Organizational Characteristics of B2B E-Commerce Adopters in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector

The Canadian Context

The Canadian literature on the adoption of B2Bec is one of the most substantial in the world (Chen & Holsapple, 2013). Table 1 lists some of the more significant studies regarding the adoption of B2Bec technologies in Canada. It should be noted that few of these papers focus on manufacturing companies. Instead, they examine multiple industries and even merge Canadian and U.S. data.

While the literature in the Canadian context is significant, a proper understanding of how it differs from other contexts such as the U.S., Europe and Asia would be beneficial. Given the integrated nature of the North American economy, one can expect little difference between U.S. and Canadian firms. Indeed, many studies pool data from the North-American market and treat it as one population (Sila, 2013; Sila & Dobni, 2012).