| Fichman RG, Kemerer CF. The assimilation of software process innovations: an organizational learning perspective. Manage Sci 1997;43(10):1235--1363 |
..... Prior inconsistencies Figure 4. Evidential tests of testimonial credibility. Adapted from Schum 1994) Technology packaging and support Once the evidence clearly demonstrates that a technology is useful and effective, descriptions of its use are not enough to encourage technology transfer. Fichman and Kemerer (1997) performed an empirical study of 608 information technology organizations using object oriented programming languages. They found that packaging and support were necessary to break down the knowledge barriers preventing practitioners from using such languages. In particular, they note that ....
Fichman, R.G. and C. F. Kemerer, "The assimilation of software process innovations: an organizational learning perspective," Management Science, 43(10), pp. 1345-1363, October 1997.
.... procedures, and incentives in light of the radical differences between object oriented and conventional development [5] Prior work has shown that in the case of highly complex technologies such as OO, the difficulty of organizational learning can be the primary barrier to successful adoption [6, 7]. Further contributing to the difficulty of transitioning to OO is the need for an extended period of learning by doing to truly grasp OO principles. As one developer at FinCo put it: knowing what the words are and knowing what they mean are two different things. It was common for respondents ....
Fichman, R.G. and Kemerer, C.F., "The Assimilation of Software Process Innovations: An Organizational Learning Perspective," MIT Center for Information Systems Research WP #281, in press, Management Science, October 1997.
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Fichman RG, Kemerer CF. The assimilation of software process innovations: an organizational learning perspective. Manage Sci 1997;43(10):1235--1363
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Fichman, R.G. and C. F. Kemerer, "The assimilation of software process innovations: an organizational learning perspective," Management Science, 43(10), pp. 1345-1363, October 1997.
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