[
  {
    "id": "10.13106/jafeb.2018.vol5.no2.73",
    "type": "article-journal",
    "title": "A Study on Application of Web 3.0 Technologies in Small and Medium Enterprises of India",
    "author": [
      {
        "family": "Potluri",
        "given": "Rajasekhara Mouly"
      },
      {
        "family": "Vajjhala",
        "given": "Narasimha Rao"
      }
    ],
    "container-title": "The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business",
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2018,
          5,
          31
        ]
      ]
    },
    "volume": "5",
    "issue": "2",
    "page": "73-79",
    "publisher": "Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA)",
    "ISSN": "2288-4645",
    "DOI": "10.13106/jafeb.2018.vol5.no2.73",
    "URL": "https://www.narasimharao.net/research/web-3-0-technologies-indian-smes/",
    "abstract": "The purpose of this study is to explore how small and medium enterprises in India has identified the opportunities and challenges in adopting Web 3.0 technologies to improve their productivity and efficiency. After an in-depth literature review, researchers framed a semistructured questionnaire with open-ended questions for collecting responses from managers working in 40 Indian SME’s representing five key economic sectors. The collected data was analyzed, and themes were encoded using the NVivo 11 computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software. Content analysis was used to analyze the semi-structured interviews. This study identified 12 subthemes illustrating the advantages and challenges as perceived by the managerial leadership of SMEs. The key themes include integration of services, creation of new functionalities, privacy and security, financial and technological challenges, and organizational challenges. The results will benefit SMEs planning and developing their short-term and long-term information systems strategies which will enable SME leaders to make optimal use of their technology assets, improving the productivity and competitiveness of firms.",
    "keyword": "Web 3.0, semantic web, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), India, technology adoption, information systems strategy, qualitative research, NVivo, content analysis, productivity, privacy and security",
    "language": "en"
  }
]