Clarification of factors affecting the decision to use cloud computing among IRIB employees based on a Technology Acceptance Model

Abstract

Nowadays, with the development and growth of information and communication technologies, employees resist to adopt such technologies, leading to the failure of the implementation and operationalization of these kinds of new technologies. Given increased usage of cloud computing as a new paradigm of communication in organizations, the analysis of information systems users’ behavior is essential in organizations. This study uses the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) presented by Davis to clarify the factors influencing technology acceptance and the decision to use cloud computing technology among IRIB employees. To do so, a structured questionnaire was designed and distributed among 230 IRIB personnel in the field of information technology. The calculated reliability using Cronbach method was 0.84. Then the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. Based on path analysis coefficient it is confirmed that the most important factor influencing the decision to use cloud computing is perceived usefulness' factor. The obtained result could be employed as a guidelines by managers of the surveyed organization towards more effective decision making.

Keywords

• cloud computing
• perceived usefulness
• technology acceptance model
• factor analysis