2014
DOI: 10.1108/bij-12-2012-0086
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An exploratory investigation of factors shaping electronic commerce practices in Iran

Abstract: Purpose -The purpose of this paper it to examine Electronic commerce (e-commerce) practices of Iranian business organizations, as a "traditional" business culture, as it compares to a "developed" business culture such as the one existing in business organizations in the USA. Design/methodology/approach -Executives from a sample of 50 business organizations in Iran were interviewed and asked to complete the research questions pertaining to e-commerce practices in their organizations. A factor analysis procedure… Show more

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“…While some progress has been made toward understanding the effective organizational practices associated with the systematic implementation of e-commerce strategy in different business cultures (Gomes et al, 2010;Gomes et al, 2009;Ashrafi et al, 2007;Yasin et al, 2014;Yasin and Yavas, 2007;Yasin et al, 2010;Yasin et al, 2006), much work remains to be done to offer general theoretical frameworks capable of aiding managers dealing with the strategic realities of the virtual markets. These practitioner-oriented general frameworks must stress the full impact of a carefully designed e-commerce strategy on the different aspects of organizational performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While some progress has been made toward understanding the effective organizational practices associated with the systematic implementation of e-commerce strategy in different business cultures (Gomes et al, 2010;Gomes et al, 2009;Ashrafi et al, 2007;Yasin et al, 2014;Yasin and Yavas, 2007;Yasin et al, 2010;Yasin et al, 2006), much work remains to be done to offer general theoretical frameworks capable of aiding managers dealing with the strategic realities of the virtual markets. These practitioner-oriented general frameworks must stress the full impact of a carefully designed e-commerce strategy on the different aspects of organizational performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A nivel estratégico, el rol del gerente/propietario es importante, pues es quien define los objetivos relacionados con tecnologías de información y comunicación, la identificación de las necesidades de información, la colocación de los recursos financieros, humanos y materiales necesarios, así como la administración de la implementación (Kannabiran y Dharmalingam, 2012). La falta de preparación para la adopción del comercio electrónico -reserva de recursos financieros, humanos y materiales-ha sido identificada como un inhibidor de la adopción tecnológica (Yasin et al, 2014).…”
Section: Orientación Estratégica Del Gerente/propietariounclassified
“…El beneficio mayormente mencionado por los gerentes fue la mejora en la experiencia de compra por parte del cliente (45%), tal como se ha encontrado en estudios previos (Boateng et al, 2008;Tan, Chong, Lin y Eze, 2009). La segunda posición (21%) la ocupan: 1-el aumento en ventas y nuevos mercados, sobre todo en términos geográficos, porque más clientes pueden ver más productos y en menos tiempo (Kaynak, Tatoglu y Kula, 2005;Yasin et al, 2014); y 2-ahorro en costos y mejora de procesos, principalmente por la posibilidad de ampliar sus operaciones sin necesidad de hacer inversiones significativas en infraestructura física y la consecución de canales de distribución más directos, en virtud de la capacidad integradora de la cadena de valor que posee el comercio electrónico (Golicic et al, 2002). … la gente puede ver mi producto donde sea, cuando sea, a la hora que sea, no hay restricciones de ningún tipo.…”
Section: Conocimiento Y Experiencia Del Gerente/propietariounclassified
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“…[3] Most organizations tend to abandon traditional business formats as much as feasible where E-commerce alternatives can be adopted, but such restructuring requires coherent and appropriate strategies. However, to remain competitive in the global marketplace (and indeed in basic national economic contexts) companies of all kinds have been compelled to adopt E-commerce applications [4]. www.ijacsa.thesai.org internal operations and supply chain management as a whole.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%