Electronic commerce: a manager's guide
Electronic commerce: a manager's guide
Toward a unified view of electronic commerce
Communications of the ACM
Designing systems for Internet commerce
Designing systems for Internet commerce
Executive's Guide to E-Business: From Tactics to Strategy
Executive's Guide to E-Business: From Tactics to Strategy
The Global Information Technology Report
The Global Information Technology Report
Electronic commerce: structures and issues
International Journal of Electronic Commerce - Special section: Diversity in electronic commerce research
Exploring E-Commerce Benefits for Businesses in a Developing Country
The Information Society
Recommendations for e-commerce systems in the tourism industry of sub-Saharan Africa
Telematics and Informatics
Advancing E-Commerce Beyond Readiness in a Developing Country: Experiences of Ghanaian Firms
Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations
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There is a paucity of empirical data on the level of diffusion of eCommerce technologies and business activities enabled by these technologies in businesses in developing countries. This study investigates the implementation and plans of a range of e-enabling hard and soft technologies: electronically performed business functions and the overall maturity of eCommerce usage. The authors surveyed 150 South African businesses. The findings reveal the dominance of communication aspects, but not the transaction aspects, of eCommerce. The implementation of integrated eCommerce solutions and security-enabling applications is very limited. Implementation plans of eCommerce revolve around extending communication technologies and enabling upward movement along the value chain, particularly marketing and procurement activities. By establishing benchmarks, the study contributes to our understanding of developments of eCommerce in developing countries.