Major Impediments in the Growth of B2B E-Commerce Market in Kuwait: An Empirical Study from Industrial Perspective

Abstract

This research paper has examined the business-to business (B2B) e-commerce market in Kuwait to identify various impediments in its growth. This research paper is based on examining the statistical significance of various impediments in implementation of e-commerce solution in business organisations in Kuwait. This nation has witnessed substantial progress in the field of ICT related infrastructural development in the first decade of 21^st century. However, despite positive social and economic indicators and abundant oil resources, Kuwait in particular and GCC member countries in general have not been able to catch up with the pace of digital development in the rest of the world. The research paper attempts to identify the major impediments in the growth of B2B e-commerce market in Kuwait. This research paper on the basis of analysis of data through hierarchical multiple regression modeling and multiple response analysis of the data has identified statistically significant impediments in the growth of B2B e-commerce in Kuwait.

Keywords: B2B e-commerce, impediments, Kuwait, GCC, hierarchical multiple regression