SME adoption of e-Commerce in the Central Okanagan region of Canada
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Paper/Presentation Title | SME adoption of e-Commerce in the Central Okanagan region of Canada |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Sparling, Lynn (Author), Cater-Steel, Aileen (Author) and Toleman, Mark (Author) |
Editors | Toleman, Mark, Cater-Steel, Aileen and Roberts, Dave |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2007) |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
ISBN | 9780909756963 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2007/95 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2007/ |
Conference/Event | 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2007) |
Event Details | 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2007) Parent Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 07 Dec 2007 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | The adoption of e-commerce by small-medium enterprises (SME) in Canada remains low. The Central Okanagan region of British Columbia is typical in terms of the relative density of SMEs’ e-commerce activity. In this study, a survey of SMEs’ adoption of e-commerce was conducted to determine reasons for this low adoption. Constructs used in the survey focussed on three contexts: organizational, external environmental and innovation. The study found significant factors that differentiated adopters and non-adopters of e-commerce included technological opportunism and readiness, owner experience with computers, support within the organization, relative advantage and compatibility. Limitations of the study’s sample size preclude generalization to all Canadian SMEs, but the trends suggest that further research should be a priority for government, industry and research academics. |
Keywords | e-commerce adoption; small medium enterprises; diffusion of innovation; Canada; SMEs |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
350716. Small business organisation and management | |
359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Paper no. 95 |
Byline Affiliations | Okanagan College, Canada |
School of Information Systems |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y825/sme-adoption-of-e-commerce-in-the-central-okanagan-region-of-canada
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