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A historical study of an implementation methodology : A morphogenetic analysis

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Summary, in English

To improve the results of Enterprise Systems (ES) implementation projects, new or revised implementation methodologies are introduced by ES vendors. Yet, the innovation and adoption of implementation methodologies (IM), which are computer-based and incorporate both project management and functional components, can be problematic. The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain the adoption of an implementation methodology. We recount for the adoption of an implementation methodology through the lens of a realist theory of social change. Our qualitative study provides insight into IM instantiation as manifestation of IM adoption configuration generated by the interplay between structure and agency over time, and suggests four implementation methodology adoption configurations: Fragmented, aggregated, integrated, and infrastructural. This study also offers a foundation for future work that may contribute to a more coherent view on the instantiation of IMs and adoption configurations.

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Publication/Series

2015 International Conference on Information Systems : Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Association for Information Systems

Topic

  • Computer and Information Science

Keywords

  • Adoption configuration
  • Implementation methodology
  • Morphogenetic approach

Conference name

2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015

Conference date

2015-12-13 - 2015-12-16

Conference place

Fort Worth, United States

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-099668311-1