博士 / 國立臺灣大學 / 資訊管理學研究所 / 99 / “Pandora’s Hope,” an artifact in Greek mythology, is used as the title of Latour’s (1999) “Essays on the Reality of Science Studies.” The phrase means that one should never speak of ‘data’ – what is given – but rather of sublata, that is, of “achievements” (p.42). Using the term analogously for “let the data speak for itself,” this thesis applies organizing vision as a theoretical framework to trace the adoption and diffusion of a financial inter-organizational information system (IOIS) in Taiwan Offshore Fund Industry.
Our objective is twofold: to go beyond the organizational boundaries and inquire into the socio-economic nature of the IOIS implementation process; and to enhance our understanding of implementation dynamics associated with IOIS diffusion. Using Taiwan Offshore Fund Industry as the institutional setting and Straight-Through-Processing (STP) as the financial IOIS, this research applies the concept of organizing vision in conjunction with three research perspectives on industry transformation to reveal the dynamics of interpretations, adoption rationales, and implementation actions among different social actors. The community discourses on STP over a 10-year period were analyzed to explore how different industry actors have played different roles at different times, and contributed different types of knowledge towards STP’s implementation.
The findings highlight the need for the inclusion of alternative views on the conceptualization, construction and development of IOIS by paying close empirical attention to the various contradictory institutions and ideas that bring people together and inspire them to act toward a common vision. To initiate and stimulate the implementation process, it is crucial to learn about the local practices and culture to ensure that the understanding of STP aligns with the business problem of the local community.
The theoretical contribution of this research arises from the illustration of how different contextual elements constitute, constrain and redefine the evolving discourse during the IOIS implementation process. The methodological contribution lies in demonstrating the value of combining an interpretive case study with grounded theory as an analytical tool in interpretive information systems research. The practical contribution of the thesis is that it points to the importance of discourse in shaping the interpretation and understanding of IS innovation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/099NTU05396011 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Yu-Tzu Lin, 林育滋 |
| Contributors | Ching-Chia, Hsieh, Carol, Hsu, 謝清佳, 許瑋元 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 229 |
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