THE INFLUENCE OF A LEARNING CULTURE ON IT INVESTMENTS

This study investigates whether organizations with a learning culture differ from other organizations in their IT investment process and technology choices. Data were collected from a national sample of 200 firms. The findings show that a continuous-learning culture significantly impacts the extent to which change management and technical flexibility issues are considered in an organization’s decision process, the type of decision makers involved in the process, and the technology choices that result.

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