McMaster / Wastell / Ferneley Organizational Dynamics of Technology-Based Innovation: Diversifying the Research Agenda

IFIP TC8 WG 8.6 International Working Conference, June 14-16, 2007, Manchester, UK
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-72804-9
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 235, 534 Seiten

Reihe: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

This volume presents papers from the 10th Working Conference of the IFIP WG 8.6 on the adoption and diffusion of information systems and technologies. This book explores the dynamics of how some technological innovation efforts succeed while others fail. The book looks to expand the research agenda, paying special attention to the areas of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and organizational sectors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McMaster, Tom

Wastell, David

Ferneley, Elaine

Degross, Janice I.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;Foreword;11
3;Preface;14
3.1;CONFERENCE COMMITTEE;16
4;CONFERENCES AS EPISTEMOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS: Purity, Plurality, and the Politics of Knowledge;18
5;Part 1: Keynotes and Invited Papers;30
5.1;ORGAMIZATIONAL DYNAMICS OF TECHNOLOGY- BASED INNOVATION: Diversifying the Information Systems Research Agenda;31
5.2;TURNING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE INTO A DIGITAL DIVIDEND: Some Experiences from Manchester, UK;35
5.3;DROPPING YOUR TOOLS: The Diversity of the Research Agenda in Organizational Dynamics of Technology- Based Innovation;46
5.4;COOPERATIVE MODELS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN THE CONTEXT OF OPEN INNOVATION;58
5.5;PROCESS MODELING INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT: The SelICo Case;77
6;Part 2: Novel Perspectives in Innovation Research;96
6.1;AN EXPLORATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADOPTION: Tools and Skills as Cultural Artefacts— The Case of a Management Information System;97
6.2;RE-SEARCHING COMMONALITY DIFFERENTLY: Subjectively Replicating a Theory of Multimedia Systems Development;112
6.3;THE SITUATEDNESS OF WORK PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: Implications for Information Systems Innovation Uptake;126
6.4;USER-LED INNOVATION IN CALL CENTER KNOWLEDGE WORK: A Social Shaping Perspective;144
6.5;CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS AS SUPPORT FOR SUCCESSFUL INNOVATION IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS;159
6.6;THE IDENTITY, DYNAMICS, AND DIFFUSION OF MIS;172
7;Part 3: Software Process Improvement;187
7.1;USE OF APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY IN SUCCESSFUL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: An Action Research Study;188
7.2;MEASURING PROCESS INNOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS;204
7.3;THE VIEWS OF EXPERTS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF AGILE METHOD TAILORING;224
7.4;THE IMPACT OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ON OUTCOMES FROM AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS;242
8;Part 4: Actor Network Theory;257
8.1;THE INERTIA OF ERP PROJECTS: Diffusion or Drift?;258
8.2;MAKE TECHNOLOGY INVISIBLE, OR KEEP IT VISIBLE? The Role of Intra- organizational Transfer and Integration of Project Outcomes;272
8.3;IMPLEMENTATION OF A CUSTOMER SERVICES INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY IN A HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT: An Integrative Perspective;287
8.4;THE DYNAMICS OF AN lOIS IN THE SEAPORT OF BARCELONA: An ANT Perspective;300
8.5;A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO CONTEXT IN DIFFUSION RESEARCH: An Actor Network Theory Study of Mobile-TV Service;318
8.6;WORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN COMPLEX NETWORKS OF INTERACTION;334
9;Part 5: Technological Interlude: The Case of RFID;346
9.1;RFID ADOPTION: Theoretical Concepts and Their Practical Application in Fashion;347
9.2;INFORMATION SYSTEMS INNOVATION RESEARCH AND THE CASE OF RFID;364
10;Part 6: Firm Level Adoption Factors;378
10.1;EXTENDING THE RESEARCH AGENDA ON DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS: The Role of Public Programs in the Diffusion of E- Business Innovations;379
10.2;EXPLORING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION: An Empirical Study of IT Usage in Shanghai Firms;393
10.3;SME ADOPTION OF ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHWEST OF ENGLAND: An Environmental, Technological, and Organizational Perspective;408
10.4;INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION IN THE JORDANIAN TELECOM INDUSTRY;429
11;Part 7: Position Papers;441
11.1;CHALLENGES FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN MOBILE AND TRANSIENT VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;442
11.2;ATTAINING ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS: Better Smart than Fast;447
11.3;KNOWLEDGE ECOSYSTEMS: A Theoretical Lens for Organizations Confronting Hyperturbulent Environments;453
11.4;THE TRIPLE HELIX, OPEN INNOVATION, AND THE DOI RESEARCH AGENDA;459
11.5;BRINGING AN INTEGRAL APPROACH TO THE FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION RESEARCH;465
11.6;SOFTWARE INNOVATION AS MAINTENANCE: Theorizing the Social in Software Maintenance;471
11.7;EXPLORING STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK DURING ORGANIZATIONAL CRISIS;476
11.8;RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS: How Information Systems Are Transforming the Nature of Science ( And What Does This Mean for IS Researchers);482
11.9;PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADOPTION;486
11.10;THE NEW CHALLENGE OF BUSINESS VALUE: Time to Link Project Management Performance with Adoption Research?;491
11.11;SOCIO- TECHNICAL DESIGN OF THE 21st CENTURY: A Vision;497
11.12;WHEN COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING MEETS THE TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL: An Investigation;501
11.13;THE MYTH OF ALIGNMENT;506
11.14;COACHING THE APPLICATION OF AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT;512
12;Part 8: Panels;517
12.1;COMPLEXITY THEORY AND THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS;518
12.2;GLOBAL DIFFUSION OF BROADBAND: Current State and Future Directions for Investigation;520
13;Index of Contributors;524