- Title
- Resource-based model of e-business adoption in China: an empirical investigation
- Creator
- Voola, Ranjit; Carlson, Jamie; Wong, Ho Jin; Li, Jeffrey Hou Jiun
- Relation
- Journal of Technology Management in China Vol. 5, Issue 3, p. 227-244
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17468771011086247
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- This paper aims to examine the effects of market orientation and organizational learning on individual e-business adoption functions and firm performance in the context of Chinese firms. A cross-sectional design was adopted for the study, whereby a sample of companies was selected from the province of Sichuan, China. The questionnaire was distributed via a personally administered method to senior managers. Partial least squares was used for analysing the data. It was found that market orientation affected e-order-taking, whereas organizational learning affected e-communication, e-procurement and internal administration through e-business technologies, and firm performance. Whilst market orientation was found only to effect e-order-taking and e-communication was found to have a positive influence on firm performance. A limitation of the study is the sample size and obtaining the convenience sample from one province in China. A larger size and broader representation of provinces in China will be a direction for future research. The findings of this study highlight the need for creating an internal organizational culture, which facilitates the adoption of e-business technologies. Specifically, they should develop capabilities such as organizational learning and market orientation prior to the adoption of e-business technologies. The contribution of the study is that the findings provide insight into e-business adoption in China from a resource-based perspective.
- Subject
- business performance; China; learning organizations; market orientation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/932654
- Identifier
- uon:11415
- Identifier
- ISSN:1746-8779
- Language
- eng
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