TY - GEN
T1 - Investigating Factors Affecting the Adoption of Cloud Computing by SMEs: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia
AU - Sharma, D
AU - Alghamdi, Fahad
AU - Sathye, Milind
PY - 2019/1/12
Y1 - 2019/1/12
N2 - Cloud computing technology offers promising business advantages for small and medium-sized enterprises. In Saudi Arabia, the adoption of cloud computing by SMEs has so far occurred relatively slowly. This study investigates the factors affecting the adoption of cloud computing by SMEs in Saudi Arabia. A sample of fourteen interviews conducted with IT experts provides a foundation for exploring new factors that affect this decision, as incorporated into a conceptual model developed for this study. This model draws on the Technology-Organisation-Environment framework but adjusted based on new contextual factors. Factors such as the duration of software implementation, software integration, and software customisation guided this study. Furthermore, experts were of the view that other factors such as culture and technology infrastructure also impacted the adoption of cloud computing among SMEs. This study bridges the gap in the literature on cloud computing adoption with new evidence from the unexplored context of Saudi Arabia.
AB - Cloud computing technology offers promising business advantages for small and medium-sized enterprises. In Saudi Arabia, the adoption of cloud computing by SMEs has so far occurred relatively slowly. This study investigates the factors affecting the adoption of cloud computing by SMEs in Saudi Arabia. A sample of fourteen interviews conducted with IT experts provides a foundation for exploring new factors that affect this decision, as incorporated into a conceptual model developed for this study. This model draws on the Technology-Organisation-Environment framework but adjusted based on new contextual factors. Factors such as the duration of software implementation, software integration, and software customisation guided this study. Furthermore, experts were of the view that other factors such as culture and technology infrastructure also impacted the adoption of cloud computing among SMEs. This study bridges the gap in the literature on cloud computing adoption with new evidence from the unexplored context of Saudi Arabia.
KW - Cloud computing
KW - SME
KW - Saudi Arabia
KW - TOE framework
KW - Technology
UR - https://easyconferences.eu/portfolio/emcis-2018/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060831989&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/31608af5-f203-35ef-a705-e4464f8a81f4/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-11395-7_15
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-11395-7_15
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783030113940
T3 - Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
SP - 158
EP - 176
BT - Information Systems - 15th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference, EMCIS 2018, Proceedings
A2 - Themistocleous, Marinos
A2 - da Cunha, Paulo Rupino
PB - Springer
CY - Switzerland
T2 - 15th European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern Conference on Information Systems, EMCIS 2018
Y2 - 4 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -