By
Margi Levy, Senior Lecturer in Information Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
Philip Powell, Professor of Information Management and Director, Centre for Information Management, School of Management, University of Bath, UK
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.
Audience:
Final year undergraduates and MSc students in Information Systems departments. MBAs in business schools. The global IS research community particularly in Australasia, SE Asia, and Canada
