Human Factors in Influencing the Decision to Adopt Cloud Computing by Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda

Kehinde Kenny Onayemi (1)
(1) a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:17:"Nkumba University";} , Nigeria

Abstract

Introduction: Cloud computing in SMEs in developing countries has been at a very slow pace with one of the main contributors towards this phenomenon being human factors.


Aim: the aim of the study is to assess the effect of human factors in influencing the decision to adopt cloud computing by Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda.


Method: The research design for this study was descriptive and explanatory-quantitative. The motivation for a descriptive research design was to permit measurement of the extent of the decision to adopt cloud computing. A sample of 416 employees was selected from a total of 379257 from 1000 documented tax complaint SMEs in Uganda.


Results: The odds ratio indicates that the odds of being iata a higher level on cloud computing adoption increases by a factor of 0.687 for every one-unit increase on human factors. Given the odds ratio is < 1, this indicates a decreasing probability of being at a higher level on cloud computing adoption as values increase on human factors. Data analysis shows that when a Spearman's rank correlation was run to determine the relationship between human factors and cloud computing adoption, there is a very weak, negative monotonic correlation between human factors and cloud computing adoption decision (rs = -.059, n = 307, p>.001).


Conclusions: The study concluded that decision-makers in an organization or business are a critical and fundamental factor in the decision of cloud computing adoption based on their innovativeness and cloud computing knowledge.


Keywords: Human factors, Cloud Computing Adoption decision, SMEs, Innovativeness, Cloud Knowledge

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Kehinde Kenny Onayemi
[1]
“Human Factors in Influencing the Decision to Adopt Cloud Computing by Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda”, Soc. sci. humanities j., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 2551–2564, Feb. 2022, Accessed: Apr. 04, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://sshjournal.com/index.php/sshj/article/view/782
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