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The degree of e-business entrepreneurship and long-term sustainability: an institutional perspective

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The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an institutional model to investigate the relationships among institutional drivers, the degree of e-business entrepreneurship, actual usage, and long-term sustainability of business organizations. A questionnaire was developed to collect data from 41 manufacturing firms with a sample of 328 respondents. Structural equation modeling using EQS was conducted to analyze the data. The results reveal a significant impact of institutional pressures on the degree of e-business entrepreneurship. The findings also reveal a direct relationship between the degree of e-business entrepreneurship and the actual usage of e-business innovations. Moreover, the degree of e-business entrepreneurship and the actual usage of e-business innovations have a direct impact on long-term sustainability. The present empirical study contributes to a better understanding of the existing theories and practices of e-business entrepreneurship and e-innovations in today’s business organizations. This study also provides insights into the drivers and the role of entrepreneurship in manufacturing firms with strategies of e-business adoption and use to gain long-term sustainability.

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  1. Department of Business Administration, Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman, 11733, Jordan

    Khaled Saleh Al Omoush

  2. Department of Management Information Systems, Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman, 11733, Jordan

    Raed M. Al-Qirem

  3. Department of Accounting, Al Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman, 11733, Jordan

    Zaid M. Al Hawatmah

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Al Omoush, K.S., Al-Qirem, R.M. & Al Hawatmah, Z.M. The degree of e-business entrepreneurship and long-term sustainability: an institutional perspective. Inf Syst E-Bus Manage 16, 29–56 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-017-0340-4

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