The Effectiveness of SME Websites in a Business To Business Context

This research analyses the effectiveness of SME business to business websites from a user perspective. An established evaluation instrument (eQual) is used to assess 80 websites in terms of usability, information quality, and interaction and service. The analysis shows that although a significant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stockdale, R., Lin, Chad, Stoney, S.
Other Authors: Nitya Karmakar
Format: Conference Paper
Published: International Association for Development of the Information Society 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23630
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Summary:This research analyses the effectiveness of SME business to business websites from a user perspective. An established evaluation instrument (eQual) is used to assess 80 websites in terms of usability, information quality, and interaction and service. The analysis shows that although a significant number of sites reflect little understanding of the attributes of good design or potential benefits to be gained from websites, there are examples of competent and effective website use.