Impacto de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en el desempeño de las pequeñas y medianas empresas en el Ecuador, año 2010

Abstract

Abstract: The present research aims at determining the rates of access, adoption, and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in and the Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ecuador throughout 2010. To fulfill this goal, the database of the project called Impact of the ITCs in the performance of the SMEs in Ecuador, 2010 executed by the Business Administration major of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja in the same year and applied all the country and segmented by provinces, was considered in order to get information that contributes with real data regarding these variables. Thus, based on the previous data, this research shows a national and provincial analysis regarding the functioning of the ICTs in the performance of SMEs in the country, which is reflected through the following variables: General information of the SMEs, access and use of the Information and Communication Technologies, e-commerce, factors that foster or hinders the adoption, impact, and formation of the ICTs.