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Web 2.0 in SME Networks - A Design Science Approach Considering Multi-perspective Requirements

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Value Creation in E-Business Management (AMCIS 2009)

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As small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) face new challenges in a complex and dynamic competitive environment, they need to cooperate due to their restricted resources and limited capacities. At this, Enterprise 2.0 is seen as a supporting approach. To this date, there is a lack of academic publications concerning recommen dations for the application of Web 2.0 artifacts in SME-networks. This paper aims at bridging this gap by su ggesting a conceptual base following the design science approach. Based on tech ni cal and organizational requirements resulting from exploratory interviews with re presen tatives of SMEs participating in a regional SME-network, we transfer the requirements in a prototypic concept. This developed artifact provides a basis for a field test to evaluate the concept and for further research.

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  1. School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences Institute for Information Systems, University of Hamburg, Germany

    Nadine Blinn, Katrin Fäcks & Markus Nüttgens

  2. Computer Science Faculty Institute for Management, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany

    Nadine Lindermann

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  2. College of Business, University of Illinois, IL, 61820, Champaign, USA

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Blinn, N., Lindermann, N., Fäcks, K., Nüttgens, M. (2009). Web 2.0 in SME Networks - A Design Science Approach Considering Multi-perspective Requirements. In: Nelson, M.L., Shaw, M.J., Strader, T.J. (eds) Value Creation in E-Business Management. AMCIS 2009. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03132-8_22

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