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M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management

M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management

Liwei Li, Xiaohong Wang
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 16 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1539-2937|EISSN: 1539-2929|EISBN13: 9781522542377|DOI: 10.4018/JECO.2018040103
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Li, Liwei, and Xiaohong Wang. "M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management." JECO vol.16, no.2 2018: pp.48-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/JECO.2018040103

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Li, L. & Wang, X. (2018). M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), 16(2), 48-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/JECO.2018040103

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Li, Liwei, and Xiaohong Wang. "M-Commerce Adoption in SMEs of China: The Effect of Institutional Pressures and the Mediating Role of Top Management," Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) 16, no.2: 48-63. http://doi.org/10.4018/JECO.2018040103

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Abstract

Based on the institutional theory, this article explores how institutional pressures motivate firms to adopt m-commerce, and how such effects are mediated by top management. Structural equation modeling with partial least square is used to analyze valid data from 204 small and medium-sized firms in China. The empirical results manifest as: mimetic pressures, coercive pressures, normative pressures which could directly affect a firm's intention to adopt m-commerce while coercive pressures and normative pressures have a positive effect on top management support. Top management support partly mediates the influence of two institutional pressures, coercive pressures and normative pressures, on the adoption intention of m-commerce. The final implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.

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