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E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework

E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework

Dahui Li, Fujun Lai, Jian Wang
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 18 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 27
ISSN: 1062-7375|EISSN: 1533-7995|ISSN: 1062-7375|EISBN13: 9781616929121|EISSN: 1533-7995|DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2010091103
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Li, Dahui, et al. "E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework." JGIM vol.18, no.1 2010: pp.39-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010091103

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Li, D., Lai, F., & Wang, J. (2010). E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 18(1), 39-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010091103

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Li, Dahui, Fujun Lai, and Jian Wang. "E-Business Assimilation in China's International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework," Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) 18, no.1: 39-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2010091103

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Abstract

Despite the importance of international trade firms in China’s economic development, there is only limited empirical evidence about how these firms assimilate Internet-based e-business in global supply chain operations. Using the Technology-Organization-Environment framework, this study investigates technological, organizational, and environmental factors which determine e-business assimilation in these firms. Based on survey data collected from 307 international trade firms in the Beijing area, we found that environmental uncertainty was negatively associated with e-business assimilation, while a firm’s internal IT capability, relative advantage of e-business, learning orientation, and inter-organizational dependence were positive determinants of e-business assimilation. The effect of a firm’s ownership type was also significant. Environmental uncertainty was the most important inhibitor, and IT capability and inter-organizational dependence were the most salient enablers of e-business assimilation.

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