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ajis02-199	Lawson, Robyn; Alcock, Carole; Cooper, Joan	Diffusion of Electronic Commerce in Small and Medium Enterprises	2002	12	.pdf	application/pdf	6804	316	48	Differences indicate that medium organisations use some technology more than small organisations, ie accounting software (t=3.045, p<.01), databases (t=2.987, p<.01), and computers to assist manufacturing (t=3.998, p<.01). (Managing Director, male, 45 years, small organisation in Metal product manufacturing, SE Melbourne) The assertion, that SMEs will not take up new technologies unless they perceive an advantage to do so, or an immediate disadvantage in not taking them up (Clarke 1997), is supported by the following comments: The whole 'net' thing is too abstract for most 'conventional' businesses to absorb.	cache/ajis02-199.pdf	txt/ajis02-199.txt