Information technology innovations: a classification by IT locus of impact and research approach
ACM SIGMIS Database - Special double issue: diffusion of technological innovation
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
Managing the computer resource: a stage hypothesis
Communications of the ACM
ACM SIGMIS Database - Special issue on adoption, diffusion, and infusion of IT
Foundations of Information Systems
Foundations of Information Systems
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The paper presents the results of an exploratory case study of early adopters of electronic commerce. The data have been analyzed by applying PriceWaterhouseCoopers stage model of adoption of e-commerce. This model has been used because it takes into consideration many factors such as adoption benefits and barriers, uses, evolution of e-commerce capabilities, and the measures that should be taken to increase adoption and diffusion of e-commerce in SMEs. The paper concludes that this model, while having many strengths, presents also some limitations, the most important being not taking into consideration the changes in the company capabilities and business processes that have to take place in order to go from one level to the next of e-commerce capabilities.