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Mediating role of cloud of things in improving performance of small and medium enterprises in the Indian context

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Integration of cloud computing and the Internet of things can influence large as well as small-scale organizations in transforming their business systems for high performance. However, in developing nations like India, cloud of things is relatively novel, and there is a need for its proper understanding specifically, in small and medium scaled enterprises. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of cloud of things on the performance of small and medium scaled enterprises and the influence of various key factors namely security and privacy, perceived ease of use, top management support, perceived security risk, big data analytics, trust, customer–supplier intention, manufacturing infrastructure, IT support, knowledge sharing, and external environment support on cloud of things was analyzed. A sample of 290 responses from 96 Indian small and medium scaled enterprises was collected and exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modelling methodologies were employed for the analysis. Results suggest that big data analytics, top management support, trust, perceived security risk, etc. require the mediating support of cloud of things. This study is useful for managers, policymakers, practitioners, and regulatory authorities to understand the importance of information, and the cloud of things, and further to formulate strategies to improve firm’s performance by improving the information transparency across the value chain.

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  1. Department of Production Engineering, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), H.R Mahajani Marg, Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400019, India

    Vaibhav S. Narwane

  2. Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, NITIE, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400087, India

    Rakesh D. Raut

  3. Knowledge Management and Business Decision Making, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK

    Sachin Kumar Mangla

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, 8, Saboo Siddik Polytechnic Road, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400008, India

    Bhaskar B. Gardas

  5. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, NITIE, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400087, India

    Balkrishna E. Narkhede

  6. Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Concordia University, Montreal, H3G2W1, Canada

    Anjali Awasthi

  7. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Gandipet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500075, India

    Pragati Priyadarshinee

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Narwane, V.S., Raut, R.D., Mangla, S.K. et al. Mediating role of cloud of things in improving performance of small and medium enterprises in the Indian context. Ann Oper Res 329, 69–98 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03502-w

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