Regional Adoption of Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce in China: Role of E-Readiness

Adoption of B2B e-commerce is a powerful driver of economic success in developed and developing countries. However, adoption rates in developing countries lag far behind. This paper draws on the Perceived eReadiness Model and research on the influence of inter-organizational relationships and economic-cultural contexts to explain the importance of three factors—inter-organizational power dependence, cooperativeness, and regional economic-cultural differences—for achieving higher levels of Internet-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the developing country of China. We employ survey data to empirically test both the individual and joint influence of these factors. The findings suggest that beyond intra-organizational and external factors, managers and policy makers wanting to promote Internet-based EDI adoption in developing countries must also account for the inter-organizational relationships of firms and the economic and cultural circumstances of the regions in which they operate

Online grocery retailing in Jordan: Future perspectives

Electronic commerce (e-Commerce) has been considered as the way of conducting business transactions online. The use of e-commerce technologies is widely accepted around the world since it offers organizations many opportunities to improve their performance. However, it is still skeptical that using this technology will come up with positive expectations. This study aimed at identifying the possible benefits and barriers that may affect the Jordanian grocery retailers’ decision to adopt this kind of technologies

A Conceptual Framework for E-Commerce Innovation in Chinese SMES Chun-Sheng Yu

As E-Commerce (EC) is rapidly gaining popularity in China, EC innovation becomes a major growth strategy for many SMEs. Meanwhile, problems and challenges are hindering proliferation of EC innovation. The need exits for a theoretical model to forge EC innovation: a dynamic process with progressive stages of both internal and external e-readiness. Derived from theories and evidenced by the case studies from Hangzhou, China, our conceptual framework reveals top management, organizational learning, government support, market forces, and technology readiness as essential in each development stage, but with different emphasis. Implications of the framework are discussed

Industrial Migration Factors Shaping Regional Network Economy Formation: Based on Diamond Economic Circle Empirical Study

The purpose of this paper is to provide new evidence on the relationship between industrial migration and “Internet+” economy diffusion. For this purpose we conduct the research by Industrial Structure Migration Assessment Model as well as empirical data during the period from 2010 to 2015. On the basis of empirical tests of Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an and Kunming, we focus on the “Internet+” economy development of growth poles in Diamond Economic Circle. We find that industrial structure in these regions has shown an obvious trend of advanced, inertia and cooperative, which improves the capacity of e-readiness and lays favorable foundation for “Internet+” economy diffusion for Diamond Economic Circle. Polices for developing “Internet+” economy in Diamond Economic Circle are suggested at last

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE WITHIN THE CHINESE BANKING INDUSTRY

Electronic Commerce (EC) enables business transactions to be conducted electronically, offering many operational and strategic benefits to organisations. While EC has been widely adopted across industry sectors in developed countries, its adoption in developing countries has not been widespread. At the moment, there are relatively fewer studies of EC adoption in developing countries compared to those in developed countries and hence little is known why and how to accelerate the EC adoption in developing countries. This paper explores the adoption of EC within the banking industry of China, as an example of a developing country. The findings and lessons learned from this study are useful to better understand the drivers of EC adoption, the relevance and potential of EC and the barriers to adoption within the Chinese banking industry specifically and China in general. Other developing countries may also benefit from this study by establishing their awareness of the EC potential as well as possible barriers that they need to confront in the adoption of EC

The Impact of Investment in IT on Economic Performance: Implications for Developing Countries

This paper reviews quantitative and qualitative evidence on the impact of IT on economic performance in developed and developing countries. Two strands of this literature are considered: the IT-productivity connection and the effects of IT on labor composition and the work environment. Policy implications for developing countries are considered.

E-commerce policy and the global economy : A path to more inclusive development?

Acknowledgements We are grateful to the Guest Editor, Zaheer Khan, and two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions, which greatly helped the development of the paper. Alan Ali Ahi also gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the Foundation for Economic Education (Liikesivistysrahasto), Finland.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Research on Transforming Capability of Economic System and Its Impact on Urban Competitiveness

With rapid development of Internet, ICT-drive forces for stimulating productivity and economic growth are becoming hot issues nowadays. Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an and Kuming are representatives of advanced productivity in Southwest China. Digitalization of economic system in these cities has raised a topic of great importance regarding transforming capabilities on Internet. To accelerate transforming and to foster sustainable growth, the research moves beyond ICT adoption to explore internal factors to speed up transforming in economic systems of the four cities. Evaluation Framework of Transforming Capabilities (EFTC) and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Model (FCEM) are proposed, and empirical data of the observing cities’ during 2010-2015 has been collected. We further our research to the extent of internal regional economic system, and try to identify common factors in transforming based on industrial theory. Our research yields four findings. 1) Transforming capabilities range slightly in growth poles in South-west China; 2) New growth poles are shaping when economic society transforming on Internet; 3) Regions will face increasing pressure to develop on Internet;4) Internal industrial structure has dominant impact on transforming capabilities. Finally, we offer recommendations regarding accelerating economic system transforming on Internet