Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
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: Sectoral Pattern of E-business Adoption in Developing Countries
Abstract: Drawing on firm level surveys, we examine industry-specific factors that have
	 influenced the adoption of e-business technologies in Uganda, Nigeria, and India. A
	 sectoral typology of e-business adoption based on three broad sets of observations
	 emerged. First, the study suggests that sector-specific factors influenced the
	 degree of adoption of e-business technologies. For instance, the intensity of
	 adoption of e-business technologies in the skill-and-knowledge-intensive electrical
	 and electronic goods sector was found to be higher than in labour-intensive sectors
	 such as garments, auto-component manufacturing, and food and beverages. Secondly,
	 the intensity of adoption of e-business tools was not affected by organisational
	 factors such as profitability, size of operation, age of firm, and per capital
	 investment at the industry level. Third, there are significant variations in the
	 conduct and performance of firms that use lower levels of e-business tools from
	 those categorised as the most advanced users
Keywords: E-business, SMEs, Small Enterprises, Innovation, ICTs, Developing Countries
Series: Discussion Paper
Creation-Date: 2004
Number: 2004-07
File-URL: https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/discussion-papers/2004-7.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 118 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unuint:200407