Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
8-2007
Abstract
The advent of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has opened up new opportunities for micro-enterprises to improve their businesses. However the challenges to using ICTs are impeding these businesses from growing into the drivers for development that they can be. This suggests that a potentially important driver of development needs to be supported. This paper investigates the adoption of ICTs in eight micro-enterprises in an underserved community of Omaha, Nebraska. Following an action research study, this research provides insight into the key challenges and opportunities facing micro-enterprises in their use of ICTs to create value for their businesses. Its contribution is in the methodology for implementing ICTs in micro-enterprises.
Recommended Citation
Wolcott, Peter; Qureshi, Sajda; and Kamal, Mehruz, "An Information Technology Therapy Approach to Micro-enterprise Adoption of ICTs" (2007). Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Proceedings & Presentations. 22.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/isqafacproc/22
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Databases and Information Systems Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Technology and Innovation Commons
Comments
© 2007 Association for Information Systems. This article was originally published here: http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2007/73/.
Presented at the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone, CO. Aug. 10-12, 2007.