Factors Influencing the Evolution of Electronic Commerce: An Empirical Analysis in a Developed Market Economy

Rodríguez‐Ardura, Inma; Vilaseca‐Requena, Jordi

doi:10.4067/s0718-18762008000100003

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“…These results indicate that both technology and government play an important role in e-business development of a nation. This result is consistent with previous research in e-business [42], [59] and other areas such as internet adoption [39], [48]. The model explains a significant amount of variance (82.4%) in the e-business development.…”

Section: Data Analysis and Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

E-business for Nations: A Study of National Level E-business Adoption Factors Using Country Characteristics-Business-Technology-Government Framework

Durbhakula

Kim

2011

J. theor. appl. electron. commer. res.

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Earlier studies on e-business adoption factors have been conducted from a firm level perspective or from a single country level perspective. In this study, we propose a framework entitled country characteristicsbusiness-technology-government model that addresses a theoretical perspective on e-business adoption factors required for a nation level e-business development. The major goal of this study is four-fold: (i) to review existing key literature on e-business across the countries and identify key factors affecting e-business adoption, (ii) to propose a research model based on the identified factors, (iii) to test the proposed model empirically using the national level macro economic data from secondary sources, and (iv) to provide insightful discussions for country administrators, policy makers, and academics. The limitations and future directions of the study are also discussed.

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Section: Data Analysis and Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

E-business for Nations: A Study of National Level E-business Adoption Factors Using Country Characteristics-Business-Technology-Government Framework

Durbhakula

Kim

2011

J. theor. appl. electron. commer. res.

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“…Consumer purchasing power and the country at large in terms of its GDP are a key determinant of E-Commerce diffusion rates across countries. Consumer market size and the ability of an organisation to convert habitual users of the Internet to E-commerce customers is particularly important since market size positively influences the development of ECommerce (Rodriguez-Ardura et al, 2008). An SME owner's decision to adopt E-Commerce is also affected by their perception of institutional e-Readiness for E-Commerce.…”

Section: Perceived Environmental Ereadinessmentioning

confidence: 99%

E‐Commerce Enablers and Barriers in Tanzanian Small and Medium Enterprises

Kabanda¹,

Brown

2015

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The purpose of this study is to identify enablers of and barriers to E-Commerce in Tanzanian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Tanzania is classified as a least developed country (LDC) and has received relatively little research attention with respect to E-Commerce in the SME sector. The study is qualitative in nature and a set of semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. 32 SMEs were interviewed. A thematic analysis approach was used for reporting SME's experiences, perspectives, and meanings, whilst examining the ways in which events, realities, meanings, and experiences come about. The study unearthed contextual understanding of E-Commerce and the challenges faced by Tanzanian SMEs. Factors perceived to be conducive for E-Commerce, include the availability of business resources, specifically business relationships with ICT foreign companies; top management support; the use of mobile technology for interactive and transactive purposes with consumers and suppliers; and the strategic use of mobile phones to avoid ICT-related challenges such as those associated with fixed line telephone and Internet-enabled desktop computing.

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“…Perceived pressure from clients to whom firms offer their services is also a factor affecting mobile research (although the significance level is 10%), exercising a positive influence on the use of mobile research techniques. This other element in the business environment is also a determining factor in adopting a variety of other innovations, such as e-business (Srinivasan et al, 2002;Wu et al, 2003), B2C e-commerce (Ching and Ellis, 2004;Lee and Kim, 2007;Rodríguez-Ardura et al, 2008) and cloud computing systems (Low et al, 2011;Gangwar et al, 2015). Finally, a specific factor included in this study, the pressure exerted by participants in market research, is the second most relevant factor in adopting mobile research.…”

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confidence: 94%

Understanding the Determinants for the Adoption of Mobile Market Research: An Empirical Study in the Spanish Market Research Industry

2020

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The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants for the intention to adopt mobile technology as a data collection methodology in market research projects. A conceptual framework was developed using the technology-organization-environment (TOE) model to identify technological factors (perceived benefits and limitations), organizational factors (open attitude toward change, professional competence, satisfaction with traditional systems, and firm size), and environmental factors (industry pressure, client pressure, and participant pressure) affecting adoption. The empirical study was performed with data from 67 firms in the Spanish market research industry, which were analyzed using partial least squares (PLS). The results suggest that only organizational and environmental factors have a significant influence on adoption. Key factors include professional competence, organizational openness, satisfaction with traditional and online methodologies, and pressure from industry, clients and survey participants. The findings reveal that technological characteristics are no longer a driver, as firms are starting to adopt mobile marketing research based on its greater convenience for participants, and as an element of strategic differentiation.

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Factors Influencing the Evolution of Electronic Commerce: An Empirical Analysis in a Developed Market Economy

Cited by 35 publications

References 66 publications

E-business for Nations: A Study of National Level E-business Adoption Factors Using Country Characteristics-Business-Technology-Government Framework

E-business for Nations: A Study of National Level E-business Adoption Factors Using Country Characteristics-Business-Technology-Government Framework

E‐Commerce Enablers and Barriers in Tanzanian Small and Medium Enterprises

Understanding the Determinants for the Adoption of Mobile Market Research: An Empirical Study in the Spanish Market Research Industry

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