Examining organizations’ continued use of open source technologies
| Autor: | Saggi Nevo, InduShobha N. Chengalur-Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Consumption (economics)
Engineering Knowledge management business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 02 engineering and technology Library and Information Sciences Business value Computer Science Applications Empirical research 020204 information systems 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Survey data collection Normative Continuance Ideology Institutional theory business 050203 business & management Information Systems media_common |
| Zdroj: | Information Technology & People. 30:24-46 |
| ISSN: | 0959-3845 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/itp-09-2014-0204 |
| Popis: | Purpose Our knowledge of why organizations continue to use open source software (OSS) infrastructure technologies is relatively limited, and existing models appear inadequate to explain this continuance phenomenon given that they are set at the individual level and also do not take into account the unique characteristics of OSS. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Using an institutional perspective, this paper posits that coercive (business value of IT) and normative (open source ideology (IDEO)) factors may be credited with sustaining the continued use of OSS technologies. The study argues that organizations that subscribe to IDEO are more likely to continue using OSS technologies. Survey data are collected from organizations that have implemented an OSS infrastructure technology and a moderated multiple regression analysis is performed to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings In addition to the business value provided by OSS technologies, adherence to IDEO also impacts decisions to continue using those technologies. The results suggest that once an OSS is implemented in an organization, IDEO can enhance organizations’ intentions to continue using such technologies, directly, as well as indirectly, by amplifying the impact of the perceived business value of the technology. Originality/value Much of extant literature on continued use focuses on end-user technologies. This paper is one of the first to focus on infrastructure technologies and examine organizations’ intentions to continue using those technologies by developing a parsimonious theory-driven model for examining organizations’ continued use intentions toward infrastructure IT. Additionally, much of open source research to date has been inwardly focused, and this paper is one of few empirical studies to focus on the demand or consumption side of OSS technologies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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