Grid Computing in Small and Medium-SizedEnterprises: An Exploratory Study of CorporateAttitudes towards Economic and Security-RelatedIssues

The pressure on companies to respond flexibly to market changes has increased significantlyover the last years. This external pressure also affects in-house infrastructuresof information technology (IT) (Bieberstein et al. 2006, p. 1). Divisions and departmentswithin a company therefore need specific, flexible, and unique solutions,which has led to a considerable amount of decentralization within IT infrastructures inthe past....

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Year of publication:	2008-04-01
Authors:	Westhoff, Joachim
Subject:	Klein- und Mittelbetrieb \| Evaluation \| evaluation \| Grid Computing

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1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
2.1 Term Definition and Classification
2.2 Market Structure and Characteristics
2.3 Grid Market Structure
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Operationalization of Questionnaire
3.2 Data Collection
3.3 Data Preparation
3.4 Methodology of Analysis
4 Results
4.1 Sample Characteristics
4.2 Univariate Analysis
4.3 Bivariate Analysis
5 Discussion, Evaluation, and Application of Results to open Grids
5.1 Discussion
5.2 Evaluation and Limitations of Research Methodology
5.3 Theoretical Model of Factors Influencing open Grid Adoption
5.4 Implications
6 Conclusion
Appendix
A Scatter plot
B Definitions of Security and Reputation
B.1 Using Security Mechanism for Securing Grid Transactions
B.2 A Notion of Trust
B.3 Reputation and Trust
C E-Mail Invitation
D Survey
D.1 Questionnaire
D.2 Item Description
E Industrial Sectors and NACE codes (European Commission 2008)
F Data Tables
F.1 Correlations
F.2 Contingency Table (Private versus Public)
F.3 Significance Test of 3x2 Contingency Tables (Private versus PublicSector)
F.4 Significance Test of 3x2 Contingency Tables (SME versusEnterprises)
F.5 Significance Test of 2x2 Contingency Tables
References
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
Honor Code

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