The Organizational Culture's Influence on Risks in IT Projects - a Structuration Perspective
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A revelatory case study has been conducted to investigate the influence of the organizational culture on risks in IT projects. Following the Grounded Theory Methodology, we interviewed 26 experts from a large financial service provider. We selected a company from the cooperative banking sector, which makes this case unique. With Giddens’ Structuration Theory as a theoretical lens, we show how the structural and cultural conditions of an organization influence risks in IT projects and project portfolio management.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010