This country has grown from an agrarian society, through the Industrial Revolution, past the Service Industry Era, to the current economic period labeled the Information Age. Information technology has been the catalyst for the new source of economic wealth. Some industries and specific organizations have successfully implemented various information technologies and, as a result, enjoy great competitive advantages. Others have not. Does the internal environment enjoyed by the organization contribute to this success or failure? Does the cultural climate of the organization, whether it is intent on production issues or people issues, play a role in the implementation success? These are questions worth investigating. The intent of this research is to assess the correlation between clutural attributes and the successful implementation of information technology. The set of cultural attributes includes confronting conflict, team orientation, problem solving, competitive, enthusiasm, adaptability, recognition, and collaboration, among others. This is a typical 9,9 position on the Managerial Grid (Blake, Mouton, 1964). Hypotheses were formed and two test instruments developed to collect data from 17 organizations. One instrument measured the success of implementing information technology within the organization. The second measured the descriptive attributes of the culture of the organization in question. The results of the analysis showed significant evidence to suggest a correlation between specific cultural attributes and the successful implementation of information technology systems. The most significant influence was found in the people oriented aspects rather than the production oriented aspects, although a high preponderance for production aspects was a prerequisite.
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