Unifying the fragmented models of information systems implementation
Critical issues in information systems research
The impact of information systems on organizations and markets
Communications of the ACM
When can management science research be generalized internationally?
Management Science
Information systems innovation among organizations
Management Science
Electronic markets and electronic hierarchies
Communications of the ACM
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Journal of Global Information Management
Information Systems Research
The Illusory Diffusion of Innovation: An Examination of Assimilation Gaps
Information Systems Research
The Assimilation of Knowledge Platforms in Organizations: An Empirical Investigation
Organization Science
Research Commentary: Transformational Issues in Researching IS and Net-Enabled Organizations
Information Systems Research
Measuring e-Commerce in Net-Enabled Organizations: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Information Systems Research
European Journal of Information Systems - Managing e-business transformation
Information Technology and Productivity: Evidence from Country-Level Data
Management Science
E-Business and Management Science: Mutual Impacts (Part 1 of 2)
Management Science
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Realizing value from information technology investment
Journal of Management Information Systems
An empirical investigation of net-enabled business value
MIS Quarterly
Organizational factors and IT performances in Korean government: framework and empirical test
dg.o '08 Proceedings of the 2008 international conference on Digital government research
Realizing business value of agile IT applications: antecedents in the supply chain networks
Information Technology and Management
How Does Information Technology Shape Supply-Chain Structure? Evidence on the Number of Suppliers
Journal of Management Information Systems
Health Information Exchange and Healthcare Utilization
Journal of Medical Systems
Information Systems Research
The strategic value of IT insourcing: An IT-enabled business process perspective
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Does RFID improve firms' financial performance? an empirical analysis
Information Technology and Management
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Information technology adoption behavior life cycle: Toward a Technology Continuance Theory (TCT)
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Information Technology and Management - Special issue on New Theories and Methods for Technology Adoption Research
A conceptual model for the process of IT innovation adoption in organizations
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
Institutional Influences on Information Systems Security Innovations
Information Systems Research
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Adoption and Impacts of Interorganizational Business Process Standards: Role of Partnering Synergy
Information Systems Research
IT innovation adoption by enterprises: Knowledge discovery through text analytics
Decision Support Systems
Routinisation of B2B E-commerce by small firms: A process perspective
Information Systems Frontiers
Factors affecting the adoption of B2B e-commerce technologies
Electronic Commerce Research
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Differential Effects on ERP Post-Adoption Stages across Scandinavian and Iberian SMEs1
Journal of Global Information Management
Differential Effects on ERP Post-Adoption Stages across Scandinavian and Iberian SMEs1
Journal of Global Information Management
A technology-organisation-environment TOE-based m-business value instrument
International Journal of Mobile Communications
Factors affecting the organizational adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA)
Information Systems and e-Business Management
Examining the growth of digital wireless phone technology: A take-off theory analysis
Decision Support Systems
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This paper extends our previous studies on the assimilation of Internet-based e-business innovations by firms in an international setting. Drawing upon theories on the process and contexts of technology diffusion, we develop an integrative model to examine three assimilation stages: initiation → adoption → routinization. The model features technological, organizational, and environmental contexts as prominent antecedents of this three-stage assimilation process. Based on this model, we hypothesize how technology readiness, technology integration, firm size, global scope, managerial obstacles, competition intensity, and regulatory environment influence e-business assimilation at the firm level. A unique data set of 1,857 firms from 10 countries is used to test the conceptual model and hypotheses. To probe deeper into the influence of the environmental context, we compare two subsamples from developed and developing countries. Our empirical analysis leads to several key findings: (1) Competition positively affects initiation and adoption, but negatively impacts routinization, suggesting that too much competition is not necessarily good for technology assimilation because it drives firms to chase the latest technologies without learning how to use existing ones effectively. (2) Large firms tend to enjoy resource advantages at the initiation stage, but have to overcome structural inertia in later stages. (3) We also find that economic environments shape innovation assimilation: Regulatory environment plays a more important role in developing countries than in developed countries. Moreover, while technology readiness is the strongest factor facilitating assimilation in developing countries, technology integration turns out to be the strongest in developed countries, implying that as e-business evolves, the key determinant of its assimilation shifts from accumulation to integration of technologies. Together, these findings offer insights into how innovation assimilation is influenced by contextual factors, and how the effects may vary across different stages and in different environments.