Implementing Is In Developing Country He Context: Towards Creating A Favourable Implementation Context
Date
2010Author
Wausi, Agnes N
Waema, Timothy M.
Type
ArticleLanguage
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The implementation of Information Systems (IS) in the higher education learning institutions in Kenya has
been increasing and seen varied results. Research has reported higher chances of IS failures in developing
countries. The organizational implementation of IS has continued to be a focus for IS researchers, and the
organizational change perspective has been used to explore the actions and events that happen in
organizations towards implementation efforts. A case study based on empirical investigation of the
implementation process of a student management system in a university context, in Kenya, is used to
explore the efforts of the implementers in creating an enabling environment for a successful
implementation process. The study is guided by the authors‘ modification of Gallivan‘s framework
[Gallivan 2001] and specifically focuses on the managerial construct to illustrate the relationship between
organizational context and the student management system implementation process. The paper illustrates
that organizational context shapes managerial interventions and decisions; that this context is both enabling
and constraining in the creation of a favourable implementation context by implementers; and that IS
implementation process results in organizational change that requires continuous change management
mechanisms.
Citation
International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, Vol. 4, No. 2Publisher
School of Computing and Informatics
Subject
Organizational IS implementationManagerial Change Interventions
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)