Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Small and Medium Enterprises in Jordan

Int. J. Cloud Appl. Comput. Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI:10.4018/ijcac.2020070106

K. Rababah, Bilal Ali Yaseen Al-Nassar, Sana'a Nawaf Al-Nsour

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ThefactorsofCloudcomputing(CC)adoptionamongsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs)have notbeenidentifiedintheJordaniancontext.Therefore,theaimofthisstudyistoexaminethefactors influencingtheadoptionofCCinSMEsinJordan.Throughanextensivereviewoftheliterature, theresearchmodelwasconstructedbasedontheTOEframework.Inordertovalidatetheresearch modelandtesttheproposedhypotheses,aquantitativeresearchmethodologyfollowedinwhicha surveyquestionnairewasutilizedtocollectthedata.Outofthe350distributedquestionnaires,92 questionnaireswerevalidfortheanalysis.ThePLS-SEMtechniquewasusedforthedataanalysis. TheresultsapprovedtheinfluenceofsixvariablesontheadoptionofCCbymanufacturingSMEs inJordan,namely;compatibility,security,topmanagementsupport,technologicalreadiness,prior ITexperience,andcompetitivepressure.Onlytheinfluenceoftheperceivedbenefitshasnotbeen supported.ThestudyhastheoreticalimplicationsandpracticalimplicationstoSMEsinJordan. KEywoRdS Compatibility, Competitive Pressure, Perceived Benefits, Prior IT Experience, Security, Technological Readiness, TOE Framework, Top Management Support

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ThefactorsofCloudcomputing(CC)adoptionamongsmallandmediumenterprises(中小企业)have notbeenidentifiedintheJordaniancontext。Therefore，theaimofthisstudyistoexaminethefactors influencingtheadoptionofCCinSMEsinJordan。Throughanextensivereviewoftheliterature, theresearchmodelwasconstructedbasedontheTOEframework。Inordertovalidatetheresearch modelandtesttheproposedhypotheses，aquantitativeresearchmethodologyfollowedinwhicha surveyquestionnairewasutilizedtocollectthedata。Outofthe350distributedquestionnaires，92 questionnaireswerevalidfortheanalysis.ThePLS-SEMtechniquewasusedforthedataanalysis。TheresultsapprovedtheinfluenceofsixvariablesontheadoptionofCCbymanufacturingSMEs inJordan，namely;compatibility，security，topmanagementsupport，technologicalreadiness，prior ITexperience，andcompetitivepressure。Onlytheinfluenceoftheperceivedbenefitshasnotbeen supported.ThestudyhastheoreticalimplicationsandpracticalimplicationstoSMEsinJordan。关键词兼容性，竞争压力，感知利益，先前的IT经验，安全，技术准备，TOE框架，高层管理支持

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