E-business managerial aspects, solutions and case studies  [electronic resource] / 
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha and Joao Varajao, editors. 
 - Hershey, Pa. :  IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA),  c2011. 
 - electronic texts ([288] p.) :  digital files. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>1. SMEs and e-business / M�ario Ferreira -- 2. Strategic e-business/IT alignment for SME competitiveness / Eduardo Escofet, Mar�ia Rodr�iguez-F�ortiz, Jos�e Garrido -- 3. SME managers' required entrepreneurship and business competences / George Velegrakis ... et al. -- 4. Preparing for change / Ciara Heavin, Frederic Adam -- 5. Business agility and process agility / Giorgio Bruno -- 6. E-procurement process / Paolo Renna, Pierluigi Argoneto -- 7. Well-being and e-business as an influential innovation / Simona �Zi�zek, Matja�z Mulej, Sonja Treven -- 8. Copying with dynamic change / Jayantha Liyanage -- 9. SME adoption and use of ICT for networked trading purposes / Fintan Clear, Adrian Woods, Keith Dickson -- 10. Collaborative networks / Kathryn Cormican --  11. E-sourcing electronic platforms in real business / Lu�is Sampaio, Jos�e Figueiredo -- 12. Search engine marketing in small and medium companies / Tom Alby, Burkhardt Funk -- 13. Information and technology management (ITM) / Marjorie Bieh ... et al. -- 14. E-commerce penetration in the SADC region / Bwalya Joseph -- 15. Conservation of information and e-business success and challenges / Huilien Tung ... et al. -- 16. The diffusion of internet technology in rural Minnesota / Susan Jones, Ronald Stover. 
<br/><br/> Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
<br/><br/> Provides a discussion of the managerial aspects, solutions and case studies related to e-business, disseminating current achievements and practical solutions and applications. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781609604653 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4018/978-1-60960-463-9  doi 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Small business--Information technology.<br/>Electronic commerce--Management.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Business agility and process agility Collaborative business interfacing for SMEs Collaborative networks Conservation of information and e-business success and challenges E-procurement Knowledge activities for enhancing organizational preparedness Search engine marketing in small and medium companies SMEs and e-business Sourcing electronic platforms Strategic e-business 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD2341  / .E223 2011e 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.8/72