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Theories And Factors Affecting Electronic Commerce Adoption In Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes): A Review

In: E-Business In The 21st Century Realities, Challenges and Outlook

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  • Sabah Al-Somali

    (Operations & Information Management Group, Aston Business School, UK)

  • Roya Gholami

    (Operations & Information Management Group, Aston Business School, UK)

  • Ben Clegg

    (Operations & Information Management Group, Aston Business School, UK)

Abstract

The adoption of electronic commerce by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has increasingly gained the attention of academics, governments and international bodies like the World Trade Organisation (WTO). E-commerce has resulted in fundamental changes to the traditional working practices of SMEs. Recently, many studies have explored critical factors influencing the successful adoption of ecommerce. The objective of this chapter is to provide an exhaustive review of prior theoretical literature on the factors that impact the successful adoption of e-commerce in SMEs and identification of the stages of the adoption process in organisation. Four groups of factors are discussed including technological, organizational, entrepreneurial and environmental factors.

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  • Sabah Al-Somali & Roya Gholami & Ben Clegg, 2009. "Theories And Factors Affecting Electronic Commerce Adoption In Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes): A Review," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: E-Business In The 21st Century Realities, Challenges and Outlook, chapter 11, pages 301-330, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812836755_0011
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