Omer A Gibreel
ABSTRACT
The Gulf Cooperation Council region, particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is embracing 5G technology and its applications, such as cloud computing. Nevertheless, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are held back due to the introduction of new technology, which leads to new business models and system dynamics that require a new set of tools (hard skills) and skills (soft skills) to quickly adopt new technologies. Using survey data from 122 respondents and structural equation modeling, the study finds the factors affecting the level of information sharing in organizations can act as a barrier to cloud computing adoption. The study's contribution is that it looks at the effect of information sharing from three intertwined socio-economic, technological, and behavioral perspectives. The results suggest that although technological aspects are important, socio-economical, and behavioral aspects are equally crucial for cloud computing adoption. The study concludes by highlighting the implications for SMEs adopting cloud computing and the need for future research to understand why 5G adoption might not realize its full potential in emerging markets.
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