A Reflexive Model of ICT Practices in Organizations

نویسندگان

  • Jan-Oddvar Sørnes
  • Keri Keilberg Stephens
  • Larry Davis Browning
  • Alf Steinar Sætre
چکیده

This paper reports a study of information and communication technology (ICT) use in Norway and the United States. Forty-two depth interviews completed in both countries provide the data source. Using grounded theory as a research method, and Adaptive Structuration Theory as our conceptual base, we analyze these interviews to generate an empirical model of ICT use. The 1490 incidents identified in our analysis are first reduced to 49 categories. These categories are further reduced to four: satisficing, communication channels, communication structure, and environmental agents. These four categories comprise the major parts of the reflexive model. The findings suggest that the parts of the model are interdependent and mutually causal in that individuals consider and even reconsider the use of multiple communication channels within and between tasks. As a conclusion we address future research including, credibility and time issues in ICT use.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • InformingSciJ

دوره 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005