Research on information systems failures and successes: Status update and future directions

Dwivedi Y, Wastell D, Laumer S, Henriksen H, Myers MD, Bunker D, Elbanna A, Ravishankar MN, Srivastava SC (2014)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Information Systems Frontiers Springer Verlag (Germany)

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Book Volume: 17

Pages Range: 143-157

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1007/s10796-014-9500-y

Abstract

Information systems success and failure are among the most prominent streams in IS research. Explanations of why some IS fulfill their expectations, whereas others fail, are complex and multi-factorial. Despite the efforts to understand the underlying factors, the IS failure rate remains stubbornly high. A Panel session was held at the IFIP Working Group 8.6 conference in Bangalore in 2013 which forms the subject of this Special Issue. Its aim was to reflect on the need for new perspectives and research directions, to provide insights and further guidance for managers on factors enabling IS success and avoiding IS failure. Several key issues emerged, such as the need to study problems from multiple perspectives, to move beyond narrow considerations of the IT artifact, and to venture into underexplored organizational contexts, such as the public sector.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sven Laumer Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society)

Involved external institutions

University of Nottingham GB United Kingdom (GB) Loughborough University GB United Kingdom (GB) Swansea University GB United Kingdom (GB) Copenhagen Business School (CBS) DK Denmark (DK) University of Sydney (USYD) AU Australia (AU) Royal Holloway, University of London GB United Kingdom (GB) University of Auckland NZ New Zealand (NZ)

How to cite

APA:

Dwivedi, Y., Wastell, D., Laumer, S., Henriksen, H., Myers, M.D., Bunker, D.,... Srivastava, S.C. (2014). Research on information systems failures and successes: Status update and future directions. Information Systems Frontiers, 17(1), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-014-9500-y

MLA:

Dwivedi, Yogesh, et al. "Research on information systems failures and successes: Status update and future directions." Information Systems Frontiers 17.1 (2014): 143-157.

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