Effects of entrepreneurship and IT fashion on SMEs’ transformation toward cloud service through mediation of trust

Yan Yu; Min Li; Xin Li; Jianliang Leon Zhao; Dingtao Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.im.2017.07.001

Effects of entrepreneurship and IT fashion on SMEs’ transformation toward cloud service through mediation of trust

Yan Yu
, Min Li
, Xin Li
, Jianliang Leon Zhao
, Dingtao Zhao

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50 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study draws from strategic choice theory, management fashion theory, and trust research to investigate organizational transformation toward cloud service. Considering organizations’ substantive rationality, this study proposes that SMEs’ entrepreneurial orientation and the institutional pressures received from the marketplace provide motives for their cloud transformation intention. These influences are mediated by a complex trust-building process. A survey involving 107 Chinese SMEs was conducted to validate our research model. The results illustrate that SMEs’ trust building toward the cloud-related situation and artifact plays a critical role in mediating the effects of strategic orientation and institutional pressures on their cloud transformation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-257
Number of pages	13
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	55
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2017.07.001
Publication status	Published - Mar 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cloud service
Entrepreneurship
Innovation adoption
Institutional pressure
Management fashion
Trust

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

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