The Elusive Last Mile to the Internet

Sridhar, Varadharajan; Jain, Piyush

doi:10.4018/978-1-59140-259-6.ch031

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“…Even those who have a computer at home in India may find the cost of Internet access prohibitively expensive. While the annual cost per Mbps leased line Internet connectivity in the USA is about US$5,000, it costs more than US$40,000 in India (Sridhar & Jain, 2004).…”

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A Comparison of American and Indian Consumers' Perceptions of Electronic Commerce

Slyke

Sridhar

2005

Information Resources Management Journal

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Electronic commerce is often touted as a global phenomenon. However, most studies of ecommerce have focused on more developed countries. While it is important to understand ecommerce in the context of richer, more developed countries, it also impacts developing countries. Using diffusion of innovation theory, and literature on trustworthiness in e-commerce and dimensions of national culture as theoretical bases, this research investigates how consumers perceive e-commerce differently in India and the United States. Results indicate that Indian and American consumers perceive the relative advantage, ease of use, compatibility, and the demonstrability of results of e-commerce differently. Post hoc analyses reveal there is an association between perceptions of e-commerce and use intentions. This result holds across nationalities, although the pattern of influence differs according to country.

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confidence: 99%