Critical ethnography in information systems
Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 WG 8.2 international conference on Information systems and qualitative research
Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 WG 8.2 international conference on Information systems and qualitative research
Application of electronic commerce in New Zealand
Information technology diffusion in the Asia Pacific
An exploratory study of small business Internet commerce issues
Information and Management
Business environment and internet commerce benefit: a small business perspective
European Journal of Information Systems
Exploring the factors associated with Web site success in the context of electronic commerce
Information and Management
e-Business 2.0: roadmap for success
e-Business 2.0: roadmap for success
Determinants of the intention to use Internet/WWW at work: a confirmatory study
Information and Management
Research Report: Empirical Test of an EDI Adoption Model
Information Systems Research
Understanding it adoption decisions in small business: integrating current theories
Information and Management
European Journal of Information Systems - Managing e-business transformation
A contingency model of internet adoption in Singapore
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Factors influencing the adoption of the internet
International Journal of Electronic Commerce - Special issue: A global perspective on electronic commerce
A combined-method study of small business internet commerce
International Journal of Electronic Commerce - Special issue: A global perspective on electronic commerce
A longitudinal study of expectations in small business internet commerce
International Journal of Electronic Commerce - Special issue: Developing the business components of the digital economy
E-commerce evolution: a Gulf region review
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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This research trilogy about e-commerce (EC) adoption in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand (NZ) started with a survey research, followed by an initial focus group (FG) research and concluded with a second FG in order to fill some of the gaps in the first FG and to add more insights into the EC phenomenon in NZ SMEs. In this research, nine factors were identified from the technological innovation literature as potential determinants of EC adoption in SMEs. The research findings highlighted three main issues pertaining to EC adoption in NZ SMEs. First, at the 'low level' of adoption such as adopting simple email and Web pages, none of the research factors seemed to strongly influence the adoption decision of EC as such. This finding highlighted the importance of the communication aspect of EC and of having a presence in cyberspace even if it was a simple one. Second, the majority of the NZ SMEs perceived to progress these simple EC initiatives in the long-term projections only. They called such initiatives as 'advanced levels of EC' where they envisaged adopting fully functional and interactive websites. At this level of adoption, the participants started to raise the importance of the different factors to their adoption decision of EC. However, this was contrasted by the fact that the participants stressed that they would not risk investing their scant resources on perceived risky advanced EC initiatives. The last point pertains to the SMEs that adopted different EC technologies 'high adopters' such as websites, Intranet and Extranet technologies. This category retained a positive view about EC and indicated that non-adopters of EC and 'low level' adopters should not be deterred from adopting EC and that all their fears were mere misperceptions. The overall results indicated that EC adoption and use among NZ SMEs was limited. The research highlights professional and theoretical significance and implications.