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B2B E-Commerce Institutionalization in SMEs in Less Developed Countries: A Model and Instrument

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  • Almaaf Bader Ali A

    (College of Economics and Management, Nanjing university of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China)

  • Jian-Jun Miao

    (College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China)

  • Quang-Dung Tran

    (Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi, Vietnam, Industrial Economics Institute, Business School of Hohai University, China)

Abstract

The adoption of e-commerce technologies is an organization-learning process. Existing literature on the adoption has not been adequately addressed on this nature. This study develops a model and instrument to investigate the determinants of both initial adoption of e-commerce and its sophisticated extent in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in less developed countries' context. A model is tested empirically by using the data collected in Saudi Arabia. Since the sophistication of e-commerce is essential to gain full benefits from the technology, it is important to understand well influential factors of a decision of sophisticated adoption. Therefore, this present study is a necessary contribution to the literature.

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  • Almaaf Bader Ali A & Jian-Jun Miao & Quang-Dung Tran, 2013. "B2B E-Commerce Institutionalization in SMEs in Less Developed Countries: A Model and Instrument," International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), IGI Global, vol. 5(4), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jea000:v:5:y:2013:i:4:p:1-21
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