1Department of Accounting and Finance, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
2Department of Computer Science and Engineering Makerere University Business School, Uganda
Saudian Review of Financial, Technology and Management Studies.
2022,
Vol. 2 No. 1, 1-10
DOI: 10.12691/srftms-2-1-1
Copyright © 2022 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Kalinaki Hussein, Mukuuma Kassim, Mwase Ali. Cloud Computing Acceptance in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda.
Saudian Review of Financial, Technology and Management Studies. 2022; 2(1):1-10. doi: 10.12691/srftms-2-1-1.
Correspondence to: Kalinaki Hussein, Department of Accounting and Finance, Makerere University Business School, Uganda. Email:
hkalinaki@mubs.ac.ugAbstract
Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction [1,2]. This research focuses on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda and how they accept cloud computing. SMEs are widely defined in terms of their characteristics such as the size of capital investment, the turnover, the number of employees, the location, the management style, and the market share. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey methodology. The study findings contribute significantly towards understanding the relationship between perceived service quality, perceived credibility and fostering the acceptance of social networking technologies in SMEs in Uganda. Finally, the study recommends further studies focus on investigating the mediating role of Gender, Age, Experience, and Voluntarism as determinants or moderating factors of Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Facilitating Conditions, and Behavioral Intention.
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