Customer behavior and adoption · Abstract-supported quantitative empirical study
Cloud computing adoption in SMEs: assessing the moderating role of AI on perceived business process performance through D&M model lens
Chathurika S. Ahmad, A. S. Bali Mahomed, H. Hashim (2026). Business Process Management Journal.
Plain-English take
Information quality and service quality significantly enhanced perceived business-process performance; system quality did not have a meaningful direct effect; perceived AI usefulness amplified the effects of system and information quality. For a founder, use this as a question to test in your own context, not a universal playbook.
How much weight to give this
3/5 Exploratory evidence; interpret cautiously
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Synthesis or analytical design addresses the question, but conclusions depend on included literature or model assumptions.
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Research question
What the authors investigated
How does cloud-computing quality affect perceived business-process performance in SMEs, and does perceived AI usefulness moderate those effects?
Design
Structured questionnaire and PLS-SEM grounded in the DeLone and McLean Information Success Model.
Sample and setting
412 SMEs in Pakistan.
Reported result
What the study found
Information quality and service quality significantly enhanced perceived business-process performance; system quality did not have a meaningful direct effect; perceived AI usefulness amplified the effects of system and information quality.
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Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
The accessible abstract does not report detailed limitations; Pakistan-only, cross-sectional, self-reported SME data constrain external validity.
Possible founder application
Treat this as evidence for the specific customer behavior and adoption question studied. Compare the setting and sample to your company before changing a growth decision; use a local experiment where the paper does not match your context.
Evidence access
Publisher abstract/metadata retrieved; full text not reviewed
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