Developing and Evaluating a Cloud Service Relationship Theory |
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Author:
| Huntgeburth, Jan |
Series title: | Progress in IS Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-38446-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG
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Imprint: | Springer |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $99.00USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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This book develops, evaluates and refines a cloud service relationship theory that explains how cloud users' uncertainties arise in these relationships and how they can be mitigated. To that end, the book employs principal-agent theory and the concepts of bounded rationality and social embeddedness. Beyond advancing IS research, the findings presented can greatly benefit governments, IT departments and IT providers, helping them to better understand cloud service relationships and to...
More DescriptionThis book develops, evaluates and refines a cloud service relationship theory that explains how cloud users' uncertainties arise in these relationships and how they can be mitigated. To that end, the book employs principal-agent theory and the concepts of bounded rationality and social embeddedness. Beyond advancing IS research, the findings presented can greatly benefit governments, IT departments and IT providers, helping them to better understand cloud service relationships and to adjust their cloud service strategies accordingly.