B2B e-commerce systems tend to be tightly coupled systems and must work
together seamlessly. In addition, they tend to be expensive
and require a lot of manpower to implement so it is important that any decision a company makes with regard to a
B2B e-commerce system will be supported by the companies with which it has relationships. Industries driving e-
commerce tend to be in sectors that are internationally
competitive (e.g., electronics; textiles) since firms in those
industries are motivated to adopt e-commerce in order to
enhance productivity and provide better services [29].