Abstract
Through the analysis of a number of previous studies, this article aims to present an overview of extent literature on the adoption of e-commerce by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using social media in a Saudi Arabian context. An extensive literature review has been grouped and represented in six different categories including information and communications technology (ICT) adoption, e-commerce adoption by organisations, consumer adoption of e-commerce, e-commerce adoption by SMEs including the use of social media to adopt e-commerce and the use of social media by SMEs to adopt e-commerce in a Saudi Arabian context. The studies are analysed, literature gaps are highlighted and further research directions within the field are proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-179 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal of Business Information Systems |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- SMEs: Saudi Arabia
- Small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Social media
- e-commerce
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management Information Systems
- Information Systems and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation