Adoption and sustained use of M-Commerce to improve efficacy of construction SMMEs

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dc.contributor.advisorFlowerday, Stephenen
dc.contributor.advisorIsabirye, Naomien
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Zenandeen
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-20T07:22:57Z
dc.date.available2026-08-20T07:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.description.abstractE-commerce has been said to bring value to businesses by improving business efficiency and effectiveness and thus providing business with a competitive advantage through the potential benefits that it offers (Cloete, Courtney & Fintz, 2002). However, despite the potential benefits that e-commerce can offer, the adoption of B2C e-commerce in South African construction SMMEs is low and this is due to the challenges associated with e-commerce (Vaithanathan, 2010; Uzoka, Shemi & Seleka, 2007; Love & Irani, 2004; Anumba & Ruikar, 2002). These e-commerce challenges include: high implementation costs, lack or poor infrastructure, inadequate resources, low use of e-commerce by suppliers and consumers, lack of access to e-commerce, computer illiteracy, deficiency in understanding the potential benefits of e-commerce and security concerns (Vaithanathan, 2010; Uzoka, Shemi, & Seleka, 2007; Mensah, Bahta, & Mhlanga, 2005; Cloete, Courtney, & Fintz, 2002). Therefore, due to these e-commerce challenges, construction SMMEs do not exploit the business advantages that e-commerce offers. In order to assist South African construction SMMEs in their efforts to improve their business effectiveness and efficiency through commercial technologies.en
dc.format154 leaves; 30 cmen
dc.formatpdfen
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, Zenande. 2011en
dc.identifier.othervital:11125en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/528en
dc.identifier.otherConstruction industryen
dc.identifier.otherMobile commerceen
dc.identifier.otherSmall businessen
dc.identifier.otherComputer-assisted instructionen
dc.identifier.otherInteractive videosen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4953
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Management & Commerceen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectConstruction industryen
dc.subjectMobile commerceen
dc.subjectSmall businessen
dc.subjectComputer-assisted instructionen
dc.subjectInteractive videosen
dc.titleAdoption and sustained use of M-Commerce to improve efficacy of construction SMMEsen
dc.title.alternativeAdoption and sustained use of M-Commerce to improve efficacy of construction SMMEsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMCom (Information Systems)en

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