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A Cloud Computing-Based Model of E-Commerce Adoption for Developing Countries

A Cloud Computing-Based Model of E-Commerce Adoption for Developing Countries

Ghada Refaat El Said
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799889571|ISBN10: 1799889572|EISBN13: 9781799889588
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch016
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El Said, Ghada Refaat. "A Cloud Computing-Based Model of E-Commerce Adoption for Developing Countries." Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 300-318. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch016

APA

El Said, G. R. (2021). A Cloud Computing-Based Model of E-Commerce Adoption for Developing Countries. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business (pp. 300-318). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch016

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El Said, Ghada Refaat. "A Cloud Computing-Based Model of E-Commerce Adoption for Developing Countries." In Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 300-318. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8957-1.ch016

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Abstract

While e-commerce can contribute significantly to the economies of developing countries, challenges may include a lack of telecommunications infrastructure, low Internet and credit card penetration, lack of skilled professionals and insufficient delivery systems. Cloud computing offers a solution to most of these challenges, providing access to a low-cost, reliable and flexible internet-based infrastructure. However, there is little empirical validation of the adoption of cloud computing in e-commerce; to bridge that gap, the present study proposes a cloud-based model of e-commerce adoption. Based on a survey of leaders of 175 small, medium, and large ICT firms in Egypt, a developing country where e-commerce is expected to boom in the coming years, the proposed model empirically validates organizational, technical and contextual factors that would make e-commerce adoption more effective for business, governments and service providers.

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