Baptista, João, Newell, Sue and Currie, Wendy (2010) Paradoxical effects of institutionalisation on the strategic awareness of technology in organisations. In: 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, 8-13 Aug, 2008. Published in: Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol.19 (No.3). pp. 171-183.

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Abstract

Much of the IS literature focuses on the positive impacts of the institutionalisation of IT in business routines; that is it assumes that it is good for IT to become embedded within an organisation. In this paper, however, we explore the 'dark side' of such institutionalisation, demonstrating how a technology once institutionalised can become invisible to management so that its strategic potential is under-exploited while at the same time business risks associated with the IT are ignored. We demonstrate this through an in-depth longitudinal case study which follows the development of an intranet in a bank in the UK over a period of 5 years. By following changes to the management of the intranet and its continuous embedding in work practices, the paper identifies six characteristics of institutionalised systems and highlights five risks for a business. The paper contributes to the literature in IS by exploring the impact for businesses from the apparent paradox between institutionalisation and awareness of the strategic value of technology in organisations. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Innovation, Knowledge & Organisational Networks Research Unit Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Information Systems & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
ISSN:	0963-8687
Date:	2010
Volume:	Vol.19
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	13
Page Range:	pp. 171-183
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.jsis.2010.07.001
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Anaheim, California
Date(s) of Event:	8-13 Aug, 2008
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/43276

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