Achieving Strategic Growth in Microenterprises Through Information Technology: UK Micro Enterprise Case Study

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Shah, S. [1 ]
Long, M. [1 ]
Ganji, E. Naghi [1 ]
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[1] Univ Greenwich, FES, Dept Appl Engn & Management, Chatham, Kent, England
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Information technology (IT); microenterprises; small and medium enterprises (SME); strategic growth; ADOPTION;
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Technology is a powerful tool that aims to assist efficient and effective use of resources within businesses. The paper examines to provide an understanding on the use of Information Technology tools and its influence on a UK microenterprise. It aims to explore further understanding on the strategic growth of any microenterprise firms. Through research findings and that of the analysis, it develops reasons and factors towards achieving greater time efficient practices with the use of information technology tools to achieve strategic growth for the business in the challenging economic markets. The paper presents the preliminary case study of UK microenterprise through observational findings examining general business processes, the challenges and drawbacks within the working environments and that of the use of technological tools. The findings of this case study will further enable the researchers to develop a novel framework to assist and enable any microenterprise in achieving overall strategic growth.
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页码:1133 / 1137
页数:5
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