TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to identify the social representation of cloud computing from the perspective of Information Technology (IT) professionals in emerging countries, comparing it with the extant literature on this subject.Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from IT professionals in Brazil, which was used as a proxy for the emerging countries’ context related to cloud computing. Social Representation Theory was then applied to analyze the data.Findings Mismatches between theory and practice on cloud computing make it clear that most of the current scientific literature on cloud computing is, to a great extent, based on the context of developed countries rather than on the context of emerging ones.Research limitations/implications Errors of inference may have been made during the categorization of the words evoked. Furthermore, Brazil was used as a proxy for the emerging countries’ context related to cloud computing.Practical implications IT professionals in emerging countries have quite an operational view of cloud computing. Thus, companies in these countries have to align cloud computing better with new business models and corporate strategies in order to take advantage of the transformational impacts of cloud computing.Originality/value IT professionals in emerging countries have failed to notice the strategic value of cloud computing, the new business models enabled by same, the privacy issues related to it and the impact cloud computing adoption can have on the IT costs of an organization. Moreover, mobility can be a paramount issue related to cloud computing in emerging countries – a fact thus far overlooked by academia.
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1066-2243
DO  - 10.1108/INTR-10-2018-0463
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-10-2018-0463
AU  - Joia Luiz Antonio
AU  - Marchisotti Gustavo
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - It is so! (if you think so!) – IT professionals’ social representation of cloud computing
T2  - Internet Research
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 889
EP  - 923
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -