Die Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1997 behandelt Themen der Wirtschaftsinformatik und wurde an der Hochschule Ludwigshafen am Rhein verfasst. Sie zeichnet sich durch eine sehr gute Bewertung aus und bietet tiefgehende Einblicke in die Schnittstelle zwischen Informatik und wirtschaftlichen Aspekten. Das Vorwort gibt einen ersten Überblick über die behandelten Themen und deren Relevanz für die Praxis.
The study deals with the adoption of e-business technologies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of the dissertation is to point out existing barriers, which are responsible for the still hesitant entrance of SMEs into the field of e-business, and to present solution approaches with which these obstacles can be eliminated. In this connection, simplified procedures are presented which make it possible for SMEs to develop an individual e-business strategy in a independent an efficient way. Another focus is to investigate the use of open source software instead of commercial software products to realize e-business projects. It is examined in particular as with the adoption of OSS the entrance into e-business can be facilitated for SMEs. With regard to the realization of e-business initiatives in small enterprises, the chances and risks as well as the general legal conditions and the cost saving potentials of OSS are considered. The use of e-business technologies will become increasingly a more important business objective for enterprises due to the preceding globalization of the markets. Particularly SMEs should not miss the chances of e-business since they will otherwise not keep with competitors in the long term.
