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Institutional Pressures as Sources of Improvisations: A Case Study from a Developing Country Context

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  • Abiodun O. Bada
  • Manny C. Aniebonam
  • Vesper Owei

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This article applies concepts and ideas from institutional theory to study improvisations in IT and organizational change. Within the information systems (IS) discipline, IT and organizational change models have evolved from early teleological models to more dynamic models which consider the role of IT in organizational change as emergent based on improvisations. Improvisations are regarded as unexpected actions aimed at solving crises and/or exploiting opportunities. However, the sources of these crises or opportunities have not been adequately accounted for - leaving it a fruitful area for research. Applying institutional ideas, we suggest in this article that the sources of these crises/opportunities are the normative, mimetic and coercive prescriptions found within the institutional context of the organization. A major implication of applying institutional ideas to the study of improvisations is that the sources of improvisations are extended to include established norms of practice from within the environment of organizations.

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  • Abiodun O. Bada & Manny C. Aniebonam & Vesper Owei, 2004. "Institutional Pressures as Sources of Improvisations: A Case Study from a Developing Country Context," Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(3), pages 27-44, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ugitxx:v:7:y:2004:i:3:p:27-44
    DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2004.10856377
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    1. François-Xavier de Vaujany & Sabine Carton & Nathalie Mitev & Cécile Romeyer, 2014. "Applying and theorizing institutional frameworks in IS research: a systematic comparison from 1999 to 2009," Post-Print hal-01648098, HAL.
    2. Adeoti, O. & Fati, B.O., 2020. "Barriers to extending piped water distribution networks: The case of Ekiti State, Nigeria," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    3. repec:dau:papers:123456789/13044 is not listed on IDEAS
    4. Ahmad Arslan, 2012. "Impacts of institutional pressures and the strength of market supporting institutions in the host country on the ownership strategy of multinational enterprises: theoretical discussion and proposition," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 16(1), pages 107-124, February.

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