Organisation and its future implication for SMEs

E-organisations are expected to be one of the promising organisational forms in this Internet cultural era ( ICE). E-organisations are different from traditional organisations; and most traditional organisations are evolving towards becoming e-organisations. These are organisations established and operated, based on the Internet and other related technologies in an environment referred to as Internet culture-whereby organisations will be placing the Internet at the centre of their business and encouraging ubiquitous use of networked technologies. This paper incorporates several perspectives to examine how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use the network technologies and information and communication technology (ICT) in their current business environment. Through a literature review and interviews, we analyse the various options for managing the transformation, and its effects, to ascertain the appropriate strategies within a range of SMEs. The results of this study reveal that the SMEs' journey towards becoming e-organisations can be classified into three stages: 1/2-fusion, fusion and the ultimate e-organisation stage. Based on this work, strategic solutions are proposed for future SMEs intending to adopt Internet and other network technologies.