Reshaping e-commerce in Thailand: An exploratory study of internet technology for inter-firm communication adoption in the Thai tourism industry from a cultural fit perspective

ACIS 2006 Proceedings - 17th Australasian Conference on Information Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Vatanasakdakul, Savanid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; B2B e commerce adoption; B2B e marketplace; Cultural fit; National culture; Strategic fit; Technology transfer; Thailand; Tourism industry

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; B2B E-COMMERCE; B2B E-MARKETPLACE; CULTURAL FIT; NATIONAL CULTURES; STRATEGIC FIT; THAILAND; TOURISM INDUSTRY;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84869104423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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