Assessing ICT Impact: The Effects of ICT on e-Commerce Migration

In this study, we proposed a set of constructs and used it to assess the effects of ICT on e-commerce migration-migrating toward internet-based e-commerce at firm level. We examined the validity of the instrument in terms of the relationships to e-commerce migration with data from 156 firms in China. A series of hypotheses were designed and tested, and the drivers and their contributions to e-commerce migration were determined. Our study found a significant relationship between ICT and e-commerce migration which measure was the extent of business processes implemented electronically in a firm. The result indicates that our measurement instrument have demonstrated value for capturing these ICT effects. The instrument can help managers assessing ICT impact more effectively, and better establishing of the favorable policies and conditions in order to facilitate e-commerce in firms.