TY - JOUR
T1 - E-commerce practices in the Arabian Gulf GCC business culture
T2 - Utilisation and outcomes patterns
AU - Ashrafi, Rafi
AU - Yasin, Mahmoud M.
AU - Czuchry, Andrew J.
AU - AlHinai, Yousuf
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - With the growth of e-commerce-related activities and practices in recent years, the role of culture in promoting such growth has been brought to question. Cultures that tend to foster e-commerce practices have been labelled as e-cultures. In contrast, cultures that binder e-commerce growth have been labelled as traditional cultures. Most of our knowledge related to ecommerce applications and frameworks for implementation is based on studies from e-cultures. The study, at hand, examines e-commerce activities and practices in the traditional Arab culture. The results obtained from this study tended to be similar to the results obtained from the US e-culture. Thus, the growth of, or lack of, e-commerce may not be explained solely based on cultural factors. Perhaps, other factors such as informational infrastructure may be more relevant in explaining the acceptability and growth of e-commerce than the cultural context. Research examining the impact of these factors on e-commerce growth is needed towards establishing frameworks for the implementation of e-commerce and guidelines for managers in a global context.
AB - With the growth of e-commerce-related activities and practices in recent years, the role of culture in promoting such growth has been brought to question. Cultures that tend to foster e-commerce practices have been labelled as e-cultures. In contrast, cultures that binder e-commerce growth have been labelled as traditional cultures. Most of our knowledge related to ecommerce applications and frameworks for implementation is based on studies from e-cultures. The study, at hand, examines e-commerce activities and practices in the traditional Arab culture. The results obtained from this study tended to be similar to the results obtained from the US e-culture. Thus, the growth of, or lack of, e-commerce may not be explained solely based on cultural factors. Perhaps, other factors such as informational infrastructure may be more relevant in explaining the acceptability and growth of e-commerce than the cultural context. Research examining the impact of these factors on e-commerce growth is needed towards establishing frameworks for the implementation of e-commerce and guidelines for managers in a global context.
KW - Arabian Gulf Council Countries
KW - Benefits
KW - E-commerce practices
KW - GCC
KW - Implementation
KW - Planning
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U2 - 10.1504/IJBIS.2007.012540
DO - 10.1504/IJBIS.2007.012540
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548291962
SN - 1746-0972
VL - 2
SP - 351
EP - 371
JO - International Journal of Business Information Systems
JF - International Journal of Business Information Systems
IS - 4
ER -