Abstract
Small businesses in China and United States generate the largest share of economic activity and employment. As the driving force behind the economic growth of both countries, Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) has fundamentally shaped the two countries. This research-in-progress paper reports the research model we conduct to analyze the factors that will affect ICTs adoption of small businesses in both countries. The purpose of the paper is to (1) report proposals of the current status of the research project (2) build an understanding of ICTs adoption in both countries (3) build the framework to explore the relationship between ICTs adoption in less developed and more developed areas in China and United States. Four small businesses in Nebraska, California, Zhejiang and Sichuan are chosen. A quantitative research method will be conducted to test the cases in the next step of the research.
Recommended Citation
Xiong, Jie and Qureshi, Sajda, "Factors Affecting Information and Communications Technology Adoption of Small Businesses: Studies in China and United States" (2012). MWAIS 2012 Proceedings. 20.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2012/20