... the many promises, BCT implementation lags behind. The purpose of this research is to identify a roadmap of critical implementation challenges that influence BCT implementation by governments. Design/methodology/approach The study develops an ISM-based model spread across seven levels to analyze...

... the business value of their IT investments. Design/methodology/approach This study presents our case study of a healthcare organization after healthcare information systems (HIS) implementation and investigates the strategic alignment between the implemented HIS and the organizational strategy from...

... (DeWalt et al., 1998 ; Douglas, 1976). Universities Technology adoption IT service Institutional theory Implementation Services Cloud computing SaaS Decoupling IS professionals Coupling Overall, different sets of theories (e.g. key concepts from institutional theory...

...Mario Saba; Peter Bou Saba; Antoine Harfouche Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on an information technology (IT) deployment project in the specific field of agricultural cooperatives. It also aims to underline the importance of the IT implementation phase, but also the pre...

... ; Davidson, 1996, 1997). The heterogeneous nature of the different groups can engender disagreement (Bijker et al., 1987 ; Orlikowski and Gash, 1994). Accordingly, we argue that the configuration of MOTS is socially constructed, and that features and functions will be configured and implemented...

...Mumin Abubakre; M.N. Ravishankar; Crispin Coombs Purpose Organisational implementations of information technology (IT) normally fail due to cultural forces that inhibit the usage levels required to facilitate successful IT implementation. The purpose of this paper is to explore IT implementation...

... enhanced career prospects. Hence it is important to see how process regeneration entails the facilitation for new resources (Andreu and Ciborra, 1996). In order to create a smooth shift, flexibility is needed to tailor according to an organisation’s needs whilst implementing a new system (Hanseth...

... study approach, focusing on implementation of mobile technology for health (mHealth) solutions to support remote data communication, between health facilities and a district health office (DHO), in Malawi. Findings – The findings suggest that mobile phones are relevant to parts of multi-stage...

...Nixon Muganda Ochara; John Kandiri; Roy Johnson Purpose – This research reports on how influence processes (IP) impact on the implementation effectiveness of information technology (IT) projects. Drawing on an innovation perspective that elevate the interplay of factors related to innovations...

.... The following are some examples: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Implementation Developing countries Decision making IT strategy Government policy Data quality Information society Content management systems Information strategy Information systems development (ISD) While...

...Antonios Kaniadakis Purpose The aim of this paper is to contribute to an understanding of enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation that goes beyond the restricted time and space limits of a project‐based restructuring effort, and to understanding of it as a broader socio‐economic...

...Majed Al‐Mashari; Abdullah Al‐Mudimigh Many organizations have moved from stand‐alone business information systems applications to integrated enterprise‐wide systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP). The implementation of ERP packages has created an opportunity to re‐engineer business processes...

... (processes); problems in using a particular AR methodology in a specific time and place (contingency); and problems with the researcher’s implementation of the AR processes (implementation). The study also highlights a number of areas for development of ISP. © MCB UP Limited 2001 1. (1...

...Enid Mumford Discusses the role and problems of the socio‐technical action researcher at different stages of a project. It is based on the author’s personal experience when using action research as a method for assisting the successful democratic design and implementation of information systems...

...Jan Damsgaard; Rens Scheepers Intranets hold great promise as “organizational Internets” to allow information sharing and collaboration across departments, functions and different information systems within an organization. Yet not much is known about how to implement intranets. We adapt a taxonomy...

...Ramiro Montealegre Reviews the influence of Giddens’ structuration theory on information technology and implementation studies, highlighting how the interaction between the technology and the wider social setting have often been neglected. Offers Giddens’ conception of plural structural rules...

...M. Gordon Hunter; Shailendra C. Palvia The current software crisis has created a situation where organizations are faced with identified as well as hidden information systems (IS) development backlogs. IS projects are generally behind schedule and/or over budget. Even after implementation...

... in action. Administration Assessment Case studies Evaluation Finland Implementation Information systems Organizational structure Performance measurement Universities The goal of the work reported here was straightforward: to fill a gap between research and practice in computer‐based...