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This research measures the accomplished achievements that make public shareholding companies in Jordan ready to host e-transactions (or so-called e-readiness). It aims to analyze the effect of e-readiness enablers on the stage of e-readiness in the targeted companies. However, the research relies on an empirical study and a structured questionnaire. Questionnaires numbered 330 have been distributed to 110 public shareholding companies in four economic sectors in Jordan. The study found that the Jordanian business environment encourages e-readiness in public shareholding companies although it faces hard economical conditions and unstable political conditions in some neighboring countries. Jordan made an obvious modernization of the existing laws and enacted new ones, but it still needs more improvements in e-business legislation to meet the details that could face the citizens while using internet and e-business. The study recommends improving the coordination between public enterprises and the Ministry of Communication and Information. Managements should define the focus, direction and scope phasing required for their e-readiness plans.

The idea of e-governance is being appreciated and worked upon at various levels, however,this research focuses on the need of various workingsbefore e-governance mechanisms can actually be made operational. The literature suggests that any policy or reform that does not cater the local context and fulfill all pre-requisites is likely to faceserious hurdles and therefore might not reap desired results. The prime focus of this research is to test the societal e-readiness in connection with the idea of e-governance adaptability in the context of Pakistan. Recently, in Pakistan, several initiatives have been taken by government in order to shift towards this IT based governance structure from the traditional mode of governance. Based on the data collected from 312 university students and professionals, the developed model was tested using covariance based structural equation modeling (SEM) and the findings reveal that basic operational knowledge, networked society and availability of infrastructure respectively, are important facilitators that strengthen E-Governance adaptability. Apart from this inferential analysis, descriptive statistics were also used to identify various hurdles that people perceive regarding e-governance adaptability and it was found that resistance to change and lack of awareness are the biggest hurdles that people in Pakistan believe in the context of e-governance adaptability. Not just at the operational or practical level, the study also adds to the literature on new public governance theories

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E-banking through mutual benefits for customers and banks has become a necessity in the banking industry nowadays. In spite of this, e-banking has not spread in Iran as it is appropriate.In a general categorization it can be said that E-readiness of banks and environmental e-readiness are two effective factors on development of e-banking which have been referred in different studies some models have been proposed in this regard in macro industries and others. However, no specific model has been proposed for the banks. This paper focuses on the first factor of "organizational e-readiness". Therefore, the main question of this study is that according to which model and toolthe state banks' readiness are evaluated in the field of development of e-banking in the state banks and how much is the current state of e-readiness of banks in this area? Accordingly, a model is presented as an organizational e-readiness web in this research, reviewing the organizational e-readiness evaluation models, and carried out research to identify organizational barriers and motivators of business/ e-banking development. According to the introduced dimensions, the banks enjoy relative readiness for the development of e-banking.

E-participation is a strategic factor in the era of digital governance and open government. The aim of this study is to describe e-readiness and the effectiveness of e-participation in Indonesia. This study focuses on social and economic aspects, specifically on groups of formal workers who are accustomed to using ICT (Information and Communication Technology). The method used is qualitative with informants from fifty-six districts/cities in Indonesia. Qualitative data analysis steps are carried out to obtain findings. The results of the study show that e-participation has not been effective in two-way forms and community involvement. The e-readiness of this community group is constrained by income, network infrastructure, and motivation in e-participation. This study finds that the development of e-participation stages is in line with the development of e-government and digital government stages, as well as rules in conventional participation. Fulfilling basic needs can be a motivation for e-participation and increase the perception of openness

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a mapping of the evolution of the United Nation's (UN's) e‐Readiness assessments. The mapping highlights underlying assumptions and frames a set of recommendations for new secondary indicators to strengthen e‐Readiness indices.Design/methodology/approachThis exploratory case study applies triangulated document review for the analysis.FindingsThe UN's e‐Readiness assessments have evolved from a focus on Member State governments as "controllers of information and services" to "facilitators of information". The mapping highlights the dynamic nature of understanding of e‐Government and the role of information and communication technologies in transformation efforts. It also allows for new understanding of the influence of context‐dependent imperatives, rankings, views and suggestions on Member State efforts to leverage technology toward the realization of transformation agendas. Framing assumptions for issue‐based UN surveys pose a series of limitations in terms of interpreting the results. The case study highlights the evolutionary character of the e‐Readiness assessment efforts and provides new insight for governments that rely on the assessments for decision making and planning.Practical implicationsThe UN e‐Readiness assessments serve as a widely used point of reference for government officials, public administrators and researchers around the world. This study provides them with new understanding of the evolution of perspectives which frame and the tools used to assess e‐Readiness.Originality/valueThe paper provides an original examination of the evolution of perspectives and tools used in UN's e‐Readiness assessment efforts. This examination supports the identification of a set of secondary indicators in the form of a risk‐to‐reward indicator, an adoption indicator and a satisfaction indicator, to better inform and strengthen the UN e‐Readiness indices.

This paper explores the e-readiness of firms in the Australian horticulture supply chain. The paper draws from the perceived e-readiness model (PERM) and relies on data collected from a survey of firms in the horticulture sector in Australia. The results indicate that while horticulture firms demonstrate relative organizational preparation for the conduct of e-business, the value network within which they operate does not appear to encourage and support their endeavour. In particular, government and industry associations do not appear to play supportive roles in encouraging the use of e-business among members of the horticulture supply chain. This paper highlights factors that are likely to facilitate or inhibit e-business in agribusiness, an area lacking in research globally. Practitioners such as governments, horticulture associations, growers and growers' associations, and digital marketplace operators, through understanding the e-readiness factors affecting e-business, can make effective decisions to develop their support, capabilities and offerings respectively.

ÖZETTÜRK KOBİ'LERİNİN E-DÖNÜŞÜME HAZIR OLMASINDA DIŞSAL FAKTÖRLERİN ETKİSİBu çalışma, 'e-Hazırlık' kavramını ve KOBİ'leri e-Dönüşüme hazır hale getiren dışsal faktörlerin etkisini incelemek üzere yapılmıştır. Bilgisayar ve internet teknolojileririnin giderek yoğun bir şekilde kullanılmaya başlandığı bu yeni iş ortamında KOBİ'leri bu ortama hazırlayacak dışsal faktörler; Devlet, Bankacılık Sektörü, Altyapı, Ticareti Destekleyen Organizasyonlar ve Tüketicileri, Kişileri ve İnsan Kaynağını kapsayan Toplum olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, Türk KOBİ'lerini kapsayan bir örneklem grubuyla bir saha çalışması yürütülerek bu dışsal faktörlerin etkisi ortaya konmuştur. ABSTRACT E-READINESS OF TURKISH SMEs: THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL FACTORSThis study focuses on the concept of e-readiness and the external factors which may encourage small and medium scaled enterprises (SMEs) to become prepared for the new business environment in which the internet and the information and communication technologies are increasingly used. The study mainly investigates the external factors rather than the organizational and pre-conditional ones. Therefore, the effect of the government, the financial sector, the infrastructure, the trade promoting organizations, the consumers and the human capital are taken into consideration within a survey, conducted among a sample population of Turkish SMEs. The purpose of the survey is to expose the possible effects of these factors by obtaining the opinions of the SME management staffs.