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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: © 2012 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781613504802|ISBN10: 1613504802|EISBN13: 9781613504819
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-480-2.ch007
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Li, Dahui, et al. "E-Business Assimilation in China’s International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework." International Comparisons of Information Communication Technologies: Advancing Applications, edited by Felix B. Tan, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 150-176. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-480-2.ch007

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Li, D., Lai, F., & Wang, J. (2012). E-Business Assimilation in China’s International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework. In F. Tan (Ed.), International Comparisons of Information Communication Technologies: Advancing Applications (pp. 150-176). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-480-2.ch007

Chicago

Li, Dahui, Fujun Lai, and Jian Wang. "E-Business Assimilation in China’s International Trade Firms: The Technology-Organization-Environment Framework." In International Comparisons of Information Communication Technologies: Advancing Applications, edited by Felix B. Tan, 150-176. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-480-2.ch007

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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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