422 Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2015
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Success factors of online services in Kathmandu,
Nepal: an empirical analysis
Shisir Prasad Manandhar
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program,
Seoul National University,
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea
Email: shisir@snu.ac.kr
Seunghyun Kim*
Science and Technology Policy Institute,
15, Boramae-ro 5, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 156-714, South Korea
Email: shkim@stepi.re.kr
*Corresponding author
Junseok Hwang
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program,
College of Engineering, Seoul National University,
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea
Email: junhwang@snu.ac.kr
Abstract: The study investigated the factors related to the successful
implementation of online e-government service delivery mechanism in
Kathmandu, Nepal. The approach taken was based on DeLone and McLean IS
success model, with data gathered through a questionnaire. System quality has
significant relations with intention to use and net benefits that online services
would bring about, while the constructs in information quality and service
quality were also significant; however, they were identified as implementation
barriers. The study concludes that the successful implementation of online
services depends on the system quality which functions as an integral part of all
quality measures in the Nepalese perspective.
Keywords: online services; D&M model; factor analysis; multiple regression
analysis; Kathmandu, Nepal.
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Manandhar, S.P., Kim, S.
and Hwang, J. (2015) ‘Success factors of online services in Kathmandu, Nepal:
an empirical analysis’, Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 18, No. 4,
pp.422–436.
Biographical notes: Shisir Prasad Manandhar is a Researcher at the
Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (TEMEP) in Seoul
National University, South Korea.
Seunghyun Kim is an Associate Research Fellow at the Science and
Technology Policy Institute, South Korea.