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Research Summary Report 041 Ayush Kumar
Research Summary Report 041 Ayush Kumar
Web site development work is a growing
aspect of the IT activities within many
organisations. However, the skills and
knowledge required by IT practitioners for
successful Web site development are still
largely uncertain.
Knowledge for
How such skills and knowledge are used in
Web Site actual practice, and the mechanisms by
Development which such skills and knowledge can be
1 2001 acquired and improved.
-By Mark J. Taylor,
David England and
David Gresty
To provide an investigation of e‐
commerce development via an
examination of the forces shaping web
site development among intermediaries
in an extended supply chain.
A two‐stage research design combining
qualitative and quantitative methods.
Unstructured interviews conducted in
the spirit of phenomenology elicited a
range of critical incidents of web site
development which were further
examined via a quantitative survey of
intermediaries to test for relationships
between critical incidents and web site
adoption.
A two‐stage research design combining
qualitative and quantitative methods.
Unstructured interviews conducted in
Critical factors the spirit of phenomenology elicited a
affecting range of critical incidents of web site
intermediary web 2005
development which were further
site adoption: examined via a quantitative survey of
4 understanding how intermediaries to test for relationships
to extend e- between critical incidents and web site
adoption.
participation
Adopter groups were identified which
-By Tina Harrison and showed statistically significant
Kathryn Waite differences in terms of the critical
incidents driving web site development
as well as differences in terms of key
company characteristics. The timing of
web site adoption was also found to
affect the subsequent use of the
technology, with early adopters making
more advanced use.
Addresses a research gap in terms of
business‐to‐business e‐commerce and
offers practical guidance on how to
widen participation in the financial
services supply chain.