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

Almaaf Bader Ali A, Jian-Jun Miao and Quang-Dung Tran
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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

International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), 2013, vol. 5, issue 4, 1-21

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.

Date: 2013
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