WSEAS Transactions on Computers
Print ISSN: 1109-2750, E-ISSN: 2224-2872
Volume 15, 2016
Empirical Study on Adoption and Institutionalization of B2B e-Commerce in SMEs in Saudi Arabia
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Abstract: Experts and business pundits forecast drastic changes of e-commerce climate in Saudi Arabia when this country became an official member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005. In fact over a last decade, many Saudi Arabian enterprises have adopted e-commerce, however almost at the entry level. In this research, a research model of e-commerce adoption and institutionalization is developed based on the Technology-Organization-Environment framework. Data collected from 133 small and medium-sized enterprises who are adopters in the country was analyzed. The results showed that (1) major factors affecting on initial adoption of e-commerce were very different from those influencing institutionalization of the technology and (2) experience of small and medium adopters of e-commerce did not significantly influence whether or not they move up towards e-commerce sophistication. Both theoretical and practical implications in promoting e-commerce adoption by SMEs in advanced developing economies, such as Saudi Arabia, are discussed.
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Pages: 189-211
WSEAS Transactions on Computers, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-2750 / 2224-2872, Volume 15, 2016, Art. #19