The information system as a competitive weapon
Communications of the ACM - Special section on management of information systems
Strategy and computers
The adoption of radical and incremental innovations: an empirical analysis
Management Science
Integrating management support systems into strategic information systems planning
Journal of Management Information Systems
Information systems failures—a survey and classification of the empirical literature
Oxford Surveys in Information Technology
Unifying the fragmented models of information systems implementation
Critical issues in information systems research
“Convincing top management of the strategic potential of information systems"
Management Information Systems Quarterly
A social process model of user-analyst relationships
MIS Quarterly
From thinking to tinkering: the grassroots of strategic information systems
ICIS '91 Proceedings of the twelfth international conference on Information systems
Strategic choice and institutional isomorphism in the diffusion of innovations: an investigation of EDI adoption rationale
Information systems strategy and implementation: a case study of a building society
ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS) - Special issue on social science perspectives on IS
User participation and democracy: a discussion of Scandinavian research on systems development
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
Power over users: its exercise by system professionals
Communications of the ACM
The state of strategic IS planning practices in Singapore
Information and Management
Analysing information systems evaluation: another look at an old problem
European Journal of Information Systems - Special issue on information systems evaluaiton
GIS for district-level administration in India: problems and opportunities
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
A set of principles for conducting and evaluating interpretive field studies in information systems
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
Strategic information systems planning: the IT strategy implementation matrix
European Journal of Information Systems
Research on information systems development in Scandinavia—unity in plurality
Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
Power, politics, and MIS implementation
Communications of the ACM
Enablers and inhibitors of business-IT alignment
Communications of the AIS
Making a World of Difference: It in a Global Context
Making a World of Difference: It in a Global Context
Information Management: The Organizational Dimension
Information Management: The Organizational Dimension
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
Electronic Trading and Work Transformation in the London Insurance Market
Information Systems Research
The Dynamics of Alignment: Insights from a Punctuated Equilibrium Model
Organization Science
Alignment Between Business and IS Strategies: A Study of Prospectors, Analyzers, and Defenders
Information Systems Research
Key predictors of the implementation of strategic information systems plans
ACM SIGMIS Database
Content creation for ICT development projects: integrating normative approaches and community demand
Information Technology for Development
Key dimensions of facilitators and inhibitors for the strategic use of information technology
Journal of Management Information Systems
Critical success factors in the alignment of IS plans with business plans
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Interpreting IS alignment: A multiple case study in professional organizations
Information and Organization
Caste Structures and E-Governance in a Developing Country
EGOV '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Electronic Government
EGOV '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Electronic Government
The institutional aspect of the responsibility distribution in the IT enterprise
EuroIMSA '08 Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications
Rituals in e-government implementation: an analysis of failure
EGOV'10 Proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 8.5 international conference on Electronic government
Editor's comments: perspectives on time
MIS Quarterly
Scarcity, exit, voice and violence: the state seen through egovernment
EGOV'11 Proceedings of the 10th IFIP WG 8.5 international conference on Electronic government
CASE-mediated organizational and deutero learning at NASA
Information Systems Frontiers
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Information systems strategy: Past, present, future?
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
International Journal of Technoethics
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This paper focuses on the process of implementing strategic information systems (SIS) by studying the radical changes it may bring to an organization's deep structure. It argues that a full understanding of the process of implementation of such systems should include not only technical aspects but also the social dynamics of an organization; specifically core values, distribution of power and mechanisms of control. A theoretical framework is formulated based on punctuated equilibrium and previous SIS literature, and is applied to an exploratory case study conducted in a Latin American public organization. The case study depicts how the initiative to implement SIS was the result of external and internal disturbances. The case analysis highlights relationships between an organization's deep structure and SIS implementation. The paper concludes by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of the study. These include (1) the role of the formal organizational structure in influencing the outcome of SIS implementations, (2) the impact of exogenous contingencies such as elections and external funding that may create a sense of crisis and (3) the influence of newcomers who may be brought in to solve the crisis.