Assimilation of new information technology and organizational culture: a case study

Many organizations encounter difficulties as they adopt new information technology. This article presents a case study of a troubled information systems project based on new technology. It shows the ways in which organizational culture can work against successful new technology assimilation. The study utilizes a relatively simple organizational framework for assessing the nature of corporate culture; the framework is useful for predicting the potential for problems in new technology assimilation that have their sources in organizational culture.