Dangerous liaisons? component-based development and organizational subcultures

Managing Cultural Variation in Software Process Improvement: A Comparison of Methods for Subculture Assessment

“…At the level of communities of practice, Meier has drawn attention to the need for management to take occupational cultures into account when planning technological innovation; conflicts may otherwise arise due to different mental models or cognitive representations of technology [43]. At the level of organizational cultures and subcultures, Huang et al have shed light on how cultural variations during implementation of company-wide information systems may challenge knowledge sharing and collaboration among groups [25]. Studies like these demonstrate the importance of understanding and addressing cultural issues related to management of IT in general.…”

Examining the Strategic Alignment and Implementation Success of a KMS: A Subculture-Based Multilevel Analysis

“…In their review of culture and IS research, Leidner and Kayworth (2006) found only scant attention to subculture. In fact, only five of the studies empirically addressed the issue of subculture and its importance to IS (Dubé and Robey 1999, El Sawy 1985, Huang et al 2003, Robbins 2000, Von Meier 1999. Of these, some examine the influence of occupational subcultures on technology innovation and diffusion (Von Meier 1999, Robbins 2000 or on intraorganizational collaboration and information sharing (Huang et al 2003).…”

“…In fact, only five of the studies empirically addressed the issue of subculture and its importance to IS (Dubé and Robey 1999, El Sawy 1985, Huang et al 2003, Robbins 2000, Von Meier 1999. Of these, some examine the influence of occupational subcultures on technology innovation and diffusion (Von Meier 1999, Robbins 2000 or on intraorganizational collaboration and information sharing (Huang et al 2003). Others use a broader categorization of subculture-such as Martin's (1992) integration, differentiation, and fragmentation perspective-to better understand software development management practices (Dubé and Robey 1999) or Martin and Siehl's (1983) enhancing, orthogonal, and countercultural subculture types to better understand IT implementation (El Sawy 1985).…”

Influence of Information Culture on Adoption of a Self-Service System

“…Similarly, Travica (2005a) detected values attached to computers vs. paperwork that guided in different directions the thinking and action of polarized groups in a voluntary organization. The fragmentation of organizational culture and differing impacts of resulting sub-cultures have been linked to differences in IT adoption and use (e.g., Huang, Newell, Galliers, & Pan, 2003). Recent developments in relevant theorizing include a categorization of IT cultures (KaarstBrown & Robey, 1999) and modeling of relationships between group values, IT-related values, and values embedded in a specific IT (Leidner & Kayworth, 2006).…”