TY  - JOUR
AB  - Web‐based technologies are becoming an important way for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to acquire information systems capabilities to support business transformation. This paper investigates the business, technology, and IS drivers for component‐based applications. Web service technology is identified as a key driver for SMEs to gain operational and strategic benefit from net‐sourced information systems. The role of Web services in SMEs is explored through application of Venkatraman's business transformation model. The Web‐service transformation model is applied to a case study of a SME that is adopting Web service technology. The case identifies the potential benefits for SMEs of Web service technology and considers the factors that enable successful Web service adoption.
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SN  - 1741-0398
DO  - 10.1108/17410390410561008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17410390410561008
AU  - Vidgen Richard
AU  - Francis Diane
AU  - Powell Philip
AU  - Woerndl Maria
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Web service business transformation: collaborative commerce opportunities in SMEs
T2  - Journal of Enterprise Information Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 372
EP  - 381
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -