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Determinants of Web site implementation in small businesses

Determinants of Web site implementation in small businesses Founded on IT diffusion and assimilation theory, a survey study of 54 Canadian travel agencies has allowed us to identify various factors determining the assimilation of electronic commerce by small enterprises in the form of informational, transactional, and strategic implementation of a Web site. The results indicate that informational implementation and transactional implementation are determined by the environmental context (business partners' influence and environmental uncertainty), whereas strategic implementation is determined by the travel agencies' marketing strategy (in terms of distribution and communication), the organizational context (type of ownership, nature of business), and the characteristics of electronic commerce (perceived advantages and technology attributes). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Internet Research Emerald Publishing

Determinants of Web site implementation in small businesses

Internet Research , Volume 11 (5): 14 – Dec 1, 2001

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1066-2243
DOI
10.1108/10662240110410363
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Abstract

Founded on IT diffusion and assimilation theory, a survey study of 54 Canadian travel agencies has allowed us to identify various factors determining the assimilation of electronic commerce by small enterprises in the form of informational, transactional, and strategic implementation of a Web site. The results indicate that informational implementation and transactional implementation are determined by the environmental context (business partners' influence and environmental uncertainty), whereas strategic implementation is determined by the travel agencies' marketing strategy (in terms of distribution and communication), the organizational context (type of ownership, nature of business), and the characteristics of electronic commerce (perceived advantages and technology attributes).

Journal

Internet ResearchEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 2001

Keywords: Electronic commerce; Travel agents; Small firms; Marketing strategy; World Wide Web

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