Organizational Adoption of Microcomputer Technology: The Role of Sector

Stuart Bretschneider and Dennis Wittmer
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Stuart Bretschneider: The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244
Dennis Wittmer: Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80208

Information Systems Research, 1993, vol. 4, issue 1, 88-108

Abstract: Microcomputer and work-station technology is the latest wave in computing technology to influence day-to-day operations in business and government organization. Does sector affect adoption of this new information technology? If so, how? Utilizing the data from a large comparative national survey of data processing organizations, this proposition was examined. The results confirm that after controlling for other factors such as organizational size, experience with computer technology, current investment in computer technology, procurement practices, and the task environment of the organization, the sector an organization operates within has a major differential effect on adoption of microcomputer technology. Public organizations have more microcomputers per employee, a result that is potentially due to a more information intensive task environment and the potential use of microcomputer technology as a side payment in lieu of salary. The latter factor derives from lower wage rates faced by public employees.

Keywords: microcomputers; public sector; adoption decisions; diffusion; public–private companies; organizational environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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