Positioning the Institutional Perspective in Information Systems Research

Authors

Muriel Mignerat, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;Follow
Suzanne Rivard, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

In recent years, a number of studies have adopted institutional theory as a perspective for examining Information Systems (IS)/Information Technology (IT)-related phenomena such as IT innovation, IS development and implementation, and IT adoption and use. The objective of this paper is to take stock of how institutional theory is being used in IS research. To this end, it first proposes a conceptual framework to encapsulate the main concepts of institutional theory. Second, it synthesizes the findings of 53 articles that adopted an institutional perspective to study IS/IT phenomena. Finally, it identifies conceptual and methodological issues that researchers need to address when adopting an institutional perspective.

DOI

10.1057/jit.2009.13

Recommended Citation

Mignerat, Muriel and Rivard, Suzanne (2009) "Positioning the Institutional Perspective in Information Systems Research," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 24: Iss. 4, Article 8.
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2009.13
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol24/iss4/8