a roadmap to adopting emerging technology in e business an empirical study hsin lu chang michael j shaw assistant professor national chengchi university of information systems illinois urbana champaign abstract this explores the firm s readiness for developing by proposing framework that captures technological financial and human capability within includes environmental drivers covering from partner willingness power collaboration work develops measurement model organizations can evaluate how ready they are what should do improve their three stage on demand is proposed results show firms partners individual significant value when under low level where automation integration very limited as start develop more advanced plays critical role determine success according each has its own enablers need different adoption strategies capture research was supported