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Determinants of E-business Adoption: Evidence from Firms in India, Nigeria, Uganda

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Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji () (United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies)
Lal, Kaushalesh () (United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies)

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In this paper we employ firm-level data collected in three countries to analyze factors determining the adoption of internal e-business technologies in developing countries. The main objectives of the study are: identification of clusters based on technology adopted, classify firms in each cluster, investigate factors that resulted in technology adoption, and finally, analyse these factors within a multivariate framework. The variables that emerged significant display considerable variety across countries including size of operation, export performance, profitability, value addition, skill intensity, academic qualification of managing directors, learning processes, and technological collaboration with foreign firms. We found bi -directional relationships among several factors but the study could not identify all the causal relationships due to lack of time series data.

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Paper provided by United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies in its series Discussion Papers with number 14.

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Keywords: Electronic Commerce; Internet; New Technologies; Business; Developing countries; India; Nigeria; Uganda;

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  1. Mytelka, Lynn K., 2003. "New Wave Technologies: Their Emergence, Diffusion and Impact. The Case of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology and the Developing World," Discussion Papers 3, United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies. [Downloadable!]
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