..., the implementation efforts will be complex and require more time to successfully implement a useable solution. Cloud computing Socio-technical systems theory CRM implementation Central IT implementations are costly and require approval processes that lead to lengthy implementation timelines due...

...Ariana Polyviou; Nancy Pouloudi; Will Venters Purpose The authors study how cloud adoption decision making unfolds in organizations and present the dynamic process leading to a decision to adopt or reject cloud computing. The authors thus complement earlier literature on factors that influence...

... IT personnel and influential stakeholders (internal) directly involved with cloud computing decisions in both universities. This is a paper about the appeal of popular software as a service (SaaS applications within two institutions of higher education (HE) in Australia and Sweden, and how...

...Nianxin Wang; Yajiong Xue; Huigang Liang; Zhining Wang; Shilun Ge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the government roles in cloud computing assimilation along two dimensions: government regulation and government support. Design/methodology/approach A research model...