Serafeimidis, Vassilis and Smithson, Steve (2003) Information systems evaluation as an organizational institution: experience from a case study. Information systems journal, 13 (3). pp. 251-274. ISSN 1350-1917
Abstract
Information systems evaluation has strong social and organizational dimensions while existing research focuses primarily on the formal and positivistic characteristics. We investigate the organizational roles of the key stakeholders within the particular evaluation context (orientation). We focus on four evaluation orientations: control, sense-making, learning and exploratory. Experience from a case study is used to analyse these concepts and relations. The case organization attempted to move from a state of an ad-hoc evaluation practice to a more business-driven one. New tools, processes, roles and responsibilities were developed during the attempt. We examine the behavioural and organizational integration aspects of evaluation during that journey.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1350-1917 |
| Additional Information: | © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | IS evaluation, organizational roles, organizational change, evaluation roles, evaluation orientations |
| 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/27481/ |
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