{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,1]],"date-time":"2025-11-01T05:47:26Z","timestamp":1761976046051,"version":"build-2065373602"},"reference-count":88,"publisher":"IGI Global","issue":"2","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,1]]},"abstract":"<p>This paper delivers some initial insights into the range of theories that need to be integrated to provide a holistic explanation of Cloud Computing (CC) adoption by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this outcome, this paper firstly critiques the two commonly used Information Systems (IS) adoption\/diffusion theories: the Technology Acceptance Model and Diffusion of Innovation Theory. It then evaluates the suitability of the Technology-Organization-Environment framework as an IS adoption theory and Actor-network Theory as an innovation translation approach for future research on developing an integrated theoretical framework for CC adoption by SMEs.<\/p>","DOI":"10.4018\/jantti.2013040101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,9,16]],"date-time":"2013-09-16T12:55:27Z","timestamp":1379336127000},"page":"1-16","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Future Research on Cloud Computing Adoption by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises"],"prefix":"10.4018","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Amin","family":"Saedi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Systems, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia"}]},{"given":"Noorminshah A.","family":"Iahad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Systems, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia"}]}],"member":"2432","reference":[{"journal-title":"Understanding attitudes and predicting social behavior","year":"1980","author":"I.Ajzen","key":"jantti.2013040101-0"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4018\/jeco.2006070102"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1287\/orsc.3.1.1"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-3","unstructured":"Benton, D. (2010a). Banking on the cloud. Accenture. Retrieved January 15, 2012, from www.accenture.com"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-4","unstructured":"Benton, D. (2010b). How cloud computing will influence banking strategies in the future. Retrieved January 15, 2012, from www.accenture.com\/banking"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2006.12.003"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-6","article-title":"Some elements of a sociology of translation: Domestication of the scallops and fishermen of St. Brieuc Bay","author":"M.Callon","year":"1986","journal-title":"Power, action and belief: A new sociology of knowledge?"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-7","article-title":"Unscrewing the big leviathan: How actors macro-structure reality and how sociologists help them to do so","author":"M.Callon","year":"1981","journal-title":"Advances in social theory and methodology: Toward an integration of micro and macro-sociologies"},{"journal-title":"Cloud computing: Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security. European Network and Information Security Agency","year":"2009","author":"D.Catteddu","key":"jantti.2013040101-8"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2012.03.001"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-10","first-page":"1","article-title":"Investigating the research approaches for examining technology adoption issues.","volume":"1","author":"J.Choudrie","year":"2005","journal-title":"Journal of Research Practice"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2011.08.003"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-6947-10-67"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-13","unstructured":"Dargha, R. (2009). Cloud computing: Key considerations for adoption. Retrieved April 16, 2012, from www.Infosys.com"},{"journal-title":"Adoption of cloud computing in e-governance","year":"2011","author":"R. K.Das","key":"jantti.2013040101-14"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/249008"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4018\/jantti.2010071603"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-17","article-title":"The context for change: Organization, technology, and environment","author":"R.Depietro","year":"1990","journal-title":"Processes of technological innovation"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11457-009-9044-3"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10196780701503195"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-20","unstructured":"European Union (2009). Commission staff working document on the implementation of commission recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises."},{"journal-title":"Next generation SOA: Can SOA survive cloud computing? Advances in intelligent web mastering - 2","year":"2010","author":"G.Feuerlicht","key":"jantti.2013040101-21"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/03090569310039705"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-23","unstructured":"Galligan, J. (2011). The cloud and SMEs: Fuelling the engines for sustainable growth. Asia Cloud Computing Association. Retrieved April 14, 2012, from http:\/\/www.asiacloudforum.com\/"},{"journal-title":"Cloud computing for SMEs in Malaysia: A public private partnership- unlocking the potential of cloud computing for a new world of business myforesight","year":"2011","author":"J.Galligan","key":"jantti.2013040101-24"},{"journal-title":"U.S. IT spending and staffing survey","year":"2005","author":"B.Gomolski","key":"jantti.2013040101-25"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.future.2010.03.009"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2003.12.010"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsis.2007.12.004"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2012.05.002"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-30","article-title":"Factors affecting e-marketing adoption and implementation in tourism firms: An empirical investigation of Egyptian small tourism organisations.","author":"E.-G.Hatem","year":"2011","journal-title":"Tourism Management"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-31","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2007.11.002"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-32","first-page":"113","article-title":"Enterprise cloud computing: Key considerations for adoption.","volume":"2","author":"L.Jain","year":"2010","journal-title":"International Journal of Engineering and Information Technology"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-33","unstructured":"Khajeh-Hosseini, A., Greenwood, D., Smith, J. W., & Sommerville, I. (2010). The cloud adoption toolkit: Addressing the challenges of cloud adoption in enterprise. Retrieved March 10, 2012, from http:\/\/arxiv.org\/"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5381\/jot.2009.8.1.c4"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Kim, W., Kim, S. D., Lee, E., & Lee, S. (2009). Adoption issues for cloud computing. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications &amp; Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: ACM.","DOI":"10.1145\/1806338.1806341"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-36","first-page":"507","article-title":"A perception-based model for EDI adoption in small businesses using a technology\u2013organization\u2013environment framework. Information &amp","volume":"38","author":"K. K. Y.Kuan","year":"2001","journal-title":"Management"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-37","unstructured":"Kwang, K. (2011). Biz benefits now driving APAC cloud adoption. ZDNet. Retrieved March 18, 2011, from http:\/\/www.zdnetasia.com\/"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-38","article-title":"The powers of association","author":"B.Latour","year":"1986","journal-title":"Power, action and belief: A new sociology of knowledge?"},{"journal-title":"Aramis or the love of technology","year":"1996","author":"B.Latour","key":"jantti.2013040101-39"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-40","first-page":"379","article-title":"Notes on the theory of the actor-network: Ordering, strategy, and heterogeneity.","volume":"5","author":"J.Law","year":"1992","journal-title":"Systemic Practice and Action Research"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-41","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/800623"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-42","first-page":"1","article-title":"Using actor-network theory to understanding virtual community networks of older people using the internet. Journal of Business Systems","volume":"1","author":"J.Lepa","year":"2006","journal-title":"Governance and Ethics"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"331","DOI":"10.2307\/30036537","article-title":"From the vendor\u2019s perspective: Exploring the value proposition in IT outsourcing.","volume":"27","author":"N.Levina","year":"2003","journal-title":"Management Information Systems Quarterly"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Li, J., Wang, Y.-F., Zhang, Z.-M., & Chu, C.-H. (2010). Investigating acceptance of RFID in Chinese firms: the technology-organization-environment framework. Program for the IEEE International Conference on RFID-Technology and Applications. Guangzhou, China.","DOI":"10.1109\/RFID-TA.2010.5529927"},{"journal-title":"International Journal of Information Management","article-title":"Cloud computing as an innovation: Percepetion, attitude, and adoption.","year":"2012","key":"jantti.2013040101-45"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-46","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.autcon.2009.09.003"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-47","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2008.05.001"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-48","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/02635571111161262"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-49","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dss.2010.12.006"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-50","first-page":"266","article-title":"Actor-network theory and the adoption of mobile communications.","volume":"88","author":"N.McBride","year":"2003","journal-title":"Geographical Association"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-51","unstructured":"McMaster, T., Vidgen, R. T., & Wastell, D. G. (1997). Towards an understanding of technology in transition. two conflicting theories. Information Systems Research in Scandinavia, IRIS20 Conference. Hanko, Norway, University of Oslo."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-52","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mcm.2010.03.037"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-53","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2009.07.003"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-54","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Nasir, U., & Niazi, M. (2011). Cloud computing adoption assessment model (CAAM). In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Product Focused Software Development and Process Improvement. Torre Canne, Brindisi, Italy: ACM.","DOI":"10.1145\/2181101.2181110"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-55","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2008.08.001"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-56","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/17410390910932812"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-57","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hitech.2012.06.006"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-58","unstructured":"Robertson, R. A. (2005, April 8-10). A framework of critical drivers in successful business-to-business e-commerce. In Proceedings of the IEEE Southeast Conference (pp. 378-383)."},{"journal-title":"Diffusion of innovations","year":"1962","author":"E. M.Rogers","key":"jantti.2013040101-59"},{"journal-title":"Diffusion of innovations","year":"2003","author":"E. M.Rogers","key":"jantti.2013040101-60"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-61","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/09685220910964027"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-62","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2011.06.002"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-63","unstructured":"Saya, S., Pee, L. G., & Kankanhalli, A. (2010). The impact of instutational influences on preceived technological characteristics and real options in cloud computing adoption. In Proceedings of the ICIS 2010, St. Louis, MO."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-64","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0166-4972(03)00152-4"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-65","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1108\/14626000410551573"},{"journal-title":"Hollow out The MOOSE: Reducing cost with strategic rightsourcing","year":"2009","author":"J.Staten","key":"jantti.2013040101-66"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-67","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3102\/0034654308325896"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-68","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijinfomgt.2009.09.004"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-69","unstructured":"Tatnall, A. (2001). Adoption of information technology by small business - Two different approaches to modelling innovation. Managing Information Technology in a Global Economy (IRMA\u20192001). Hershey, PA: IGI Global."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-70","unstructured":"Tatnall, A., & Burgess, S. (2002). Using actor-network theory to research the implementation of a B-B portal for regional SMEs in Melbourne, Australia. In Proceedings of the 15th International Bled eCommerce Conference, Bled, Slovenia."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-71","unstructured":"Tatnall, A., & Lepa, J. (2001). Researching the adoption of e-commerce and the internet by older people. In Proceedings of the We-B Conference, Perth, Australia."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-72","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4018\/jantti.2009010102"},{"journal-title":"Using actor-network theory to research the adoption of inter-organizational information systems. Inter-Organizational Information Systems and Business Management: Theories for Researchers","year":"2012","author":"J.Underwood","key":"jantti.2013040101-73"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-74","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1540-5915.2008.00192.x"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-75","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.46.2.186.11926"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-76","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"425","DOI":"10.2307\/30036540","article-title":"User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view.","volume":"27","author":"V.Venkatesh","year":"2003","journal-title":"Management Information Systems Quarterly"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-77","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"235","DOI":"10.2498\/cit.1001391","article-title":"Cloud computing \u2014 issues, research and implementations.","volume":"16","author":"M. A.Vouk","year":"2008","journal-title":"Journal of Computing and Information Technology"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-78","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijhm.2006.03.008"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-79","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2004.07.001"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-80","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jss.2010.11.890"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-81","first-page":"1","article-title":"Exploring decisive factors affecting an organization's SaaS adoption: A case study.","author":"W.-W.Wu","year":"2011","journal-title":"International Journal of Information Management"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-82","unstructured":"Yang, H., & Tate, M. (2009). Where are we at with cloud computing?: A descriptive literature review. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Information Systems. Melbourne, Australia."},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-83","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.im.2005.08.006"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-84","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.technovation.2008.07.007"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-85","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1287\/isre.1050.0045"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-86","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1050.0487"},{"key":"jantti.2013040101-87","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1080\/07421222.2004.11045797","article-title":"Information technology payoff in e-business environments: an international perspective on value creation of e-business in the financial services industry.","volume":"21","author":"K.Zhu","year":"2004","journal-title":"Journal of Management Information Systems"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation"],"original-title":[],"language":"ng","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.igi-global.com\/viewtitle.aspx?TitleId=77610","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,1]],"date-time":"2022-06-01T19:14:43Z","timestamp":1654110883000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/services.igi-global.com\/resolvedoi\/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018\/jantti.2013040101"}},"subtitle":["A Critical Analysis of Relevant Theories"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,1]]},"references-count":88,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2013,4]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4018\/jantti.2013040101","relation":{},"ISSN":["1942-535X","1942-5368"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"1942-535X"},{"type":"electronic","value":"1942-5368"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,1]]}}}