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http://dx.doi.org/10.9716/KITS.2014.13.3.001

An Empirical Study on Factors Affecting the Assimilation of Inter-Organizational Cloud Computing and Performance and the Moderating Effect of Trust  

Park, Hyunsun (경북대학교 일반대학원 경영학부)
Kim, Sanghyun (경북대학교 경영학부)
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Journal of Information Technology Services / v.13, no.3, 2014 , pp. 1-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the effect of technological and environmental factors on the cloud computing assimilation, which then affects firms' performance. The technological characteristics include cost-savings, technology use advantage, technology infrastructure, and technology compatibility while environmental characteristics include partner cooperation, competitive pressure, environmental uncertainty, and business agility. Furthermore, we examine inter-organizational trust as a moderating effect between environmental characteristics and cloud computing assimilation. Data from a sample of 219 firms show the significant impacts of proposed variables with exception of technology infrastructure and technology compatibility. The findings also show that inter-organizational trust has a significant moderating effect in all paths except the one between business agility and cloud computing assimilation. The implication of this study suggests a theoretical framework explaining cloud computing assimilation and performance within inter-organizational environment.
Keywords
Cloud Computing; Technological Characteristic; Environmental Characteristic; Assimilation of Cloud Computing; Performance; Inter-Organizational Trust;
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