The diffusion of e-commerce in developing economies
Karake-Shalhoub, Zeinab.
The diffusion of e-commerce in developing economies a resource-based approach / [electronic resource] : Zeinab Karake Shalhoub, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 273 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Establishing the context -- 2. e-Commerce and e-Government : a review -- 3. Resource-based view and theory -- 4. Methodology and development of hypotheses -- 5. Data collection and empirical results -- 6. Where do we go from here?
The authors of this unique volume provide a timely and valuable perspective on how technology and the Internet revolution are changing business and spurring development across the world, especially in emerging countries. Utilizing a framework grounded in rigorous theory, they provide a fine-grained understanding of electronic commerce adoption processes by public and private sector entities in developing countries. In so doing, they consider how each exchange encounter is shaped by, and in turn shapes, relational characteristics that form the basis for growth and development.
9781847202994 (e-book)
2006011743
Electronic commerce--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
HF5548.325.D44 / D54 2006
381/.172091724 658.872091724
The diffusion of e-commerce in developing economies a resource-based approach / [electronic resource] : Zeinab Karake Shalhoub, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2006. - 1 online resource (ix, 273 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Establishing the context -- 2. e-Commerce and e-Government : a review -- 3. Resource-based view and theory -- 4. Methodology and development of hypotheses -- 5. Data collection and empirical results -- 6. Where do we go from here?
The authors of this unique volume provide a timely and valuable perspective on how technology and the Internet revolution are changing business and spurring development across the world, especially in emerging countries. Utilizing a framework grounded in rigorous theory, they provide a fine-grained understanding of electronic commerce adoption processes by public and private sector entities in developing countries. In so doing, they consider how each exchange encounter is shaped by, and in turn shapes, relational characteristics that form the basis for growth and development.
9781847202994 (e-book)
2006011743
Electronic commerce--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
HF5548.325.D44 / D54 2006
381/.172091724 658.872091724