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Article

Electronic Commerce: Factors Involved in its Adoption from a Bibliometric Analysis

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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Medellín, Doctoral Student, Medellín, Colombia
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Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM, Departamento de Ciencias Administrativas, Medellín, Colombia
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Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM, Departamento de Ciencias Administrativas, Medellín, Colombia
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Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano ITM, Departamento de Ciencias Administrativas, Medellín, Colombia
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Universidad de Antioquia, Escuela de Idiomas, Medellín, Colombia
J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2018, 13(1), 39-70; https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762018000100104
Submission received: 16 August 2016 / Revised: 22 August 2017 / Accepted: 25 August 2017 / Published: 1 January 2018

Abstract

This article presents findings of a study that aimed to identify key factors in the adoption of e-commerce. The study involved a bibliometric analysis of statistical information from 408 scientific publications related to the theme, registered in the Scopus database, through a structured search equation. The collected records were used to calculate bibliometric indicators of quantity, quality and structure. Additionally, an analysis of increasing, decreasing, and emerging thematics was carried out to identify the topics of greatest interest on this subject. Findings indicate that this is a prolific research field, in which the fastest growing topic is the study of e-commerce adoption in small and medium sized enterprises in emerging economies. The analysis also revealed the current use of new models to evaluate adoption factors. That is the case of the Technology Organization Environment Framework used as an alternative to the Technology Acceptance Model--which remains the most widely used. Likewise, Structural Equation Analysis was found to be one of the most frequently used options for statistical analysis in the publications studied. A research agenda intending to contribute with directions for further research in the area is presented at the end of the article.
Keywords: Adoption factors; Bibliometric analysis; Internet transactions; Electronic commerce; Research trends Adoption factors; Bibliometric analysis; Internet transactions; Electronic commerce; Research trends

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Villa, E.; Ruiz, L.; Valencia, A.; Picón, E. Electronic Commerce: Factors Involved in its Adoption from a Bibliometric Analysis. J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2018, 13, 39-70. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762018000100104

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Villa E, Ruiz L, Valencia A, Picón E. Electronic Commerce: Factors Involved in its Adoption from a Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. 2018; 13(1):39-70. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762018000100104

Chicago/Turabian Style

Villa, Eliana, Luis Ruiz, Alejandro Valencia, and Edgar Picón. 2018. "Electronic Commerce: Factors Involved in its Adoption from a Bibliometric Analysis" Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 13, no. 1: 39-70. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-18762018000100104

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