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‘Bricolage’ in the Implementation and the Use of IS by Micro-firms: An Empirical Study

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New Contributions in Information Systems and Technologies

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The purpose of this research is to explore the implementation and the use of IS (information systems) by micro-firms. Micro-firms are characterized by simple IS and low formalization. Recent research shows that bricolage occurs in small business IS. Bricolage as a theoretical framework provides a new perspective for small business and IS literature. In this research, we focus on micro-businesses (less than five employees) and explore if and how bricolage occurs in the implementation and the use of IS. To do so, we realized 64 semi-directive interviews with French owner-managers. Results show a distinction in the implementation process and the use of the IS.

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  1. Montpellier Business School, MRM, 2300 avenue des moulins, 34185, Montpellier Cedex 4, France

    Annabelle Jaouen & Walid A. Nakara

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  1. DEI/FCT, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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    Ana Maria Correia

  3. DEIS, Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

    Sandra Costanzo

  4. DIS, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Luis Paulo Reis

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Jaouen, A., Nakara, W.A. (2015). ‘Bricolage’ in the Implementation and the Use of IS by Micro-firms: An Empirical Study. In: Rocha, A., Correia, A., Costanzo, S., Reis, L. (eds) New Contributions in Information Systems and Technologies. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 353. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16486-1_44

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