The role of industry infrastructure in telehealth innovations: a multi-level analysis of a telestroke program

When innovation fails: An institutional perspective of the (non)adoption of boundary spanning IT innovation

“…Generally, institutional insights into the adoption of IT innovations have been examined within the confines of particular organizational fields, such as healthcare (e.g. Cho and Mathiassen, 2007;Currie and Guah, 2007;Jensen et al, 2009), the automotive industry (Hertwig, 2012) or government (Standing et al, 2009), obscuring the role that between-field misalignments play in shaping the pattern of adoption. Our study…”

“…Although Eisenhardt (1989) recommends multiple case studies for theory development, single case study research design has also been used extensively for theory building (RQ2&3) in institutional information systems literature (see for example Butler, 2003;Cho and Mathiassen, 2007;Jensen et al, 2009), and is widely considered to be a legitimate endeavour in qualitative interpretative research in information systems (Klein and Myers, 1999;Lee and Baskerville, 2003). A common criticism of single case study research for theory building is its inability to provide generalisable findings in the positivistic sense.…”

“…In particular, research has considered the tensions between (i) institutional arrangements in one organizational field within which innovation happens; and (ii) the institutional logic embodied within the IT innovation itself. For example, misalignments between institutional arrangements on one hand and a medical innovation (Cho and Mathiassen, 2007;Jensen et al, 2009), or a nationwide IT programme (Currie and Guah, 2007) on the other, were found to explain the lack of adoption within healthcare settings. Similarly, it has been suggested that mismatches between the institutional logic embodied within a new information system and the dominant institutional logic within the adopting organization create resistance to the implementation of IT innovations at an organizational level (Gosain, 2004).…”

Internet adoption by the elderly: employing IS technology acceptance theories for understanding the age-related digital divide

“…From a user perspective, the elderly can gain various advantages from Internet use (Czaja et al, 2013). The Internet offers significant potential for remaining independent longer (Czaja & Lee, 2007; see, for instance, research on ambient assisted living (Sun et al, 2009) and electronic health records management (Cho & Mathiassen, 2007;Klein, 2007;Payton & Kiwanuka-Tondo, 2009;Czaja et al, 2013). Users can participate in social processes via social networks, improve their consumer behaviour in terms of raising utility through e-commerce or participate in political processes through e-government and e-democracy.…”

“…However, Internet and IT usage offers the elderly significant potential for remaining independent longer (Czaja & Lee, 2007). Some recent examples include research on ambient assisted living (Sun et al, 2009) and on electronic health (Cho & Mathiassen, 2007;Klein, 2007;Payton & Kiwanuka-Tondo, 2009). Despite these benefits, a conspicuous age-related digital divide remains (Carter & Bélanger, 2005;Czaja et al, 2006;van Dijk, 2006;Agerwal et al, 2009).…”