Ritu Agarwal and Jayesh Prasad. A field study of the adoption of software process innovations by information systems professionals. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 47(3):295–308, August 2000. doi:10.1109/17.865899.
@article{agarwal_field_2000,
abstract = {With spiraling demand for applications software, the adoption of software development process innovations by systems developers represents a problem of considerable magnitude confronting information systems managers. We report the results of a study focused on the issue of facilitating the movement of experienced COBOL programmers to become users of the C programming language. The study, conducted at a major financial services firm, is based upon a behavioral model of the acceptance of innovations that derives its foundations from research in social psychology, information technology acceptance, and innovation adoption. The model posits a relationship between beliefs about a target new technology and the subsequent adoption of the technology. Beliefs, in turn, are hypothesized to be influenced by a variety of external factors such as training and individual characteristics. Results suggest that certain beliefs do play a central role in determining acceptance behavior. Results also point to external factors such as organizational tenure, prior technical knowledge, training experiences, and perceived job insecurity that have significant effects on these beliefs. Theoretical and practical implications that follow are discussed},
author = {Agarwal, Ritu and Prasad, Jayesh},
doi = {10.1109/17.865899},
issn = {0018-9391},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management},
keywords = {Information technology,information systems,Psychology,Application software,Management information systems,acceptance behavior,applications software,beliefs,C language,C programming language,COBOL programmers,Computer languages,DP management,financial services firm,individual characteristics,Information management,information systems professionals,information technology acceptance,innovation adoption,Innovation management,organizational tenure,perceived job insecurity,prior technical knowledge,professional aspects,Programming profession,social psychology,Software development management,software development process innovations,software process improvement,software process innovations,Technological innovation,training,training experiences},
month = {August},
number = {3},
pages = {295-308},
title = {A Field Study of the Adoption of Software Process Innovations by Information Systems Professionals},
volume = {47},
year = {2000}
}