Toward electronic commerce ecosystems in developing countries

Electronic commerce (EC) adoption in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries is confronted with different difficulties. This is due to reasons relating to the SME´s structure and to issues concerning the surrounding environment. This research investigates factors influencing EC adoption and success in SMEs in a developing countries represented here by the case of Jordan. A review of the technological innovations adoption theories in SMEs was used to develop an adoption framework. This framework could be used as a “positivist” framework to examine EC adoption in SMEs in developing countries. The issues discussed in this research raise different theoretical contributions and implications.