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[ID#] 81 [Author(s)] Erja Mustonen-Ollila; Jukka Heikkonen [Abstract] This study identifies Information System (IS) process innovations� (ISPIs) knowledge acquisition mechanisms, and information distribution mechanisms for over 200 ISPI adoptions in three organisational environments over a period that spanned four decades. The analysis is based on Huber�s organisational learning theory. Four distinct time generations analysed are early computing (1954-1965); main frame era (1965-1983); office computing era (1983-1991), and distributed applications era (1991-1997). These follow roughly Friedman�s and Cornford�s categorisation of IS development eras. Our analysis shows that at first Professional Experts in-house, IS Project Groups, and Manufacturers and Consultants acted as the most important information distribution mechanisms, but after 1990s IS Project Group replaced the others. Focused Search and Organisational Experiments acted as the most important knowledge acquisition mechanisms, but after 1990s Focused Search replaced Organisational Experiments. An interesting finding was that there exists an average linear correlation between knowledge acquisition and information distribution mechanisms. [Title] 
IS Process Innovation Knowledge Acquisition and Information Distribution Mechanisms.
UKAIS 2003: Abstracts
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