Cloud Computing Adoption: Opportunities and Challenges for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in South Africa
The purpose of the paper is to determine the opportunities and challenges that lead to cloud computing adoption by SMMEs in South Africa by looking at the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the...
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| description | The purpose of the paper is to determine the opportunities and challenges
that lead to cloud computing adoption by SMMEs in South Africa by looking at
the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize
the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the
opportunities and challenges that are presented by cloud computing to SMMEs in
South Africa. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data from
leaders of SMMEs from all geographical regions and business industries in South
Africa. A quantitative research approach was adopted to investigate the
objectives, and descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the relationships and
present the results. The findings of the study show that relative advantage is
an important factor in the consideration of cloud computing adoption by SMMEs,
while government and regulatory support is perceived as a barrier. Top
management support, which has been previously found by other studies to be a
significant factor has been found to be insignificant in this study. The study
has revealed that cloud computing presents opportunities to SMMEs and improves
their competitiveness. |
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the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize
the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the
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South Africa. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data from
leaders of SMMEs from all geographical regions and business industries in South
Africa. A quantitative research approach was adopted to investigate the
objectives, and descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the relationships and
present the results. The findings of the study show that relative advantage is
an important factor in the consideration of cloud computing adoption by SMMEs,
while government and regulatory support is perceived as a barrier. Top
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that lead to cloud computing adoption by SMMEs in South Africa by looking at
the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize
the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the
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South Africa. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data from
leaders of SMMEs from all geographical regions and business industries in South
Africa. A quantitative research approach was adopted to investigate the
objectives, and descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the relationships and
present the results. The findings of the study show that relative advantage is
an important factor in the consideration of cloud computing adoption by SMMEs,
while government and regulatory support is perceived as a barrier. Top
management support, which has been previously found by other studies to be a
significant factor has been found to be insignificant in this study. The study
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that lead to cloud computing adoption by SMMEs in South Africa by looking at
the factors that influence adoption. The TOE framework is used to contextualize
the factors that influence cloud computing adoption and evaluate the
opportunities and challenges that are presented by cloud computing to SMMEs in
South Africa. An online survey questionnaire was used to collect data from
leaders of SMMEs from all geographical regions and business industries in South
Africa. A quantitative research approach was adopted to investigate the
objectives, and descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the relationships and
present the results. The findings of the study show that relative advantage is
an important factor in the consideration of cloud computing adoption by SMMEs,
while government and regulatory support is perceived as a barrier. Top
management support, which has been previously found by other studies to be a
significant factor has been found to be insignificant in this study. The study
has revealed that cloud computing presents opportunities to SMMEs and improves
their competitiveness.</abstract><doi>10.48550/arxiv.2108.10079</doi><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
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