The initiation and adoption of client-server technology in organizations

被引：30

作者：

Chengalur-Smith, I ^{[1
]}

Duchessi, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Albany, Sch Business, Albany, NY 12222 USA

来源：

INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT | 1999年 / 35卷 / 02期

关键词：

client-server systems; initiation and adoption of technology; contextual factors;

D O I：

10.1016/S0378-7206(98)00077-9

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

A large number of companies are adopting client-server systems. We investigated the relationship between several contextual factors and the initiation and adoption process of this important technology. The contextual factors included: (a) environmental, such as market position; (b) internal factors, namely organizational structure/culture, size, and migration strategy; and (c) technological, such as scope, scale, and cost of a system. An analysis of data from 350 companies revealed that a company's market position, its migration strategy, and the system's scope and scale have a significant effect on the initiation and adoption process. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：77 / 88

页数：12

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