Cloud computing utilization and mitigation of informational and marketing barriers of the SMEs from the emerging markets: Evidence from Iran and Turkey
dc.contributor.author | Hosseini, S. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Fallon, G. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Weerakkody, Vishanth J.P. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Sivarajah, Uthayasankar | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-21T10:03:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-21T10:03:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hosseini S, Fallon G, Weerakkody V et al (2019) Cloud computing utilization and mitigation of informational and marketing barriers of the SMEs from the emerging markets: Evidence from Iran and Turkey. International Journal of Information Management. 46: 54-69. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16709 | |
dc.description | Yes | |
dc.description.abstract | This study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of Cloud Computing Utilization (CCU) in the mitigation of informational and marketing barriers for SMEs from the Emerging Market-Countries (EM-SMEs). A quantitative-research methodology was applied to collect data by using self-administered questionnaires from top managers of 227 SMEs based in Iran and Turkey. The study contributes theoretically to both small business and international business literature by developing a new classification of the internationalization barriers that EM-SMEs face, and proposing a series of cloud computing (CC) solutions for mitigating these barriers, resulting in the creation and testing of a new model. The empirical findings confirm that CCU can help EM-SMEs to mitigate a series of informational and marketing barriers. The key practical contributions of the study offer insights to both EM-SMEs and Cloud-Service-Providers (CSPs) on the extent to which CCU is effective in mitigating the internationalization barriers faced by EM-SMEs. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Crown Copyright © 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. | en_US |
dc.subject | SMEs from emerging markets | |
dc.subject | Internationalization barriers | |
dc.subject | Cloud computing utilization | |
dc.subject | Born globals | |
dc.title | Cloud computing utilization and mitigation of informational and marketing barriers of the SMEs from the emerging markets: Evidence from Iran and Turkey | en_US |
dc.status.refereed | Yes | |
dc.date.application | 28/11/2018 | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type.version | Accepted manuscript | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.11.011 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-12-21T10:03:47Z | |
dc.openaccess.status | openAccess | |
dc.date.accepted | 12/11/2018 |