Perceived e-readiness factors in e-commerce adoption: An empirical investigation in a developing country

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-110

  Molla, Alemayehu ^a   Licker, Paul S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; E commerce; E readiness; Innovation adoption; PERM

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444454918     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2005.11043963     Document Type: Article

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