| dc.description.abstract | As data permeates and drives the digital evolution, the role of Big Data becomes
increasingly essential. Big Data is making its presence known in almost every industry, and
has the potential to not only transform the business world, but society at large. Given that
companies in Norway are still in the early stages of making use of Big Data, studying factors
affecting adoption of Big Data technology in Norway is critical and timely.
Grounded in the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory, Technology Acceptance Model
(TAM), and Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, an integrative model
is developed for studying factors affecting adoption of Big Data technology in three
aggregated stages of assimilation; initiation, adoption-decision, and implementation. The
model specifies three technological characteristics (relative advantage, complexity, and
security), three intraorganizational factors (organizational size, top management support, and
IT expertise), and three interorganizational factors (competitive pressure, external support, and
privacy) as determinants of assimilation.
The proposed model is tested using survey data collected from 336 executives in
medium to large companies in Norway. Employing a multinomial logistic regression, this
study finds that six predictor variables (relative advantage, complexity, security, top
management support, IT expertise, and competitive pressure) are significant and can
distinguish non-adopters and adopters in the assimilation stages. Of the six factors identified
in the model, three (security, top management support, and competitive pressure) are found to
play a vital role in all stages of Big Data assimilation, while two factors (complexity and IT
expertise) are critical to the implementation and routinization of Big Data technology.
The results indicate that the model is suited for studying organizational adoption of Big
Data technology. Moreover, given the scarcity of research into determinants of adoption in the
Big Data literature, the research model offers a suitable point of departure for future studies
on Big Data adoption. Finally, the findings have important implications for practitioners and
researchers. | nb_NO |
