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Impediments to E-Commerce Adoption as Perceived by Businesses

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Emerging Research in Web Information Systems and Mining (WISM 2011)

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In this study the underlying dimensions of e-commerce impediments as perceived by businesses are investigated. Statistical analysis of empirical data from a questionnaire survey of managers of Chinese businesses resulted in three meaningful e-commerce impediments dimensions being uncovered. They are the Unfamiliarity, Cost/Benefit, and Product Suitability dimensions, which represent what companies perceive as aspects inhibit them from adopting e-commerce. In addition, the limitations of this study and directions for future research are also discussed.

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  1. Department of International Economics and Trade, Qingdao University, China

    Xibao Zhang

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China

    Gong Zhiguo

  2. School of Computer, Shanghai University, 200444, Shanghai, China

    Xiangfeng Luo

  3. School of Computer and Software, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, China

    Junjie Chen

  4. Caritas Institute of Higher Education, 18 Chui Ling Road, Tseung Kwan, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Fu Lee Wang

  5. School of Computer and Information Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, 200090, Shanghai, China

    Jingsheng Lei

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Zhang, X. (2011). Impediments to E-Commerce Adoption as Perceived by Businesses. In: Zhiguo, G., Luo, X., Chen, J., Wang, F.L., Lei, J. (eds) Emerging Research in Web Information Systems and Mining. WISM 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 238. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24273-1_22

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