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Studying organizational computing infrastructures

multi-method approaches

Steve Sawyer

pp. 213-231

Abstract

This paper provides guidelines for developing multi-method research approaches, provides several examples of their use, and discusses experiences with conducting a multi-method study of one organization's computing infrastructure changes. The focus on organizational computing infrastructures is due to the contemporary belief that these are increasingly critical to organizational success. However, understanding the value of an organization's computing infrastructure is difficult. This is because of their uniqueness, pervasiveness context-driven nature, temporality, the constant changes in underlying technologies, and the variety of their effects at multiple levels in the organization. These difficulties are especially pronounced in organizations with distributed computing environments because the dispersion of computing accentuates these effects.

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Baskerville Richard, Stage Jan, DeGross Janice (2000) Organizational and social perspectives on information technology: ifip tc8 wg8.2 international working conference on the social and organizational perspective on research and practice in information technology june 9–11, 2000, aalborg, denmark. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 213-231

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-35505-4_14

Full citation:

Sawyer Steve (2000) „Studying organizational computing infrastructures: multi-method approaches“, In: R. Baskerville, J. Stage & J. Degross (eds.), Organizational and social perspectives on information technology, Dordrecht, Springer, 213–231.