Task 1: Identifying frameworks on national culture for E-commerce context (10 + 10 = 20 marks)
- a) What theoretical frameworks of national culture have been reported in the scholarly literature to help explain various key aspects (i.e. adoption decision, implementation process, outcomes) of E-commerce systems in organisations? Discuss.
- b) How popular are the frameworks, identified in Task 1a, to help explain those key aspects of E-commerce systems for organisational context? Discuss.
Task 2: Describing how national culture frameworks explain E-commerce systems adoption decision (20 marks)
How do those frameworks, identified in Task 1, help explain E-commerce systems adoption decision of organisations? Discuss.
Task 3: Describing how national culture frameworks explain E-commerce systems post- adoption (implementation process, outcomes) (20 marks)
How do those frameworks, identified in Task 1, help explain E-commerce systems implementation process initiated by organisations, and/or outcomes experienced by organisations? Discuss.
Task 4: National culture and E-commerce systems from the perspective of developed and developing countries (15 + 15 = 30 marks)
Drawing on your critical review of the literature, compare and discuss the research findings reported in the existing literature on the influence of national culture on various key aspects (i.e. adoption decision, implementation process, outcomes) of E-commerce systems for organisational context from the perspective of developed and developing countries alike.
Task 5: Conclusion (5 marks)
Present your insightful views about the suitability of national culture to help explain E-commerce phenomenon.
Report Structure (5 marks)
Adherence to the format and length of the report as outlined in Section 4.
Include a minimum of ten (10) scholarly references and cite them in the body of your
assignment report and add full references in the bibliography (use APA style).