7 research outputs found
Factors influencing the organizational adoption of cloud computing: a survey among cloud workers
Cloud computing presents an opportunity for organizations to leverage affordable, scalable, and agile technologies. However, even with the demonstrated value of cloud computing, organizations have been hesitant to adopt such technologies. Based on a multi-theoretical research model, this paper provides an empirical study targeted to better understand the adoption of cloud services. An online survey addressing the factors derived from literature for three specific popular cloud application types (cloud storage, cloud mail and cloud office) was undertaken. The research model was analyzed by using variance-based structural equation modelling. Results show that the factors of compatibility, relative advantage, security and trust, as well as, a lower level of complexity lead to a more positive attitude towards cloud adoption. Complexity, compatibility, image and security and trust have direct and indirect effects on relative advantage. These factors further explain a large part of the attitude towards cloud adoption but not of its usage
Factors influencing the organizational adoption of cloud computing: a survey among cloud workers
Cloud computing presents an opportunity for organizations to leverage affordable, scalable, and agile technologies. However, even with the demonstrated value of cloud computing, organizations have been hesitant to adopt such technologies. Based on a multi-theoretical research model, this paper provides an empirical study targeted to better understand the adoption of cloud services. An online survey addressing the factors derived from literature for three specific popular cloud application types (cloud storage, cloud mail and cloud office) was undertaken. The research model was analyzed by using variance-based structural equation modelling. Results show that the factors of compatibility, relative advantage, security & trust, as well as, a lower level of complexity lead to a more positive attitude towards cloud adoption. Complexity, compatibility, image and security & trust have direct and indirect effects on relative advantage. These factors further explain a large part of the attitude towards cloud adoption but not of its usage
A Literature Review on Cloud Computing Adoption Issues in Enterprises
Part 3: Creating Value through ApplicationsInternational audienceCloud computing has received increasing interest from enterprises since its inception. With its innovative information technology (IT) services delivery model, cloud computing could add technical and strategic business value to enterprises. However, cloud computing poses highly concerning internal (e.g., Top management and experience) and external issues (e.g., regulations and standards). This paper presents a systematic literature review to explore the current key issues related to cloud computing adoption. This is achieved by reviewing 51 articles published about cloud computing adoption. Using the grounded theory approach, articles are classified into eight main categories: internal, external, evaluation, proof of concept, adoption decision, implementation and integration, IT governance, and confirmation. Then, the eight categories are divided into two abstract categories: cloud computing adoption factors and processes, where the former affects the latter. The results of this review indicate that enterprises face serious issues before they decide to adopt cloud computing. Based on the findings, the paper provides a future information systems (IS) research agenda to explore the previously under-investigated areas regarding cloud computing adoption factors and processes. This paper calls for further theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions to the research area of cloud computing adoption by enterprises
Study on incentive mechanisms of smes crowdsourcing contest innovation.
Lighterness, Paul - Associate SupervisorDealing with insufficient resources is a common challenge yet practical reality
for many project managers working within SMEs. With the rise of Web 2.0,
crowdsourcing contest innovation (CCI) it is now possible for project managers
to use online platforms as a way to collaborate with external agents to fill this
resource gap and thus improve innovation. This research uses agent-based
modelling to prognosticate the efficacy of crowdsourcing contest innovation with
a particular focus on the project manager ‘seeker’ within an SME initiating
competitive crowdsourced contest teams made up of individual ‘solver’
participants. The contribution of knowledge will benefit the open innovation
community to better understand the main motivational incentives to obtain
maximum productivity of a team with limited project management resources.
In pursuit of this, the social exchange theory is challenged, this thesis explores
the motivation factors that influence solvers to participate in SMEs CCI from the
perspectives of benefit perception and cost perception. The results found that
non-material factors such as knowledge acquisition and sharing, reputation can
stimulate solvers to participate in SMEs CCI more than material (physical
money) rewards. Meanwhile, risks such as intellectual property risks and waste
of resources are significant participation obstacles. Based on this, the principal-
agent theory is used to design the models of team collaboration material
incentive mechanism, dynamic reputation incentive mechanism and knowledge
sharing incentive mechanism, and the performance of each incentive
mechanism is analysed.
At last, according to the principles of sample selection, Zbj.com, the China’s
most successful crowdsourcing platform of which the main clients are SMEs, is
chosen as the research object, and the effectiveness of the incentive
mechanisms designed in this thesis is verified. It is found that the material and
non-material incentives have been partially applied on the platform, and the
explicit, implicit and synergistic effects of incentives are preliminarily achieved.
According to the research results, it is suggested that the guarantee measures
of the incentive mechanisms should be further developed, such as optimising
pricing services and refining task allocation rules.PhD in Water, including Desig
Understanding the Phenomenon of Cloud Computing Adoption within Organizations
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