Cloud computing · Questionnaire study of 280 companies; exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis followed by structural equation modeling with AMOS 20.0.
Critical Factors of Cloud Computing Adoption in Organizations: An Empirical Study
Global Business Review · 2016
Summary
Adoption intention was determined by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; usefulness was significantly influenced by ease of use, while risk, availability/support, threat, vulnerability, and compliance-related factors shaped the model’s acceptance constructs.
For your marketing
Possible founder application
Treat security, availability, compliance, and support as adoption-product requirements and sales proof points for enterprise cloud software.
Reported result
What the study found
Adoption intention was determined by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use; usefulness was significantly influenced by ease of use, while risk, availability/support, threat, vulnerability, and compliance-related factors shaped the model’s acceptance constructs.
Research question
What the authors investigated
How do security, availability/support, and compliance-related factors affect organizational cloud adoption intention through perceived ease of use and usefulness?
Design
Questionnaire study of 280 companies; exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis followed by structural equation modeling with AMOS 20.0.
Sample and setting
280 companies in information technology, manufacturing, and finance sectors in India.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Cross-sectional Indian company sample and adoption intention rather than realized adoption or retention limit causal and international generalization.
Research sources
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