Unified Modeling Language (UML) IT adoption - A holistic model of organizational capabilities perspective

  • Authors:

  • Vicky Ching Gu;Qing Cao;Wenjing Duan

  • Affiliations:

  • Area of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 794092101, United States;Area of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 794092101, United States;Department of Information System & Technology Management, School of Business, Funger Hall, Suite 515, The George Washington University, 2201 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States

  • Venue:
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

This study develops an integrated research model to examine various factors affecting the IT adoption in the context of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). UML is one type of business process modeling techniques, which in turn is a key aspect of the business process reengineering. The proposed research model is based on IT adoption framework and organizational culture theory. The model identifies fourteen variables, covering seven broad categories (IT characteristics, organization technology, environment, organization structure, organization process, organization culture, and project culture) that could potentially impact UML adoption in organizations. This comprehensive conceptual model is further validated by survey data collected from 251 North American organizations across five different industries. Our results support the proposed conceptualization and shed new light on the key factors associated with firms' adoption of UML technologies. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed.