B2B E-Commerce Institutionalization in SMEs in Less Developed Countries: A Model and Instrument

The adoption of e-commerce technologies is an organization-learning process. Existing literature on the adoption has not been adequately addressed on this nature. This study develops a model and instrument to investigate the determinants of both initial adoption of e-commerce and its sophisticated e...

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Published inInternational journal of E-adoption Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 1 - 21
Main Authors Ali A, Almaaf Bader, Miao, Jian-Jun, Tran, Quang-Dung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey IGI Global 01.10.2013
Subjects
Arabia
Business-to-business market
Determinants
Developing countries
Electronic commerce
Gain
Industrial nations
Internet
Mathematical models
Small and medium sized companies
Small business
Saudi Arabia
China
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Summary:The adoption of e-commerce technologies is an organization-learning process. Existing literature on the adoption has not been adequately addressed on this nature. This study develops a model and instrument to investigate the determinants of both initial adoption of e-commerce and its sophisticated extent in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in less developed countries' context. A model is tested empirically by using the data collected in Saudi Arabia. Since the sophistication of e-commerce is essential to gain full benefits from the technology, it is important to understand well influential factors of a decision of sophisticated adoption. Therefore, this present study is a necessary contribution to the literature.
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ISSN:1937-9633
1937-9641
DOI:10.4018/ijea.2013100101