Innovation theories in retrospect: The case of electronic commerce adoption in small business in New Zealand

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Abstract

A review of the technological innovation adoption literature on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) provides useful insights into factors influencing innovation adoption but points to the need to introduce more determinants of innovation adoption to SMEs research. This research is interested in identifying these factors and hence, introducing more potential determinants to electronic commerce (EC) adoption research in SMEs. Therefore, this research attempts to extend the technological innovation theories to EC adoption research in SMEs by identifying potential constructs and factors from these theories and then checking their face validity using three case studies in New Zealand. This research endeavours to shortlist and discuss the most important determinants of EC adoption and to eliminate the least relevant ones.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOrganizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization - IFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conf. on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages117-138
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)9781475761092
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventIFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization - Athens, Greece
Duration: Jun 15 2003Jun 17 2003

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume126
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

ConferenceIFIP TC8 and TC9/WG8.2 and WG9.4 Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period6/15/036/17/03

Keywords

  • Case studies
  • Determinants of adoption
  • Electronic commerce adoption
  • Innovation theories
  • SMEs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems and Management

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