Computerization, institutional maturation, and qualitative change: Analysis of a Ghanaian public corporation

Tettey, Wisdom J.

doi:10.1080/02681102.2000.9525322

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“…The Volta River Authority information system cited earlier (Tettey 2000) avoided the total failure category because its design had two divisible characteristics (see Figure 5):…”

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Information Systems and Developing Countries: Failure, Success, and Local Improvisations

Heeks¹

2002

The Information Society

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This paper presents evidence that -alongside the successes -many information systems in developing countries can be categorised as failing either totally or partially. It then develops a model which seeks to explain the high rates of failure. The model draws on contingency theory in order to advance the notion of design-actuality gaps: the match or mismatch between IS designs and local user actuality. This helps identify two high risk archetypes that affect IS in developing countries: country context gaps and 'hard-soft' gaps. The model is also of value in explaining the constraints that exist to local IS improvisations in developing countries. Overall, the paper shows how model and theory help understand IS cases in developing countries but, equally, how those cases provide valuable data to help develop IS models and theories.

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“…The Volta River Authority information system cited earlier (Tettey 2000) avoided the total failure category because its design had two divisible characteristics (see Figure 5):…”

Section: Nature Of Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Systems and Developing Countries: Failure, Success, and Local Improvisations

Heeks¹

2002

The Information Society

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“…Furthermore, a majority of studies on risk factors also concentrate on the developed world. There are a few studies on risk factors in IS development and implementation in the developing countries that highlight the social, cultural, and organizational differences in government agencies (Mursu, Lyytinen, Soriyan, & Korpela, 2003;Tettey, 2002;). There are also numerous accounts in extant IS and other trade literature of failed information systems globally (Drummond, 1996;Lyytinen & Robey, 1999).…”

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Risk factors in the collaborative development of management information systems for Nigerian universities

Uwadia

Ifinedo

Nwamarah

et al. 2006

Information Technology for Development

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The authors discuss the risk factors associated with the collaborative development of information systems (IS) within the university environment in Nigeria. They use observations and reviews of relevant reports of the project as well as a variation of the Delphi Study in presenting their findings. The study shows that risks were associated with funding, top administrators' commitment, the number of participating universities, the role of the donor, as well as other factors. In addition, the challenges posed by each risk factor and the lessons learned are presented. Primarily, the study reports the scenario of IS development by universities in a developing economy in which the development process is characterized by collaboration. Opportunities for future research on the issue are also outlined. C 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Implementing eGovernment

Grönlund¹,

Gidlund²

2010

E-Government

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Computerization, institutional maturation, and qualitative change: Analysis of a Ghanaian public corporation

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Information Systems and Developing Countries: Failure, Success, and Local Improvisations

Information Systems and Developing Countries: Failure, Success, and Local Improvisations

Risk factors in the collaborative development of management information systems for Nigerian universities

Implementing eGovernment

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