The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community
Small and medium-sized enterprises play a significant role in the East African Community, contributing highly to the national income and employing a significant number of people. Exportation provides a great opportunity for these enterprises to expand their businesses and improve their performance....
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| description | Small and medium-sized enterprises play a significant role in the East African Community, contributing highly to the national income and employing a significant number of people. Exportation provides a great opportunity for these enterprises to expand their businesses and improve their performance. However, they encounter a number of information- related barriers before and during exportation. Based on literature, this paper identifies these barriers and discusses how the internet could be used to reduce them. Based on the internet, international business and small business literature, the paper provides propositions and develops a model that will be useful for future studies in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93b2a5b6edae441eae92ac4d3f5adb7c2025-08-20T02:56:16ZengCognitione Foundation for the Dissemination of Knowledge and ScienceJournal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation2299-73262012-01-0182607710.7341/2012824The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African CommunityNeema Mori0Gibson Munisi1 Kristiansand School of Business, University of Agder Kristiansand School of Business, University of Agder Small and medium-sized enterprises play a significant role in the East African Community, contributing highly to the national income and employing a significant number of people. Exportation provides a great opportunity for these enterprises to expand their businesses and improve their performance. However, they encounter a number of information- related barriers before and during exportation. Based on literature, this paper identifies these barriers and discusses how the internet could be used to reduce them. Based on the internet, international business and small business literature, the paper provides propositions and develops a model that will be useful for future studies in this area. http://jemi.edu.pl/uploadedFiles/file/all-issues/vol8/issue2/JEMI_Vol_8_Issue_2_2012_Article_4.pdf SMEsInformation barriersInternetExportationEast African Community |
| spellingShingle | Neema Mori Gibson Munisi The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation SMEs Information barriers Internet Exportation East African Community |
| title | The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community |
| title_full | The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community |
| title_fullStr | The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community |
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| title_short | The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community |
| title_sort | role of the internet in overcoming information barriers implications for exporting smes of the east african community |
| topic | SMEs Information barriers Internet Exportation East African Community |
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