Implementation as a form of institutional innovation: theory development from empirical investigations of eight IT projects

Author

Rickards, T. ; Cock, C. De ; Moger, S. ; Pearson, A.W. ; Roberts, H. ; Salt, H.

Author_Institution

Manchester Bus. Sch., UK

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

3-6 Jan 1996

Firstpage

3

Abstract

The paper deals with two related studies of IT implementation. The action research component involved the setting up of `creativity club´ workshops to support implementation of IT projects in four organizations. The dynamics of these clubs are examined within an interpretive paradigm. The second component collected data on the wider implementation characteristics of the four projects and those of a `matched´ set of projects in four additional organizations. It is proposed that the studies support a reconceptualisation of implementation as a form of institutional innovation, within which creativity can be regarded as a process of meaning creation and social learning

Keywords

information technology; management of change; project management; social aspects of automation; IT implementation; IT projects; action research component; creativity; creativity club workshops; empirical investigations; institutional innovation; interpretive paradigm; social learning; theory development; Manufacturing; Problem-solving; Product development; System testing; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1996., Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Hawaii International Conference on ,

Conference_Location

Wailea, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7324-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1996.495305

Filename

495305