Browsing by Subject "Business digitalization"

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    How are companies going to business digitalization? An explanation based on the implementation of e-commerce with data of SMEs
    (Elsevier Inc., 2024-08-02) Gimeno Arias, Fernando; Santos Jaén, José Manuel; Pemartín González-Adalid, María; Economía Financiera y Contabilidad
    The data presented in this article is based on a questionnaire survey regarding e-commerce and business digitalization of SMEs in Mexico answered by the CEOs of the companies. A valid sample of 4,121 Mexican SMEs was collected covering many industries, such as primary sector, extractive industries, manufacturing industries, energy, water, recycling, construction, trade, services, and others. The data includes information about the implementation of e-commerce, business digitalization, operational efficiency, corporate performance, and other demographic indicators of the sampling firms. The link between e-commerce and corporate performance is still underexplored in SMEs, even more so between companies from Latin America, being Mexico a perfect example to explore how different SMEs adapt and thrive due to the rapid growth of their e-commerce and the diversity of their business sectors (Santos-Ja�n et al., 2023 *2+). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and Smart PLS. The data are useful as the data can be reproduced, reused and reanalysed paying special attention to group-specific effects. This data article also opens up better research opportunities going forward through collaboration with other researchers.SMEs
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    The business digitalization process in SMEs from the implementation of e-commerce: An empirical analysis
    (2023) Gimeno Arias, Fernando; Palacios Manzano, Mercedes; León Gómez, Ana; Santos Jaén, José Manuel; Gimeno Arias, Fernando; Palacios Manzano, Mercedes; Economía Financiera y Contabilidad
    The main objective of this research is to carry out a comprehensive analysis of how e-commerce affects the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico. This study will pay special attention to the role of business digitalization and the optimization of operational processes in this context. Our research involved creating a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to examine our hypotheses. According to our research, incorporating e-commerce, digitalizing business processes, and improving operational efficiency significantly contribute to corporate performance. Our results show direct effects that, together with indirect effects of business digitalization and operational efficiency, enhance the positive influence of online commerce. This research fills a gap in the literature by investigating the relationship between ecommerce, business digitalization, operational efficiency, and business performance. It provides essential insights into the direct impact of e-commerce on corporate performance and the indirect impact through the mediation of business digitalization and operational efficiency. The results show significant implications for business managers, as the findings can help them to invest in technologies that foster e-commerce, which, by improving business digitalization and operational efficiency, will result in better corporate performance and the ability to adapt to today’s turbulent environment