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Factors in the global assimilation of collaborative information technologies: an exploratory investigation in five regions


Bajwa, Deepinder S; Lewis, L F; Pervan, G; Lai, V S; Munkvold, B E; Schwabe, G (2008). Factors in the global assimilation of collaborative information technologies: an exploratory investigation in five regions. Journal of Management Information Systems, 25(1):131-165.

Abstract

The diffusion of innovation theory is deployed to investigate the global assimilation of collaborative information technologies (CITs). Based on the concepts of IT acquisition and utilization, an assimilation framework is presented to highlight four states (limited, focused, lagging, and pervasive) that capture the assimilation of conferencing and groupware CITs. Data collected from 538 organizations in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Norway, and Switzerland are aggregated and analyzed to explore assimilation patterns and the influence of decision-making pattern, functional integration, promotion of collaboration, organization size, and IT function size on the assimilation of CITs. Although most of these factors influence assimilation of CITs from nonadoption to a state of limited assimilation, and from limited assimilation to a state of pervasive assimilation, they may not be critical when assimilation of CITs deviates from the expected path. The implications of our findings are discussed for practice and research on assimilation of CITs.

Abstract

The diffusion of innovation theory is deployed to investigate the global assimilation of collaborative information technologies (CITs). Based on the concepts of IT acquisition and utilization, an assimilation framework is presented to highlight four states (limited, focused, lagging, and pervasive) that capture the assimilation of conferencing and groupware CITs. Data collected from 538 organizations in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Norway, and Switzerland are aggregated and analyzed to explore assimilation patterns and the influence of decision-making pattern, functional integration, promotion of collaboration, organization size, and IT function size on the assimilation of CITs. Although most of these factors influence assimilation of CITs from nonadoption to a state of limited assimilation, and from limited assimilation to a state of pervasive assimilation, they may not be critical when assimilation of CITs deviates from the expected path. The implications of our findings are discussed for practice and research on assimilation of CITs.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Informatics
Dewey Decimal Classification:000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Management Information Systems
Physical Sciences > Computer Science Applications
Social Sciences & Humanities > Management Science and Operations Research
Social Sciences & Humanities > Information Systems and Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:Management Science and Operations Research, Information Systems and Management, Management Information Systems, Computer Science Applications
Language:English
Date:2008
Deposited On:05 Jan 2009 09:52
Last Modified:28 Nov 2022 08:49
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:0742-1222
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.2753/MIS0742-1222250106
  • Language: English