Different perspectives on information systems: problems and solutions
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Developing capabilities to use information strategically
MIS Quarterly
Recognizing the politics of MIS
Information and Management
Information systems planning in the United Kingdom and Australia—a comparison of current practice
Oxford Surveys in Information Technology
Unifying the fragmented models of information systems implementation
Critical issues in information systems research
Management strategies for information technology
Management strategies for information technology
XSEL'S progress: the continuing journey of an expert system
XSEL'S progress: the continuing journey of an expert system
Supporting the information technology champion
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on the strategic use of information systems
BP Chemicals' commercial system: a strategic transition
Strategic information systems
BP Chemicals' commercial system: IT risk and project management
Strategic information systems
Sequential patterns in information systems development: an application of a social process model
ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS)
Implementation: The Key to Successful Information Systems
Implementation: The Key to Successful Information Systems
Strategic Information Systems: Competition through Information Technologies
Strategic Information Systems: Competition through Information Technologies
Toward an assessment of software development risk
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
A framework for identifying software project risks
Communications of the ACM
Runaway information systems projects and escalating commitment
SIGCPR '99 Proceedings of the 1999 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
The nature of end-user relationships in the development of electronic commerce applications
SIGCPR '00 Proceedings of the 2000 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Managerial control over IT projects: control, forms, commitment, and dominant coalitions
ICIS '98 Proceedings of the international conference on Information systems
Fit, failure, and the house of horrors: toward a configurational theory of IS project failure
ICIS '97 Proceedings of the eighteenth international conference on Information systems
De-escalating information technology projects: lessons from the Denver International Airport
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on Intensive research in information systems: using qualitative, interpretive, and case methods to study information technology—third installment
Decision Support Systems - Special issue: Decision support systems: Directions for the next decade
Commitment Nets in Software Process Improvement
Annals of Software Engineering
EIS evolution in large Spanish businesses
Information and Management
Socio-technical and human cognition elements of information systems
Escalating commitment to information system projects: findings from two simulated experiments
Information and Management
De-escalation of commitment in software projects: who matters? what matters?
Information and Management
Journal of Management Information Systems
Building user commitment to implementing a knowledge management strategy
Information and Management
Examining the coalition dynamics affecting IS project abandonment decision-making
Decision Support Systems
An examination of the trade-off between internal and external IT capabilities
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Why Do Internet Users Stick with a Specific Web Site? A Relationship Perspective
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Information and Management
A Contingency Approach to Software Project Coordination
Journal of Management Information Systems
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
Individual characteristics and the intention to continue project escalation
Computers in Human Behavior
Building user commitment to implementing a knowledge management strategy
Information and Management
Information systems development project performance in the 21st century
ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
The end of the information system life: a model of is discontinuance
ACM SIGMIS Database
A model and empirical test of information technology strategy success
International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
Factors that affect software systems development project outcomes: A survey of research
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Information Systems implementation failure: Insights from prism
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Agriculture market information e-service in Bangladesh: a stakeholder-oriented case analysis
EGOV'07 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Electronic Government
Runaway Information Technology Projects: A Punctuated Equilibrium Analysis
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
Project Commitment in the Context of Information Security
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
Knowledge of IT Project Success and Failure Factors: Towards an Integration into the SDLC
International Journal of Information Technology Project Management
Understanding the Context of Large-Scale IT Project Failures
International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach
Building a Knowledge Base for MIS Research: A Meta-Analysis of a Systems Success Model
Information Resources Management Journal
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Commitment to an information systems (IS) development project is widely believed to affect the eventual success of the system. Problems arising from low commitment have also been described. However, there has been little research on the factors that influence the level of commitment to an IS project. This paper provides some initial insights into the determinants of commitment based on a longitudinal study of an IS project that was stopped and then restarted on several occasions over a 17-year period (1975-1992). The paper draws four types of determinants -- project, psychological, social, and structural -- from the organization behavior literature and uses them to explain six decisions that were made during the 17-year period. A comparison of these six decisions suggests that project determinants play a central role during the initial commitment decision, but the other determinants assume greater importance in later stages. Moreover, it seems that in this case study, project and psychological determinants affected the decision to increase commitment, whereas social and structural determinants influenced the decision to withdraw commitment to the project. Some implications for practice and future research are examined.