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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1659-3359</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tec Empresarial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tec Empre.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-3359</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-33592018000200045</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18845/te.v12i2.3720</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El rol de la gerencia en la adopción del comercio electrónico: El caso de las mipymes Costarricenses]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The role of management in the adiption of electronic commerce: The case of the Costa Rica MSMEs]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Keller]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vásquez Esquivel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivonne]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Escuela de Administración de Empresas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Escuela de Administración de Empresas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>45</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-33592018000200045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-33592018000200045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-33592018000200045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El propósito de la investigación fue explorar la influencia del gerente/propietario de la mipyme costarricense en la decisión de adoptar el comercio electrónico. Para ello se efectuó un estudio de casos múltiple, exploratorio y transeccional, los datos recopilados se procesaron a través de la técnica de análisis temático. Los resultados revelan que el proceso de adopción tecnológica debe iniciar por el entendimiento y convencimiento de parte del gerente/propietario de que el comercio electrónico es una alternativa para aportar valor estratégico a la empresa e incrementar la satisfacción de sus clientes, y que la decisión gira entorno a su percepción.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  The aim of the study was to explore CEO/owner&#8217;s influence in the MSME&#8217;s decision about adopting e-commerce. For this, a multiple, exploratory and transactional case study was carried out. The data collected were processed through the thematic analyses technique. The results reveal that the technology adoption process must begin with the understanding and conviction of the manager/owner that electronic commerce is an alternative to provide strategic value to the business and to increase customer satisfaction, since the decision revolves around him/her perception.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Comercio electrónico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adopción]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mipymes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[países en desarrollo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Electronic commerce]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[adoption]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MSME]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[developing countries]]></kwd>
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