The role of context in IT assimilation: A multi-method study of a SaaS platform in the US nonprofit sector

• Published in: European journal of information systems Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 509 - 539
• Main Authors: Wright, Ryan T., Roberts, Nicholas, Wilson, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis 01.09.2017; Palgrave Macmillan UK; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Assimilation; Business and Management; Business Information Systems; cloud computing; Empirical Research; enterprise SaaS platforms; enterprise systems; Environmental management; Information systems; Information Systems and Communication Service; Information technology; Innovation/Technology Management; Internet resources; nonprofit; Nonprofit organizations; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Organizational aspects; SaaS; Software services; Software-as-a-service; United States > US; nonprofit; enterprise systems; cloud computing; SaaS; assimilation; enterprise SaaS platforms

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) operate in environments characterized by growing competition for resources and greater stakeholder demands for accountability, which makes deploying and maintaining information systems a struggle. In this competitive, resource-constrained environment, enterprise Softwa...