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Author-Name: Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji
Author-Email: oyeyinka@intech.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies
Author-Name: Lal, Kaushalesh
Author-Email: lal@intech.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies
Title: Determinants of E-business Adoption: Evidence from Firms in India, Nigeria, Uganda
Abstract: In this paper we employ firm-level data collected in three countries to analyze factors determining the
	 adoption of internal e-business technologies in developing countries. The main objectives of the study are:
	 identification of clusters based on technology adopted, classify firms in each cluster, investigate factors
	 that resulted in technology adoption, and finally, analyse these factors within a multivariate framework.
	 The variables that emerged significant display considerable variety across countries including size of
	 operation, export performance, profitability, value addition, skill intensity, academic qualification of
	 managing directors, learning processes, and technological collaboration with foreign firms. We found bi 
	 -directional relationships among several factors but the study could not identify all the causal
	 relationships due to lack of time series data.
Keywords:  Electronic Commerce, Internet, New Technologies, Business, Developing countries, India, Nigeria, Uganda
Series: Discussion Paper
Creation-Date: 2004
Number: 14
File-URL: http://www.intech.unu.edu/publications/discussion-papers/2004-14.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 271 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unuint:200414