4 | TOWARD ACCEPTANCE OF E-COMMERCE Many
studies have supported the value and advantages of e-commerce adoption, such as improved customer service (Abid, Rahim, & Sheepers, 2011) and improved communication, operational efficiency, accuracy, reliability, time management, and flexibility (Sajuyigbe, 2012). The findings of this study reveal that there is a strong positive relationship between e-commerce technologies adoption and impact on business processes. This means that as enterprises adopt e-commerce technologies, they are likely to see changes in their business processes. Among the possible benefits are increased efficiency, profits, and market reach, as well as reduced costs. With those benefits, however, comes the need to address the security and fraud risks that also may result from e-commerce activities.
The level of e-commerce readiness among the people of Tanzania is not advancing because of poor physical and network infrastructures, inadequate resources, a low level of computer literacy, widespread poverty, and concerns over costs, security, and privacy.