A new conceptual model for BYOD organizational adoption

Abstract

Background and Objective: Due to rapid growth in the information technology, enterprises are seeking the most reliable and valuable solutions for their profits. One of recent solutions is to applying a method of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in organizations. The primary aim of this study is to identify and prioritize the criteria influencing the BYOD organizational adoption. Materials and Methods: The implementation of BYOD allowed the employees to use their personal devices for organizational tasks. This study proposed a new conceptual model regarding the same which contains two main criteria and five sub-criteria for each. The proposed method is based on modified fuzzy-AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) approach which is used to find the weight of each criterion and sub-criterion. Results: Among the ten sub-criteria influencing the BYOD organizational adoption, the Information Security Policies (with a final weight of 0.186) is placed in the first priority and Technical Complexity (with a final weight of 0.008) is positioned in the last priority. Conclusion: In this study, a new conceptual model is suggested by identifying the criteria influencing BYOD organizational adoption. On the basis of results, it is concluded that the proposed technique can enhance the quality in an organization.