IS research has spent considerable efforts to elaborate metrics for measuring the success of Information Systems (IS) implementations. System usage (Davis et al. 1989), technology infusion (Zmud and Apple 1992), trying to innovate with information technology (Ahuja and Thatcher 2005) or user...

As information and communication technology is being integrated in work-related practices, questions arise about how it is molding not only work but also social and human interactions inside organizations.

This study examines the impacts of perceived Information Technology (IT) restrictions on trying to innovate with IT. Based on Trying-to-Innovate with IT (TIIT) theorizing (Ahuja and Thatcher 2005), we suggest a model that posits that individuals have different propensity to try to innovate with...

Research in sociology of tourism indicate that people increasingly engage in cultural activities. They look for enjoyment and authentic experiences. This raises a number of opportunities for cultural places such as museums, which increasigly rely on Information Technologies (IT) to support the...

In this paper, we examine how public middle-managers exercise human agency during an information system (IS) implementation process and how this helps producing changes on the field. Drawing on strategic actor theory (Crozier et Friedberg 1977), we suggest system constraints emanate from...

This article in progress aims to understand the role of culture in the way middle managers promote Information Technologies (IT) and technological change. To gain new insights, this paper presents an approach of change and of culture based on the theory of the strategic actor of Crozier and...

Virtual patients’ communities are developing on the Internet. These communities allow frequent interactions among patients, who can share health-related information within an interactive environment. However, we know very little about what determines patients’ online collective action on Web...

According to Benbasat and Barki (2007), systems usage has remained a black box in spite of the fact that the construct lies at the heart of a host of studies in the field. We know very little about how exactly users cope with information technology (IT), especially disruptive IT. To answer such...