Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications

Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications addresses eCommerce issues in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a global setting. The book aims at addressing issues that are of importance to researchers, to students, and to professionals interested in the eCommerce field in SMEs and hence, interested in addressing issues pertaining to theory and to practice.

Electronic Commerce in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises: Frameworks, Issues and Implications addresses eCommerce issues in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a global setting. The book aims at addressing issues that are of importance to researchers.

Dr. Nabeel A. Al-Qirim is a lecturer of IS, a module coordinator of eBusinessIT and a researcher (path) in the School of Computer and Information Sciences, Faculty of Business, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. He has a Cert. (Education), Bachelor degree in Elec. Engin., PostGradDipInfoSys. (Hons. with distinction), MBA and PhD. His research interests and publications are in IT & eBusiness in small businesses, SCM, mobile business, telemedicine and eBusiness in NGOs and in SMEs in developing countries. He is the editor of "electronic business in small to medium-sized enterprises: Frameworks, issues and implications" and a co-editor of the book, "eBusiness, Government & Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges." He 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.