A Theoretical Framework to Develop a Research Agenda for Information Systems Innovation

This article is a response to the assessment by IS scholars that there are significant research questions to be addressed in the important topic of information systems innovation. For example, Swanson concludes that current theory explains little about IS innovation; Avgerou describes it as a relati...

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Published inCommunications of the Association for Information Systems Vol. 33; p. 26
Main Authors Costello, Gabriel J., Donnellan, Brian, Curley, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta Association for Information Systems 2013
Subjects
Ecological effects
Information systems
Innovations
System theory
Systems theory
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ISSN1529-3181
1529-3181
DOI10.17705/1CAIS.03326

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Summary:This article is a response to the assessment by IS scholars that there are significant research questions to be addressed in the important topic of information systems innovation. For example, Swanson concludes that current theory explains little about IS innovation; Avgerou describes it as a relatively unexplored subject, and Fichman identifies signs of exhaustion in the current research agenda. The result of our analysis is an adaptation of ecological systems theory (EST) in order to apply it to the IS innovation landscape. We then build on the theoretical framework to propose an agenda for future research in terms of research directions, research themes, and study designs. Finally, implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.
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ISSN:1529-3181
1529-3181
DOI:10.17705/1CAIS.03326