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Unveiling the Influence of Corporate Organizational Inertia on Cloud Computing Transition Intentions: An Empirical Inquiry

기업내 조직 관성이 클라우드 컴퓨팅 전환 의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 실증적 연구

  • Jae Won Kang ;
  • Sangyoon Yi
  • 강재원 (한국과학기술원 미래전략대학원) ;
  • 이상윤 (한국과학기술원 미래전략대학원)
  • Received : 2024.03.08
  • Accepted : 2024.05.23
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

This study explores the tendency of corporations and organizations to continue with their current processes despite having incentives for better Information Technology (IT) innovation or transition. In this context, the study argues that organizations may struggle with 'outsourcing inertia,' a well-known concept referring to an organization's deficient adaptability to environmental changes, particularly defined here as the organization's slow adaptation to changes in outsourcing levels. To verify this, the study analyzes how key variables identified from existing IT Outsourcing (ITO) decision-making research and recent studies on cloud computing transitions actually affect a firm's transition intentions. In the process, this study investigates the moderating effect of a firm's outsourcing inertia, utilizing the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework and the Push-Pull-Mooring (PPM) model based on migration theory to propose a research model. The study aims to contribute to finding strategic approaches necessary for facilitating IT innovation and transition by understanding the impact of outsourcing inertia on the decision-making process related to IT outsourcing. It is important to note that the majority of domestic conglomerates own IT subsidiaries, which significantly influence the process of transitioning to cloud computing. Nevertheless, research on the impact of IT subsidiaries on cloud computing transition is relatively scarce. Based on this background, this study proposes that IT subsidiaries within domestic conglomerates can act as a significant mooring factor of organizational inertia in the decision-making process for adopting cloud computing. Through this, the study seeks to provide strategic insights for overcoming organizational inertia faced by IT subsidiaries during the cloud computing transition process.

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이 논문은 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2022S1A3A2A02089685).

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