Impact of industry type, ownership and company size on Chinese firms' e-business strategy. (26th May 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lai, Fujun; Hsieh, Chang-Tseh; Li, Dahui; Wang, Jian
• Is Part Of: International journal of intercultural information management. Volume 1:Number 2(2009)
• Page Start: 143
• Page End: 165
• Publication Date: 2009-05-26
• Subjects: company size -- China -- e-business -- industry type -- ownership -- electronic business -- firm size -- international trading; Information resources management -- Periodicals; Information technology -- Periodicals; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Corporate culture -- Periodicals; 658.4038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0028

Abstract

Using surveyed data from 307 international trading companies in China, this research explored e-business strategies in China with focuses on investigating the strategic importance, opportunities and benefits of e-business, e-business implementation and environment. The impacts of organisational characteristics, including ownership, industry type and company size, were also examined. This study found that the internet had become a common tool in international trading companies as a strategic channel to collect business information. E-business may bring different benefits and opportunities to different levels for companies with different organisational characteristics. The companies with different organisational characteristics might face different levels and types of environmental pressure and opportunities, and they adopted and assimilated different e-business solutions to different levels.