Chu, Catherine and Smithson, Steve (2007) E-business and organizational change: a structurational approach. Information systems journal, 17 (4). pp. 369-389. ISSN 1350-1917
Abstract
Although e-business is a familiar part of the organizational landscape, its implementation remains a problem for large traditional organizations. This paper argues that the pervasiveness of e-business calls for the adoption of an organizational change perspective to study its implementation. Using structuration theory, the paper analyzes a detailed case study of the implementation of a major e-business initiative in a traditional automotive manufacturer. It shows how a combination of structural contradictions and unexpected consequences derailed the initiative.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1350-1917 |
| Additional Information: | © 2007 The authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | e-business, information systems and organizational change, structuration theory, case study |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | T Technology > T Technology (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Sets: | Research centres and groups > Information Systems and Innovation Group Departments > Management |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/27471/ |
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