A model for Web adoption

• Published in: Information & management Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 457 - 468
• Main Authors: Teo, Thompson S.H., Pian, Yujun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.2004; Elsevier Science; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adoption; Applications (e.g. Digitizing,...); Exact sciences and technology; Information and communication sciences; Information and communication technologies; Information science. Documentation; Information technologies: storage media, equipment; Internet; Sciences and techniques of general use; Studies; Web; Websites; Model; Internet; Web; Adoption; Typology; Web site; Firm; Firm strategy

This paper introduces a model for Web adoption and examines the characteristics of different level Web sites in terms of their features. The results indicate that the extent of the features tends to increase when the Web adoption progresses from lower to higher level. Two broad Web site categories c...