An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises

Sabah A. Al-Somali; Ben Clegg; Roya Gholami

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch040

An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises

Sabah A. Al-Somali^*, Ben Clegg, Roya Gholami

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Abstract

Saudi Arabian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will face fierce competition from new entrants to local markets as a result of their accession to the Word Trade Organisation (WTO), and electronic commerce (e-commerce) technologies can reinforce SME's competitive edge. This study investigates the state of e-commerce adoption and analyses the factors that determine the extent to which SMEs in Saudi Arabia are inclined towards deploying e-commerce technologies. This could assist future firms in designing effective implementation projects. Seven SMEs' e-commerce adoption levels are studied as a case. The Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework was used as the major source of inspiration in our analysis of e-commerce adoption amongst Saudi SMEs. In addition to advancing research on e-commerce in Saudi Arabia, this chapter also highlights several directions for future inquiry and implications for managers and policymakers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Small and medium enterprises
Subtitle of host publication	concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications
Editors	Information Resources Management Association
Place of Publication	Hershey, PA (US)
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	816-839
Number of pages	24
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4666-3887-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4666-3886-0, 1-4666-3886-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch040
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Al-Somali, S. A., Clegg, B., & Gholami, R. (2013). An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), Small and medium enterprises: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (Vol. 2, pp. 816-839). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch040

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Al-Somali, SA, Clegg, B & Gholami, R 2013, An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises. in Information Resources Management Association (ed.), Small and medium enterprises: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. vol. 2, IGI Global, Hershey, PA (US), pp. 816-839. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch040

An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises. / Al-Somali, Sabah A.; Clegg, Ben; Gholami, Roya.
Small and medium enterprises: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. ed. / Information Resources Management Association. Vol. 2 Hershey, PA (US): IGI Global, 2013. p. 816-839.

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Al-Somali SA, Clegg B, Gholami R. An investigation into the adoption and implementation of electronic commerce in Saudi Arabian small and medium enterprises. In Information Resources Management Association, editor, Small and medium enterprises: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. Vol. 2. Hershey, PA (US): IGI Global. 2013. p. 816-839 doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3886-0.ch040

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