Barriers of E-tourism adoption in developing countries: A case study of nepal

Lama, S; Pradhan, S; Shrestha, A; Beirman, D

Barriers of E-tourism adoption in developing countries: A case study of nepal

Lama, S Pradhan, S Shrestha, A Beirman, D

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Citation:: ACIS 2018 - 29th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2018
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lama, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pradhan, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shrestha, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beirman, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-5361	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ACIS 2018 - 29th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2018	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135620
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 ACIS2018.org. All rights reserved. Developing countries lack e-tourism competencies despite attractive destinations to offer. Nepal is one of the developing countries with its natural beauty and diverse cultural heritage that has great tourism potential. This research is aimed at identifying barriers of e-tourism adoption in developing countries, using Nepal as a case study. Based on the Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) and e-readiness models, and our literature review, we propose ten factors that affect e-tourism adoption. We applied mixed methods to validate these factors using seven interviews with relevant stakeholders and a survey of 198 tourism organisations in Nepal. The results demonstrate that e-tourism adoption is affected by environmental factors such as lack of national infrastructure, market size, and country-specific contextual factors. Similarly, organizational factors include lack of e-tourism awareness, lack of resources, low value proposition and limited top management support. Finally, we discuss these factors and its implication to policy and practice.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ACIS 2018 - 29th Australasian Conference on Information Systems	en_US
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dc.title	Barriers of E-tourism adoption in developing countries: A case study of nepal	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
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Abstract:

© 2018 ACIS2018.org. All rights reserved. Developing countries lack e-tourism competencies despite attractive destinations to offer. Nepal is one of the developing countries with its natural beauty and diverse cultural heritage that has great tourism potential. This research is aimed at identifying barriers of e-tourism adoption in developing countries, using Nepal as a case study. Based on the Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) and e-readiness models, and our literature review, we propose ten factors that affect e-tourism adoption. We applied mixed methods to validate these factors using seven interviews with relevant stakeholders and a survey of 198 tourism organisations in Nepal. The results demonstrate that e-tourism adoption is affected by environmental factors such as lack of national infrastructure, market size, and country-specific contextual factors. Similarly, organizational factors include lack of e-tourism awareness, lack of resources, low value proposition and limited top management support. Finally, we discuss these factors and its implication to policy and practice.

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