Morgan-Thomas, A. (2016) Rethinking technology in the SME context: Affordances, practices and ICTs. International Small Business Journal, 34(8), pp. 1122-1136. (doi: 10.1177/0266242615613839)
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Abstract
This article advances a novel conceptualization of digital technology and its relationship with small and medium enterprise (SME) business practice. Focusing on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), I expose salient ontological assumptions that guide the dominant models of technology in SME research and calls for their reassessment. Building on the emergent scholarship on technology-in-practice and emphasizing the entanglement and situatedness of technology use, I advance a fresh approach to theorizing and researching the ICT-SME practice nexus. Extending the technology-in-practice perspective into the SME domain, new directions are suggested for ICT scholarship and implications outlined for research, policy, and business practice.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Morgan-Thomas, Professor Anna |
| Authors: | Morgan-Thomas, A. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management |
| Journal Name: | International Small Business Journal |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 0266-2426 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1741-2870 |
| Published Online: | 07 December 2015 |
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