Abstract
Literature on the institutional adoption of information technology (IT) can be classified into two approaches, one emphasizing rationalistic goal-oriented behavior and the other focusing on external forces. These approaches, however, are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Organizations adopt IT both to achieve efficiency and in response to a variety of environmental and internal pressures. Consequently, there is a clear need for an integrated model that incorporates both institutional pressures and goal-oriented behavior. We develop, operationalize, and empirically test a model that explains the intention of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) brokerages to adopt electronic trading systems (ETS). This model integrates the rational factors driving goal-oriented behavior with the internal and external pressures to which these brokerages are subjected. The model is parsimonious, yet explains 67% of the variance in the intention to adopt ETS. The theoretical and practical implications of this model are discussed. © 2006 IEEE.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 275-284 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2006 |
Research Keywords
- Electronic trading systems (ETS)
- Hong Kong
- Information technology (IT) adoption
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
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- COPYRIGHT TERMS OF DEPOSITED POSTPRINT FILE: © 2006 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. Khalifa, M., & Davison, R. M. (2006). SME adoption of IT: The case of electronic trading systems. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 53(2), 275-284. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2006.872251.