Understanding the critical determinants for the adoption of electronic markets (e-markets) is significant for the development of sustainable electronic business. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical determinants for the adoption of e-markets in Australian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for electronic business.,A comprehensive review of the related studies is conducted. That leads to the development of a conceptual model for exploring the critical determinants for the adoption of e-markets in Australian SMEs. Such a model is then tested and validated using structural equation modelling on the survey data collected, leading to the identification of the critical determinants for e-market adoption in Australian SMEs.,The study reveals that perceived direct benefit, perceived trust, top management support and external pressures are critical for the adoption of e-markets in Australian SMEs. Perceived indirect benefit and organization readiness are insignificant for the adoption of e-markets.,This paper contributes to existing electronic business research by enriching the understanding of the critical determinants for the adoption of e-markets in Australian SMEs. Such a study provides government departments, e-market operators and SMEs with practical guidelines for the better use of e-markets in electronic business.

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电子市场采用的关键决定因素

了解采用电子市场（e-markets）的关键因素对于可持续电子业务的发展具有重要意义。本文的目的是调查在电子商务中澳大利亚中小型企业（SMEs）中采用电子市场的关键因素。对相关研究进行了全面回顾。这就导致了概念模型的开发，该模型探索了澳大利亚中小企业采用电子市场的关键决定因素。然后使用结构方程模型对收集到的调查数据进行测试和验证，从而确定了澳大利亚中小企业在电子市场中采用的关键决定因素。研究表明，直接收益，信任，高层管理人员的支持和外部压力对于在澳大利亚中小企业中采用电子市场至关重要。感知的间接利益和组织准备就绪对于采用电子市场至关重要。本文通过丰富对澳大利亚中小企业采用电子市场的关键决定因素的理解，为现有的电子商务研究做出了贡献。这项研究为政府部门，电子市场运营商和中小型企业提供了有关在电子商务中更好地利用电子市场的实用指南。本文通过丰富对澳大利亚中小企业采用电子市场的关键决定因素的理解，为现有的电子商务研究做出了贡献。这项研究为政府部门，电子市场运营商和中小型企业提供了有关在电子商务中更好地利用电子市场的实用指南。本文通过丰富对澳大利亚中小企业采用电子市场的关键决定因素的理解，为现有的电子商务研究做出了贡献。这项研究为政府部门，电子市场运营商和中小型企业提供了有关在电子商务中更好地利用电子市场的实用指南。