A Cross-Cultural Assessment of the Actual Application of Cloud-Based Computing in Higher Education Using Data Management Variables

The relationship between data management and cloud-based computation is well-endorsed in the available research. Nevertheless, the contribution of cross-culture in this connection is poorly recognized. As a result, the objective of this research is to analyze the influence of cross-culture in the connection between data management and cloud computing adoption in higher education. This study included 349 Malaysian and 300 Turkish college students. Cross-cultural variations are studied using a multi-group modeling of structural equations technique. According to the findings, the association between perceived simplicity of use and applicability was favorable in both nations, although it was stronger in Malaysia. Malaysia also had a stronger link between perceived simplicity of use and intended action. In addition, for Turkey, perceived applicability strongly predicts intended actions, whereas, for Malaysia, the relationship was not strong. The findings revealed that data management influenced perceived applicability in Turkey, but not in Malaysia. Finally, the results demonstrated that cross-culture plays a significant part in the connection between data management and cloud computing in higher education.