The adoption of electronic commerce: A cross-country study of influencing factors in small-and mediums-sized enterprises
Access Status
Authors
Date
2005Type
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Source Title
Source Conference
ISBN
School
Collection
Abstract
This study surveys the perceptions and experiences of Australian and Singaporean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the adoption of Internet-based Electronic Commerce (EC) and proposes a framework of EC adoption for SMEs. With a sample of 115 small businesses in Australia and 42 small businesses in Singapore, preliminary results show that respondents' perception of Internet-based EC are predominantly positive. However, a further analysis was found that age of firm, complexity, compatibility, communication channel, communication amount, customer pressure, competitive pressure, and perceived governmental support make a significant contribution to explaining the extent to which EC is adopted in Australia. Interestingly, perceived governmental support was also regarded as relevant by Singaporean firms, but in opposite ways from Australian SMEs.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Cheng, Raymond Wai Man (2006)Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) have contributed significantly to the economic growth of Hong Kong and it is worth investigating how they prosper. This study was based on an examination of a sample of SMEs in the ...
-
Makate, C.; Makate, Marshall; Mango, N. (2018)© 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Improving the adoption rates of proven innovative practices in bean farming and their impacts on livelihoods requires persistent promotion of practices, complemented by rigorous ...
-
Allen, Christina (2022)More than two decades after their adoption, the rationale the generous depreciation concessions for small business remains unclear. Several after-the-fact explanations have been suggested, with the most common being a ...