A critque of the stage hypothesis
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in Communications of the ACM
- Vol. 27 (5) , 476-485
- https://doi.org/10.1145/358189.358076
Abstract
The stage hypothesis on the assimilation of computing technology provides one of the most popular models for describing and managing the growth of administrative information systems. Despite little formal evidence of its reliability or robustness, it has achieved a high level of acceptance among practitioners. We describe and summarize the findings of seven empirical studies conducted during the past six years that tested various hypotheses derived from this model. The accumulation of evidence from these studies casts considerable doubt on the validity of the stage hypothesis as an explanatory structure for the growth of computing in organizations.Keywords
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