The Role of the Internet in Overcoming Information Barriers: Implications for Exporting SMEs of the East African Community

• Authors: Neema Mori , Gibson Munisi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

SMEs; Information barriers; Internet; Exportation; East African Community

• Publisher: Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedze i Naukę "Cognitione" / Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University
• Journal: Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 60-77

Contributors

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Neema Mori

• Kristiansand School of Business, University of Agder, Boks 422, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway and University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Tanzania

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Gibson Munisi