Impact of the Organization's Cultural Traits on the Adoption of Information System

Abstract

A number of studies have evolved to deal with organizational culture from a variety of perspectives. But the impact of organizational culture on the successful adoption of the information systems in organizations is ambiguous. Therefore this study was undertaken to apply Denison's organizational cultural traits to find the impact of cultural traits on the adoption of information systems in the state banks in Sri Lanka. Because, this model is popular and practical to demonstrate the links between organizational performance and its culture. A quantitative approach undertaken revealed that the adoption of information systems has been influenced by four cultural traits, such as involvement, adaptability, mission and consistency. The involvement and adaptability were found to be more significant cultural traits in the banks. However, a slight improvement in the existing bank culture will bring more improvements in the organizational performances.