Using institutional theory and dynamic simulation to understand complex e-Government phenomena

The Role of Contextual Factors in the Influence of ICT on Street-Level Discretion

“…Neo-institutional theory aims at providing explanations of organizational behavior and is appropriate for examining the complex relationships between ICT, organizational characteristics, institutional arrangements, and environmental conditions [8,25]. Neo-institutional theory argues that organizational actors do not act solely on the rationalactor models of classical economists but according to social and cultural pressures to conform to current structural forms [8,26,27] sometimes "without any real reflection" [28, p. 176].…”

Open Government Data Ecosystems: A Closed-Loop Perspective

“…The method is appropriate to study socio-technical systems such as open data ecosystems given that main elements in conceptualizing dynamic systems represent main capabilities (stocks), activities (flows) and recursive interactions representing both synergies and policy resistance (feedback loops) [2,15]. Moreover, system dynamics has been successfully used to understand digital government phenomena [3,5,14], including the dynamics of open government [23]. Causal relationships codify through mathematical formulations main assumptions about the nature of such relationships, allowing the researchers to better understand the likely effects of their assumptions.…”

An Analysis of Aid Information Management Systems (AIMS) in Developing Countries: Explaining the Last Two Decades

“…Institutional theory has attracted attention in information systems and ICT4D field as a relevant theoretical perspective [30]- [32]. The outcomes produced by ICT in developing countries can be contingent upon institutional factors and broad national characteristics and context, rather than technology adoption itself [27].…”

“…This study applies this idea of institutional isomorphism to understand the diffusion of AIMS in the organizational field of international aid. DiMaggio and Powell (1983) propose three institutional isomorphic mechanisms: coercive, normative, and mimetic [32]. These mechanisms could influence organizations in having similarity with peers and gaining institutional legitimacy [34], [35].…”