Explaining the adoption of grid computing: An integrated institutional theory and organizational capability approach

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-156

  Messerschmidt, Christian M ^a   Hinz, Oliver ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cloud computing; Grid computing; Inter organizational linkages; Inter organizational systems

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; COMPUTATIONAL DEMANDS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL LINKAGES; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS; MIMETIC PRESSURES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS;

CLOUD COMPUTING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 84880234743     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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