Antecedents to the adoption of ASPS in healthcare.
The objective of this exploratory study was to identify drivers of adoption for a new form of information technology outsourcing — the ASP model — in the healthcare industry. Primary data were collected in January 2002 from a nationwide survey of senior-level healthcare information technology executives. Cost management (supplier presence, asset specificity, production costs, transaction costs, resource availability) and relative advantage (reliability, customizability, strategic alignment, and magnitude of potential loss) were found to have the largest influences on adoption behavior.
If one looks at the extensive size and reach of the SAPS as an organisation, and its constantly active nature, it's not hard to imagine that its environmental impact should be closely assessed and taken seriously. Not only does it have a large physical footprint, but the nature of the organisation lends itself to being a highly visible example. Public interaction with the police is extremely frequent, and the police are expected to display behaviour that is exemplary in virtually every way.