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Small firms and information and communication technologies (ICTs): toward a typology of ICTs usage
Author(s) -
Southern Alan,
Tilley Fiona
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00070
Subject(s) - icts , typology , information and communications technology , business , government (linguistics) , information technology , knowledge management , e government , public relations , sociology , political science , computer science , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy , law
Despite government support for a number of initiatives to encourage more small firms to adopt information and communication technologies (ICTs) implementation of ICTs has been a slow and very diverse development. This article examines the relationship between small firms and ICTs and highlights a number of typical, but often negated, characteristics that show how small firms use the technology.