The Adoption of Grid Technology and Its Perceived Impact on Agility

Marcel Oosterhout (), Ellen Koenen () and Eric Heck ()
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Marcel Oosterhout: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ellen Koenen: Deloitte Consulting
Eric Heck: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Chapter 18 in The Network Experience, 2009, pp 285-299 from Springer

Abstract: This paper discusses the role and impact of grid technology on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Its focus is on an application that uses grid technology among a community of SMEs for data backup and recovery. Based on literature from technology adoption theory this paper identifies several adoption profiles of SMEs. Each profile has its own characteristics in terms of perceptions of the grid technology, organizational readiness, external pressure to use the technology, and perception on how the application will improve the firm's agility. The research was carried out in one of the business experiments of a large European research project on business use of grid technology. The results indicate that seven profiles could be identified and that two profiles (ready adopters and initiators) are eager to adopt the grid enabled application. The results show how early adopters can be identified and how difficult it is to develop applications with small and medium sized enterprises successfully. Conclusions and recommendations for future research are provided.

Keywords: Recovery Service; Grid Application; Grid Technology; Potential Adopter; Organizational Readiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85582-8_18

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