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	Title:	Examining e-business impact on firm performance through website analysis
	Author:	Angel L. Merono-Cerdan, Pedro Soto-Acosta
	Address:	Departamento de Organizacion de Empresas y Finanzas, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30.100 Murcia, Spain. ' Departamento de Organizacion de Empresas y Finanzas, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30.100 Murcia, Spain
	Journal:	International Journal of Electronic Business 2005 - Vol. 3, No.6  pp. 583 - 598
	Abstract:	This paper develops a framework differentiating three dimensions in e-business: e-information, e-communication and e-workflow. The methodology employed (web content analysis on the company's website) allows evaluation of these e-business dimensions. The main research objective is directed to an examination of the relationship between e-business and firm performance. Additionally, differences in the adoption of e-business according to business size are evaluated. To achieve these objectives, a sample comprising 288 firms from the Region of Murcia, Spain was employed. The results show a positive relationship between e-business and firm performance. In contrast, the results confirm that e-business is not related to business size.
	Keywords:	e-business; electronic business; websites; web content; technology adoption; firm performance; organisational performance; website analysis; business size; Spain; e-information; e-communication; e-workflow.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJEB.2005.008537
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