E-commerce adoption in ASEAN: who and where?

Future Business Journal

卷:7

Abu H. Ayob¹ 

[1] Faculty of Economics and Management, The National University of Malaysia;

关键词: E-commerce adoption;    ASEAN;    Individual demographics;    National culture;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s43093-020-00051-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract As an economic bloc, the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) aims to leverage the usage of e-commerce for the benefits of all: government, enterprises, and citizens of its member countries. However, each country varies greatly in terms of economic development and cultural factors, which explains the uneven level of e-commerce adoption in the region. This paper seeks to provide empirical evidence by integrating individual and country-level characteristics to profile e-commerce users in ASEAN. By analyzing multi-source data from 5870 individuals in six countries in 2017, the results reveal that e-commerce adoption is more prevalent among female, younger, more educated, employed, and higher income users. Also, the adoption of e-commerce is found to be stronger in societies that exhibit high individualism, low masculinity and low uncertainty avoidance. This study proposes that e-commerce adoption shall not only be explained by individual characteristics and formal institutions, but also by country-level variables and national culture.

【 授权许可】

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