Mining significant factors affecting the adoption of SaaS using the rough set approach

Authors:
Wei-Wen Wu
Affiliations:
Department of International Trade, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology, 1, Ta-Hwa Rd., Chiung-Lin, Hsin Chu 307, Taiwan
Venue:
Journal of Systems and Software
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Despite that Software as a Service (SaaS) seems to be the most tempting solution among different types of cloud services, yet it has not been adopted to-date with as much alacrity as was originally expected. A variety of factors may influence the adoption of SaaS solutions. The objective of this study is thus to explore the significant factors affecting the adoption of SaaS for vendors and enterprise users. An analytical framework is proposed containing two approaches-Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Rough Set Theory (RST). An empirical study on the IT/MIS enterprises in Taiwan is carried out. The results have revealed a considerable amount of meaningful information, which not only facilitates the SaaS vendors to grasp users' needs and concerns about SaaS adoption, but also helps the managers to introduce effective marketing strategies and actions to promote the growth of SaaS market. Based on the findings, some managerial implications are discussed.