An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective

The purpose of the study was to investigate e-commerce adoption inhibitors within the Tourism industry in the Zimbabwe National Parks as one of the key benefits that comes with proper and effective use of e-commerce, improved availability, processing and dissemination of information. Information can...

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Main Authors: Chivandi, Abigail, Sibanda, Fortune
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Language:English
Published: Africa Journals 2021
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Online Access:https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_9_vol_7__3__2018.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4550
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description The purpose of the study was to investigate e-commerce adoption inhibitors within the Tourism industry in the Zimbabwe National Parks as one of the key benefits that comes with proper and effective use of e-commerce, improved availability, processing and dissemination of information. Information can be distributed, shared with various business partners across the board efficiently. The study aimed at enabling E-commerce information to be shared, accessed and disseminated at a minimum time and cost reduction in the Zimbabwe National Parks. As information accessing and processing is now done electronically, there is reduction in the degree of inefficiency caused by human error. With the ready availability of contemporary information, various business entities can make conversant decisions that will be critical to their development and ultimately sustainability. The research was undertaken by examining Zimbabwe National Parks and their sub-units. A survey, via a pretested questionnaire based on a Likert scale and in-depth interviews was used to gather data and compute it. The results indicated that the companies distance and geographical constraints have limited or hindered the development and growth of many business prospects but e-commerce has cut across the geographic boundaries of the various countries. Business networks are now possible in Zimbabwe National Parks, for vertical integration, supply chain management, and business links reduce routine transactional time and costs.
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spelling ir-11408-45502022-06-27T13:49:06Z An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective Chivandi, Abigail Sibanda, Fortune E-commerce Adoption Processing Dissemination Information National Parks Zimbabwe The purpose of the study was to investigate e-commerce adoption inhibitors within the Tourism industry in the Zimbabwe National Parks as one of the key benefits that comes with proper and effective use of e-commerce, improved availability, processing and dissemination of information. Information can be distributed, shared with various business partners across the board efficiently. The study aimed at enabling E-commerce information to be shared, accessed and disseminated at a minimum time and cost reduction in the Zimbabwe National Parks. As information accessing and processing is now done electronically, there is reduction in the degree of inefficiency caused by human error. With the ready availability of contemporary information, various business entities can make conversant decisions that will be critical to their development and ultimately sustainability. The research was undertaken by examining Zimbabwe National Parks and their sub-units. A survey, via a pretested questionnaire based on a Likert scale and in-depth interviews was used to gather data and compute it. The results indicated that the companies distance and geographical constraints have limited or hindered the development and growth of many business prospects but e-commerce has cut across the geographic boundaries of the various countries. Business networks are now possible in Zimbabwe National Parks, for vertical integration, supply chain management, and business links reduce routine transactional time and costs. 2021-11-18T11:57:33Z 2021-11-18T11:57:33Z 2018 Article 2223-814X https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_9_vol_7__3__2018.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4550 en African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Vol.7 , No. 3; open Africa Journals
spellingShingle E-commerce
Adoption
Processing Dissemination
Information
National Parks
Zimbabwe
Chivandi, Abigail
Sibanda, Fortune
An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title_full An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title_fullStr An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title_full_unstemmed An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title_short An investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the Tourism industry: A Zimbabwe National Parks Perspective
title_sort investigation of e-commerce adoption inhibitors in the tourism industry: a zimbabwe national parks perspective
topic E-commerce
Adoption
Processing Dissemination
Information
National Parks
Zimbabwe
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http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4550
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