IS innovation is affected by two factors—situated alliances of the actors of an institution and institutional changes such as modernization. At the end of this Discussion, you will be able to understand these two factors in a real-life case.
To prepare for this Discussion, read from web about Information Systems and GlobalDiversity:
” Pemex—Transforming a National Company”
“IKA—Striving to Modernize a State Bureaucracy”
Discussion Prompt:
- Discuss how IS innovation was affected by situated rationalities and the discourse of modernization in the case of IKA.
- Do you think that this case study makes a good case for the claim that rationality is socially contingent? Justify your answer.
- Compare the IKA and Pemex case studies. What are the major similarities and differences?
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