AN EXAMINATION OF THE BENEFITS AND BARRIERS OF E‐COMMERCE ADOPTION ACTIVITIES AMONG YEMENI SMES
Yemeni small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the early stages of e-commerce adoption and their owners and managers need to be supported to gain an understanding of the benefits that their commerce can achieve from adopting e-commerce. Yemeni SMEs are at the early stages of e-commerce adoption. The delay in adopting more advanced e-commerce solutions are due to factors including the comparatively low level of technology usage within the organization, lack of qualified staff available to develop, implement and support firms’ websites, and limited financial resources. A lack of computer software and hardware resources appears to have a determinal effect on e-commerce adoption among Yemeni SMEs.
E-commerce, Information System, Management, Adoption, Performance