TOWARDS AN EXPLANATORY MODEL OF eMARKETPLACES UTILIZATION A Case Study of Saudi Arabia
Many aspects of ICT such as use of smart cards, use of mobile phones and the internet have become integrated into business operations today, becoming indispensable aspects of organizations. Recent developments have seen the introduction of eMarketplaces which are virtual spaces where businesses and consumers can interact and exchange goods and services. Whilst utilisation of eMarketplaces in many regions of the world such as,North America, Europe and Asia are increasing, its adoption and utilization in Saudi Arabia has been very slow. The aim of this paper was to investigate the current lack of utilisation of eMarketplaces in Saudi Arabia. A comparison was made between utilisation of eMarketplaces in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the world.Statistical data collected shows that utilisation of eMarketplaces in Saudi Arabia is the lowest. Possible explanations were identified as weak ICT infrastructure in the country, weak technological culture, undeveloped complementary services and lack of investment by the government. Several strategies that can be used to address this problem are identified. An explanatory model of eMarketplaces utilization is proposed in this paper with suggestions for further work in this area.
Utilization eMarketplace Saudi Arabia Online shopping
Fahad Algarni Y.Cheung Cheng-Siong Lee
Clyton School of nformation Technology,Monash University,Wellington Road,3800,Melbourne,Australia Clyton School of Information Technology,Monash University,Wellington Road,3800,Melbourne,Australia
国际会议
13th International Conference on Enterprise Information System(第13届企业信息系统国际会议 ICEIS 2011)
北京
英文
672-684
2011-06-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）