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Construct: Costs


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Definition: Refer to expenses of implementing necessary technologies for on-line transactions and efforts devoted to organizational restructuring and process re-engineering.

Theory/model: IDT TOE
Reference: (Zhu, Dong, Xu, & Kraemer, 2006)


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IndicatorScaleContextTheory/ModelReference(s)
Costs of implementing Internet-based online sales (including hardware, software, training, organizational restructuring, business process reengineering).Direct Answere-BusinessIDT(Zhu, Dong, Xu, & Kraemer, 2006)
Costs of implementing Internet-based online procurement (including hardware, software, training, organizational restructuring, business process reengineering).Direct Answere-BusinessIDT(Zhu, Dong, Xu, & Kraemer, 2006)