The Impact of Companies’ Size on E-Commerce Transaction Requirements: Case Study of Algerian Import Companies

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of companies’ size on e-commerce transaction requirements, by examining both companies’ components and companies’ partners and their relation with company’s size. The paper is based on the analysis of 70 Algerian import companies through survey methodology. The findings indicate that large-sized companies respond strongly to all e-commerce transaction requirements, especially in the three companies’ components; mediumand small-sized companies response to these requirements is less than large-sized companies. As a conclusion, companies’ size often reacts to the e-commerce transaction requirements.