E-business, E-government & Small and Medium-size Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Access restricted by licensing agreement.; Electronic reproduction.; Access is available to the Yale community.; Palo Alto, Calif.: ebrary; 2004.; Available via World Wide Web.; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Publisher Marketing: This work highlights successful policy and practices which encourage the success of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in numerous different countries. It offers insights into addressing the significant issues that are of importance to the small business sector. Contributor Bio:  Corbitt, Brian Professor Brian Corbitt, is Pro Vice Chancellor (Online Services). He is responsible for the integration of systems that support Deakin's commitment to online support for teaching and learning. He was previously Dr. Corbitt is a Professor of Information Systems and Head of School in the School of Information Systems at Deakin University in Melbourne (2001-2002). He had previously been JADE Professor of eCommerce at Victoria University of Wellington from 200-2001. Prior to that Professor Corbitt taught Information Systems and Management at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Information Systems and at Monash in the Department of Management. He was also Head of College, International House in the University of Melbourne. His research specializes in Electronic Commerce and IT policy development, analysis and implementation and in Business Modeling and Electronic Commerce trade relationships, and knowledge management and e-learning in tertiary institutions. His published research includes over 100 scholarly publications in journals and books and includes joint authorship of four books. Professor Corbitt recently completed a 5 year consultancy to the Thai Ministry of University Affairs on management reform and change in the Thai public university sector through the TASEAP Project. He has also been consulting to New Zealand and Australian companies on the development and implementation of B2B exchanges applicable to SMEs. Contributor Bio:  Al-Qirim, Nabeel A Y Nabeel A. Al-Qirim is a lecturer in the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. He has a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, MBA (UK), InfoSys. (Hons. with distinction), Cert. (Education), and PhD (Current). His research interests and publications are in IT & eCommerce in small business, SCM, mobile commerce, and Telemedicine. He is currently editing one book in the area of eCommerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and co-editing another book addressing policy implications pertaining to eCommerce, Government, and SMEs. He has worked in the IT industry for 12 years as a consultant and in managing total IT solutions with international companies: IBM, Compaq, Data General, Group Bull, and Siemens Nixdorf.