質，IS的背景以及中小企業對IS的使用，中小企業的IS戰略和規劃問題，企業如何通過使用IS進行轉型，評估、IS靈活性、業務流程再造、基於資源的戰略和知識管理，現有理論的適用性以及開發新模型以應對中小企業特定問題。本書的最後一部分回顧了前幾章的學習成果，並提出了未來的研究議程。

本書由該領域的兩位領先人物撰寫，對IS和中小企業的研究人員、創業或IS課程的學生以及關注中小企業的其他人來說，這本書是必讀之作。

目錄：
前言；第1部分：中小企業及其對IS的使用；中小企業的背景；信息、信息系統和IS研究；第2部分：中小企業的IS戰略和規劃；中小企業的ISS理論；面向中小企業的ISS的組織方法；從成本焦點到增值策略；第3部分：通過IS進行轉型；IS戰略和業務增長；中小企業的業務轉型；中小企業的戰略對齊；第4部分：IS問題-中小企業的背景；IS在中小企業中的評估和成功；中小企業的IS和靈活性；中小企業的業務流程再造；基於知識的組織中的IS；合作競爭和中小企業的知識管理；第5部分：全球未來-互聯網對中小企業的作用；互聯網的採用策略；互聯網對中小企業的作用；中小企業的戰略意圖和電子商務-促進因素和阻礙因素；企業計劃系統和Web服務；電子中心；網絡、中小企業和IS；第6部分：通過IS為中小企業創造未來機遇；前進的方向；索引