E-commerce technology adoption framework by New Zealand small to medium size enterprises

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight a framework for the adoption of electronic commerce (EC) technologies
\nin New Zealand with specific interest in the small to medium-size enterprise (SME) sector of the
\neconomy. The main thrust of the research was to develop the framework for EC adoption by the New
\nZealand SMEs and hence study the accelerators and impediments to the adoption and diffusion of
\nEC technologies. The paper shows how IS/IT adoption and diffusion theories and practicalities can be
\nexplored for developing the proposed EC adoption framework. It is argued that results from research case
\nstudies based on the framework are able to identify the factors influencing and leading to the adoption of
\ne-commerce technologies by the New Zealand SMEs.