A study of 100 managers at Information Technology and e-commerce companies in three districts of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania's largest city, identifies the principal factors impeding the spread of e-commerce in that area. These include budget constraints, poor Internet penetration, a low level of computer literacy, and a lack of skills and training. By addressing these issues, along with users' security and privacy concerns, organizational leaders can help foster the adoption of e-commerce technologies that can lead to increased efficiency, profits, and market reach.

Gender diversity, and to a lesser extent cultural diversity, have become a focus of interest as predictors of corporate social performance. Based on a sample of 6150 observations from 1230 companies in 18 emerging economies, this article examines the influence of board cultural and gender diversity on three measures of corporate social performance: workforce, community, and product responsibility. Using structural equation modeling, it shows that the existence of board cultural and gender diversity positively affects the workforce, community, and product responsibility performance of companies. Concerning gender diversity, the results largely support other empirical studies. Our findings also contribute to the under‐researched area of cultural diversity. This study adds value to the existing literature on corporate board diversity, and can be used as a guide for companies in their pursuit of diversity.

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