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Technical change is almost always the catalyst for organization change. Technochange is the use of information technology to drive improvements in organizational performance. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to continue the movement from socio-technical thinking to technochange thinking by analyzing the socio-technical research on information technology projects from different viewpoints. This is accomplished by using a multi-dimensional framework that delivers a fresh research perspective into the information technology, human and organization aspects of technochange. The results are a socio-technochange conceptual frame for the types of statistical analysis employed, the level of analysis conducted, the logical relationships between the causes and the outcomes, and the impact on the organization. This provides a coherent synopsis of the tools and interpretations needed to give us sufficient background to better understand technochange and its relationship to improved organizational performance.

The security of infornzation systems (IS) continues to be one of the most serious issues of the twenty-first century. Past research indicates human factors to be the prime reason for IS security breaches.Human factors are repertoires of behavior that evolve f.om the reasoning and actions that individuals follow. These actions become the 'theories of action ' individuals espouse and their 'theories-in-use', which are the actions they actually use. We argue that IS security problems occur when an organization's 'espoused theory ' and their 'theory-in-use ' (what they actually do) are contradictory. It is important, therefore, that human factors be addressed in (IS) security. The current focus on technological methods alone is an incomplete solution. The purpose of this paper is lo present double loop learning as a strategy for designing and intplenienting security actions that bring an organization's 'espoused theory' and their 'theory-inuse' (what they actually do) into congruence . Indeed, by doing so double loop learning is a proactive securiry method that never becomes outdated.

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