E-Commerce and SME Performance: The Moderating Influence of Entrepreneurial Competencies

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F22%3A50019552" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/22:50019552 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/12/1/13/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/12/1/13/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci12010013" target="_blank" >10.3390/admsci12010013</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

E-Commerce and SME Performance: The Moderating Influence of Entrepreneurial Competencies

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This research aims to examine the mediating role of the use of the e-commerce and moderating influence of entrepreneurial competencies on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study data were collected via a structured questionnaire comprised of a seven-point Likert scale from practitioners serving at the top and middle-level positions in Pakistani SMEs. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was applied on 250 useable returned questionnaires. The results showed that the association between the use of e-commerce and firm performance is positively significant. Moreover, the use of e-commerce mediates the positive association between technological readiness, adoption cost, and firm performance. However, the moderating role of entrepreneurial competencies does not appear as significant between the use of e-commerce and manufacturing SMEs&apos; performance. The present study is the first to explore entrepreneurial competencies as a moderator between e-commerce adoption and firm performance. The empirical outcomes of this research provide useful theoretical and practical implications for the managers and practitioners to understand the underlying factors for the successful implementation of e-commerce in the SME sector to enhance firm performance.

Název v anglickém jazyce

E-Commerce and SME Performance: The Moderating Influence of Entrepreneurial Competencies

Popis výsledku anglicky

This research aims to examine the mediating role of the use of the e-commerce and moderating influence of entrepreneurial competencies on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The study data were collected via a structured questionnaire comprised of a seven-point Likert scale from practitioners serving at the top and middle-level positions in Pakistani SMEs. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was applied on 250 useable returned questionnaires. The results showed that the association between the use of e-commerce and firm performance is positively significant. Moreover, the use of e-commerce mediates the positive association between technological readiness, adoption cost, and firm performance. However, the moderating role of entrepreneurial competencies does not appear as significant between the use of e-commerce and manufacturing SMEs&apos; performance. The present study is the first to explore entrepreneurial competencies as a moderator between e-commerce adoption and firm performance. The empirical outcomes of this research provide useful theoretical and practical implications for the managers and practitioners to understand the underlying factors for the successful implementation of e-commerce in the SME sector to enhance firm performance.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

ISSN

2076-3387

e-ISSN

2076-3387

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

"Article Number: 13"

Kód UT WoS článku

000775482600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85123785115