20.500.12556/DKUM-91591 A longitudinal study on the adoption of cloud computing in micro, small, and medium enterprises in Montenegro In recent years, small and medium enterprises worldwide have increasingly adopted digital technologies and cloud computing. The pace of this digital transition has varied across countries, and the socioeconomic conditions during the pandemic have further accelerated the digitalization of enterprises. This situation calls for an examination of the reasons, benefits, and risks associated with enterprises adopting cloud computing in different settings. Our study aimed to collect longitudinal data from 71 Montenegrin micro, small, and medium enterprises. We conducted a repeated measurement study with two measurement periods: 2017 and 2023. The quantitative results were analyzed alongside qualitative data from a semi-structured interview (N = 15) conducted in 2023. The findings revealed substantial shifts in SME attitudes towards cloud computing, highlighting key catalysts and influencing factors such as security, technological accessibility, external expertise, effort expectations, privacy, social influence, perceived security and safety, ease of use, and usefulness. These factors were examined in the context of global digital innovation, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent cyberattacks that disrupted national e-services in Montenegro for 3–9 months. The findings provide new insights into how enterprises can become more prepared to effectively use cloud computing. cloud adoption digital transformation micro small and medium enterprises longitudinal study TOE framework UTAUT framework true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Angleški jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci © 2024 by the authors Članek v reviji 2025-01-17 10:01:30 2025-01-17 10:01:30 2026-01-14 09:57:15 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 19 str. issue 14, [article no.] 6387 Vol. 14 Jul. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-06-11 2024-07-12 2024-07-22 659.2 202897667 10.3390/app14146387 2076-3417 applsci-14-06387.pdf applsci-14-06387.pdf 1 91C893597DA4A6145F533525589930EF 5ef9c149365c87d9db84a5735572251d246ce69ac54f772ff9a5666082bbf3d3 2a1d1d09-d4b2-11ef-8b55-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=187928 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/14/6387 0 5587555d-f126-11f0-8a93-00155d580e02 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=201991 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0