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30th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Volume 2: Information Systems Track-Collaboration Systems and Technology
Maui, Hawaii
January 03-January 06
ISBN: 0-8186-7743-0
Kenneth R. Walsh, Louisiana State University
Philip D. Anglin, Redstone Arsenal
Gwen M. Beranek, Redstone Arsenal
Robert E. Wrenn, Redstone Arsenal
Though group support systems (GSS) have been shown to be effective in both laboratory experiments and field studies and have established a beachhead in a number of firms, organizational diffusion still appears to be moving slowly. This study investigates a government GSS facility that has used a vertical integration approach to leverage GSS benefits, improve customer service, and create a high demand for its services. In the early years of the facility, the group focused on providing facilitation and facilities for GSS meetings. Now, in addition to these services, they make begun providing support for other activities that make use of the output of GSS meetings, such as software development, in order to improve the usefulness of their services as a whole. This can be seen as a re-invention of an innovation that aligns organizations with new capabilities and facilitates innovation diffusion.
Citation:
Kenneth R. Walsh, Philip D. Anglin, Gwen M. Beranek, Robert E. Wrenn, "Using Vertical Integration to Improve A Case Study," hicss, vol. 2, pp.396, 30th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Volume 2: Information Systems Track-Collaboration Systems and Technology, 1997
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