Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study

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Autor(a) principal: Silva, D.
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Coutinho, C., Costa, C.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/28181
Resumo: Free Open-Source Software (FOSS) is essentially seen by many organizations as a key pillar for accelerating technological innovation. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which factors such as cost and quality of the system, as well as usability, interoperability, and security, influence the intention to use FOSS. Based on the data obtained from the survey, we propose a new theoretical model that we test and evaluate using the SEM-PLS method. The results suggest a significant relationship between FOSS adoption and factors such as low cost, performance expectation, social influence, and system quality, which was explained on a large scale by safety, interoperability, and usability as the most important factors in adoption decisions. Thus, this paper presents a new model for the adoption of FOSS in countries with high growth potential and aims to be a significant contribution to the scientific community on the state of the art in FOSS organizations in developing countries.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
title Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
spellingShingle Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
Silva, D.
FOSS characteristics
Software open source
Adoption models
Public sector
Developing countries
title_short Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
title_full Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
title_fullStr Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
title_sort Factors influencing free and open-source software adoption in developing countries—An empirical study
author Silva, D.
author_facet Silva, D.
Coutinho, C.
Costa, C.
author_role author
author2 Coutinho, C.
Costa, C.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva, D.
Coutinho, C.
Costa, C.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv FOSS characteristics
Software open source
Adoption models
Public sector
Developing countries
topic FOSS characteristics
Software open source
Adoption models
Public sector
Developing countries
description Free Open-Source Software (FOSS) is essentially seen by many organizations as a key pillar for accelerating technological innovation. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which factors such as cost and quality of the system, as well as usability, interoperability, and security, influence the intention to use FOSS. Based on the data obtained from the survey, we propose a new theoretical model that we test and evaluate using the SEM-PLS method. The results suggest a significant relationship between FOSS adoption and factors such as low cost, performance expectation, social influence, and system quality, which was explained on a large scale by safety, interoperability, and usability as the most important factors in adoption decisions. Thus, this paper presents a new model for the adoption of FOSS in countries with high growth potential and aims to be a significant contribution to the scientific community on the state of the art in FOSS organizations in developing countries.
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