Smallman, CliveSpicer, David P.Winkel, Geellis2011-11-142011-11-142011-11-14http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5203The reason for the study is that IT-enabled organizational change processes such as information system implementations have high costs and disappointing results. Studies to identify causes of the mentioned failures are mainly based on a variance approach. This study applies another approach which is not yet performed in this field of research and affects several themes. Based on a process approach data is compared with ideal-process theories to identify the generative mechanisms causing the unfolding of the process. Thus, the study identifies a recipe and not the ingredients.en<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.IT-enabled organizational changeProcess theoryTri-motors ideal-type process theoryTeleological motorLife-cycle motorDialectical motorTemplate matchingCase studyQualitative researchIS implementationdoctoral