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M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management

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  • Liwei Li

    (Management College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China)

  • Xiaohong Wang

    (Management College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China)

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Based on the institutional theory, this article explores how institutional pressures motivate firms to adopt m-commerce, and how such effects are mediated by top management. Structural equation modeling with partial least square is used to analyze valid data from 204 small and medium-sized firms in China. The empirical results manifest as: mimetic pressures, coercive pressures, normative pressures which could directly affect a firm's intention to adopt m-commerce while coercive pressures and normative pressures have a positive effect on top management support. Top management support partly mediates the influence of two institutional pressures, coercive pressures and normative pressures, on the adoption intention of m-commerce. The final implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.

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  • Liwei Li & Xiaohong Wang, 2018. "M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management," Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), IGI Global, vol. 16(2), pages 48-63, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jeco00:v:16:y:2018:i:2:p:48-63
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    1. María Verónica Alderete & María Susana Porris, 2023. "Amazon Board Of Directors: Analysis Of Sme E-Commerce Adoption And Its Relationship With Local Institutions," Revista Ciencias Administrativas (CADM), IIA, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Instituto de Investigaciones Administrativas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, issue 22, pages 1-17, July-Dece.
    2. Thamir Hamad Alaskar & Amin K. Alsadi, 2023. "Drivers of mobile commerce adoption intention by Saudi SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-13, December.
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