Applying Adaptive Structuration Theory to Investigate the Process of Group Support Systems Use

Abstract:Adaptive structuration theory (AST) provides a sound basis from which to study the use of group support systems (GSS). The need for a theoretical approach such as AST is especially urgent because it helps explain the process of GSS use, thereby providing insights into the reasons for inconsistent research results. This paper illustrates the development of a research model based on AST, and reports the results of a study conducted on the basis of this model. The independent variables in the study were task and technology. The model's process component was represented by the attitudes of group members toward the technology they used. The six attitude dimensions were obtained from AST as well as from other information technology researchers. The model was tested using the partial least squares (PLS) technique.Key Words and Phrases:: adaptive structuration theorygroup decision processgroup decision support systems Additional informationNotes on contributorsAbhijit GopalAbhijit Gopal is Assistant Professor in the Management Information Systems Area at the University of Calgary. He received his doctorate in information systems at the University of Georgia. He has a degree in economics from the University of Madras, India, a degree in law from the University of Bombay, India, and an M.B.A. from Bowling Green State University. He has worked several years in the advertising industry. His current research is in the implementation of group support systems in organizations.Robert P. BostromRobert P. Bostrom is Associate Professor of MIS at the Department of Management, University of Georgia. He holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University, an M.S. in computer science from SUNY at Albany, and a Ph.D. in MIS from the University of Minnesota. Besides numerous publications in leading academic and practitioner journals, he has extensive consulting and training experience in the areas of MIS management, MIS design, group support systems, organizational development, and high-performing MIS professionals. His current research interests are focused on high-performing individuals, user-designer relationships, group support systems, end-user computing, and effective design of organizations via integrating human/social and technological dimensions.Wynne W. ChinWynne W. Chin is Associate Professor of MIS in the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary. He previously taught at Wayne State University and at the Uni versity of Michigan, where he received his Ph.D. in information systems. In 1989, he was honored with a doctoral fellowship from the Society of Information Management. His background includes academic degrees in biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, bioengineering from Northwestern University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. His primary research interests include user acceptance of new information technology, group support systems, methodological issues in information systems research, the use of social network analysis and latent structural analysis, office automation, and end-user computing.

• 저널Journal of Management Information Systems · 9(3) · 45–69
• 토픽Team Dynamics and Performance · Social Psychology
• DOI10.1080/07421222.1992.11517967
• 저자Abhijit Gopal, Robert P. Bostrom, Wynne W. Chin