HUMAN FACTORS IN ADOPTION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CASE STUDY

How do perceptions, experience, attitudes, and communication behavior of local government employees affect the adoption of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as an organizational innovation? Using a multiple-case study of four agencies within a North Carolina county government, the authors find that GIS diffusion is a very complex process. They conclude that perceived relative advantage, previous computer experience, exposure to the technology, and networking are the most significant determinants of employee willingness to use new GIS technology, while organizational and GIS management factors strongly influence GIS diffusion. The research findings have important implications for devising strategies for effective incorporation of GIS and other information system technologies in public organizations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Public Administration

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• Authors:
  • NEDOVIC-BUDIC, Z
  • Godschalk, D R
• Publication Date: 1996-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 554-567
• Serial:
  • Public Administration Review
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0033-3352
  • EISSN: 1540-6210

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: County government; Employees; Geographic information systems; Human factors; Local government
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730140
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 11 1997 12:00AM