Internet: a strategic tool for the software enterprise
Communications of the ACM
An empirical study of adoptors and non-adopters of the Internet in Singapore
Information and Management
Fortune 500 on the Web: The Road to Second Level Effects
HICSS '96 Proceedings of the 29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Volume 2: Decision Support and Knowledge-Based Systems
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Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Navigation in information-intensive environments
A contingency model of internet adoption in Singapore
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Business use of the world-wide web
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Information Technology and Management
Business use of internet-based information systems: the case of Korea
European Journal of Information Systems
Information and Management
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Factors affecting the implementation success of Internet-based information systems
Computers in Human Behavior
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Factors affecting the adoption of B2B e-commerce technologies
Electronic Commerce Research
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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The Internet has been given tremendous publicity in recent years. However, most research focuses on Europe or America rather on than Asian countries. This study hopes to contribute to a better understanding of the Internet phenomenon in Asia by examining the factors influencing the adoption and nonadoption of the Internet among organizations in Singapore. A survey was carried out among business firms to examine the benefits of adopting the Internet, reasons for not adopting the Internet, and the criteria for selecting Internet access service providers. The results showed that key benefits are derived from the global nature of the Internet, which enables access to worldwide information and the creation of a worldwide electronic presence. Nonadopters of the Internet are concerned about whether staff will waste time surfing the Internet. Both access speed and technical support are viewed as important criteria in selecting an Internet access service provider (IASP). Implications of the results are discussed.