Int. J. Hum. Capital Urban Manage., 4(2): ***, Spring 2019
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CASE STUDY
The level of adopton of E-commerce by small-medium scale industries
N.W. Deriani*, T.M. Kusuma
Department of Informatcs System, Simik Stkom Bali, Denpasar, Indonesia
The empowerment of small medium scale industries must be carried out
thoroughly through the provision of business development opportunites to
the greatest extent so as to be able to increase the role and potental of the
industries. The purpose of this study was to analyze the internal infuence of the
human resources competencies on technology and the organizatonal readiness
to the level of adopton of e-commerce in craf small medium industries. The
analysis used by researchers to determine the efect of each variable using
multple linear regression analysis techniques. This study shows that 79 percent of
human resources owned by small medium scale industries have the expertse to
operate computers and have adaptability that is fast with changes in informaton
technology but from an organizatonal perspectve 70 percent of them do not
provide adequate informaton technology devices (computers/smartphones and
internet networks) even though craf small medium scale industries who are
respondents 100 percent understand technological change and development.
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ARTICLE INFO
Artcle History:
Received 21 August 2018
Revised 11 November 2018
Accepted 30 December 2018
Keywords:
Adopton
E-commerce
Organizatonal readiness
Technology competency
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
The use of informaton technology in business
actvites is an innovatve way of doing company
actvites to enter the market in cyberspace which
is referred to as electronic business and electronic
commerce (e-business and e-commerce) (Setawat
et al., 2014). E-commerce is technology that mediates
exchanges between individuals and organizatons
based on technology both outside and within the
organizaton (Rayport et al., 2003). E-commerce
can provide diferent opportunites for small and
medium industries and help them relate to the use
of informaton technology (Al-Qirim 2007). There
are acceleratng trends for the implementaton of
electronic commerce (e-commerce) as an extra
marketng channel for selling products globally via
the access of the Internet (Abukhader et al., 2003).
Consumers can identfy the important atributes
of a search goods based on an informaton search
over the internet (Cao, 2012). The empowerment
of Small and Medium Industries needs to be carried
out through the widest possible development of
small and medium industries so as to increase the
role and potental. The presence of e-commerce
specifcally for businesses and small and medium
industries in the city of Denpasar aims to reduce
operatonal costs and reach a wider market so that
it can compete in the current industrial revoluton
4.0 era. Various benefts besides being able to
reduce operatonal costs, encourage business
growth, expand marketng networks, promotonal
DOI:10.22034/IJHCUM.2019.02.***