Factors Influencing the Successful Adoption of

Abstract
Factors Influencing The Successful Adoption of Decision Support Systems
“The Context of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority”
Malek Bakhit Eleyan
Mu’tah University, 2011

 

 

 

This study is concerned with examining the main factors that influence the successful adoption of Decision Support Systems (DSS) in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).

To achieve this aim the researcher investigated a set of factors:

First,the System Characteristics (Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) and Perceived usefulness (PU)).

Second, Technical Aspects (information technology infrastructure and information systems interoperability).

Finally, Organizational Aspects (top management support (TMS), management style (MS), and organizational structure (OS)).

A questionnaire was developed and distributed to a sample of (161) respondents to collect primary data, and based on a convenience sample the response rate was about 79%. Furthermore, the findings were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Software (SPSS), with an R