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dc.contributor.authorAttygalle, Shan
dc.contributor.authorvon Hellens, Liisa
dc.contributor.authorPotter, Leigh-Ellen
dc.contributor.editorBob Travica
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:29:20Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-03-14T07:02:17Z
dc.identifier.issn15571319
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/37178
dc.description.abstractIt is widely accepted that the successful adoption of information systems in organisations is dependent on the contextual factors relating to organisational culture, power, structure, and strategy. Of these, organisational power has been least investigated, especially in relation to information systems of a knowledge sharing context. Moreover, IS and power theories belonging to the emergent perspective of power have not been explored in detail in recent times. In this paper, an attempt is made to illustrate the intra-organisational power and political aspects associated with designing, implementing, using, and maintaining an information system used for sharing knowledge. This was achieved by investigating a case study focused on a knowledge sharing system of an IT services department in an Australian university. The findings were derived based on the analysis conducted using the elements of Political Variant of the Interaction Theory (PVIT), which we argue is a theoretical framework belonging to the emergent perspective of power. The analysis provided insights into how the investigated information system shaped, and was shaped by, the power relations of the organisational context. Moreover, the investigation confirmed the analytical strength and the applicability of the PVIT to modern case studies despite its age and lack of use. Based on the findings implications for future use of the PVIT are also drawn in this paper.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforming Science Institute
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.informingscience.org/Publications/1179?Source=%2FJournals%2FJIITO%2FArticles%3FVolume%3D5-2010
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto24
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Information, Information Technology, and Organizations
dc.relation.ispartofvolume5
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems Theory
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLibrary and Information Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode080611
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0806
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0807
dc.titleInformation Systems and Intra-Organisational Power: Exploring power & political aspects associated with the adoption of a knowledge sharing system in an IT services department
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology
gro.rights.copyrightSelf-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPotter, Leigh Ellen C.
gro.griffith.authorvon Hellens, Liisa A.
gro.griffith.authorAttygalle, Shan


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