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JGITM 2007 10.2 Article 2
 

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E-COMMERCE IN SERBIA: WHERE ROADS CROSS ELECTRONS WILL FLOW
 
Bob Travica, University of Manitoba, Canada,
Borislav Jo?anov, Higher Technical College of Vranje,
Serbia, Ejub Kajan, Novi Sad Business School, Serbia,
Marijana Vidas?Bubanja, Belgrade Business School, Serbia, and
Emilija Vuksanovi&#263, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
 

A qualitative exploration into conditions for diffusing e-commerce in Serbia was conducted by using a multidimensional model. Serbia is a country located at an important geographical location in southeast Europe, which descended on a path of political and economic changes after a decade of stagnation. Our main finding is that the process of diffusing e-commerce in Serbia resembles a car hesitating at a traffic light because all lights are flashing at the same time. Dynamics within the areas of software industry, epayment/e-banking, and legislation support e-commerce. In contrast, the telecommunications infrastructure and ownership as well as customer beliefs and behaviors halt it. The ambivalent yellow light is triggered by the state of traffic/delivery and education.