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Digitalization strategies for SMEs: A cost vs. skill approach for website development

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  • Candice Louw
  • Cecile Nieuwenhuizen

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In the age of the digital revolution, websites are a critical component in establishing an online organizational presence. The main aim of this paper is to deliver a model that may provide guidelines, specifically for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including those in resource-scarce contexts, in determining the most viable strategy for setting up and managing their own website. The deliverance of the Combined Cost and Technical Skill Model for Website Development contributes not only to the theory on web development, but also offers guidance to SMEs with planning their web development strategies, specifically when taking into account the core components of cost and technical skills in resource-scarce contexts. This, in turn, may assist SMEs with increasing their online presence maturity, possibly also allowing them to compete with larger organizations at an international scale.

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  • Candice Louw & Cecile Nieuwenhuizen, 2020. "Digitalization strategies for SMEs: A cost vs. skill approach for website development," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(2), pages 195-202, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:12:y:2020:i:2:p:195-202
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2019.1625591
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    1. Tatik Suryani & Abu Amar Fauzi & Margaret L. Sheng & Mochamad Nurhadi, 2024. "Developing and testing a measurement scale for SMEs’ website quality (SMEs-WebQ): Evidence from Indonesia," Electronic Commerce Research, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 1763-1794, September.

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