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Title:
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E-COMMERCE ADOPTION TRAJECTORIES AMONG MANUFACTURING SMEs |
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Author(s):
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Élisabeth Lefebvre , Louis-a. Lefebvre |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-1-X |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías and Nitya Karmakar |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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E-commerce adoption, e-commerce indicators, SMEs . |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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77 |
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Last Page:
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84 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The intent of this paper is to provide empirically tested and validated metrics to capture the gradual adoption of e-commerce among manufacturing SMEs. The results suggest that e-commerce adoption is purposely undertaken in a cumulative, and thus path-dependent, way. The findings also demonstrate that most SMEs follow e-commerce adoption trajectories. The proposed stage model for e-commerce adoption and the derived index of e-commerce penetration represent potentially valuable contributions. |
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