This master thesis aims to investigate the best potential evolution of a cross-border E-commerce strategy for Italian SMEs. The research was performed by collecting data through semi-structured interviews and analysis of the obtained information with an Excel spreadsheet. A framework devoted to the assessment of cross-border E-commerce’s main areas was obtained from the model of a digital export strategy’s pillars designed by the Digital Export Observatory. Data from the interviews were exploited to define different profiles that correspond to different levels of their digital export strategy’s progress. The data analysis has led to the creation of three profiles in ascending order of digital export’s importance and evolution. These profiles were represented on the digital export roadmap. Furthermore, two ideal profiles were presented as possible objectives for companies starting their digital export journey, considering the level of traditional export and the use of owned E-commerce platforms. The practical results of this thesis allow Italian companies to take inspiration from the digital export roadmap when designing their cross-border E-commerce strategy. They could identify with the presented profiles and thus deduce the fields that they should develop by concentrating resources on them. SMEs could also analyse the ideal profiles to understand which direction to take when undertaking digital export activities.
Questa tesi magistrale si pone l’obiettivo di investigare la migliore evoluzione di una strategia di E-commerce transfrontaliero per le PMI italiane. La ricerca è stata eseguita attraverso la raccolta di dati per mezzo di interviste semi-strutturate e l’analisi delle informazioni ottenute con un foglio di calcolo Excel. È stato ottenuto un modello per la valutazione delle aree principali dell’E-commerce transfrontaliero sulla base del paradigma dei pilastri di una strategia di export digitale creato dall’Osservatorio di Export Digitale. I dati delle interviste sono stati sfruttati per dare forma a vari profili che corrispondono a diversi livelli di export digitale. L'analisi dei dati ha portato alla creazione di tre profili in ordine crescente di importanza ed evoluzione dell’export digitale. Oltre a ciò, due profili ideali vengono presentati come possibili obiettivi per le compagnie che iniziano il loro percorso di esportazione digitale, considerando il livello di esportazione tradizionale e l’utilizzo di piattaforme proprie per la vendita online. I risultati pratici di questa tesi permettono alle aziende italiane di prendere ispirazione dal modello di esportazione digitale nel processo di ideazione della strategia per l’E-commerce transfrontaliero. Esse potrebbero identificarsi nei profili presentati e quindi dedurre i campi che dovrebbero sviluppare concentrandovi le proprie risorse. Le PMI potrebbero inoltre analizzare i profili ideali per capire quale direzione scegliere e quali strategie di export digitale adottare quando intraprendono attività di esportazione digitale.
Designing a roadmap to digital export : a qualitative analysis on Italian SMEs
Folino, Maria Cristina
2020/2021
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This master thesis aims to investigate the best potential evolution of a cross-border E-commerce strategy for Italian SMEs. The research was performed by collecting data through semi-structured interviews and analysis of the obtained information with an Excel spreadsheet. A framework devoted to the assessment of cross-border E-commerce’s main areas was obtained from the model of a digital export strategy’s pillars designed by the Digital Export Observatory. Data from the interviews were exploited to define different profiles that correspond to different levels of their digital export strategy’s progress. The data analysis has led to the creation of three profiles in ascending order of digital export’s importance and evolution. These profiles were represented on the digital export roadmap. Furthermore, two ideal profiles were presented as possible objectives for companies starting their digital export journey, considering the level of traditional export and the use of owned E-commerce platforms. The practical results of this thesis allow Italian companies to take inspiration from the digital export roadmap when designing their cross-border E-commerce strategy. They could identify with the presented profiles and thus deduce the fields that they should develop by concentrating resources on them. SMEs could also analyse the ideal profiles to understand which direction to take when undertaking digital export activities.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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