Edited by Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics, UK and Renata Lèbre La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Contents: Preface Introduction Part I: Infrastructures, Awareness Building and Development of Capabilities 1. The Evolution of the Information Society and Regional Development in Europe 2. Development and Telecommunications Access: Cases from South Asia 3. The Computer Sciences Academic Community and the Diffusion of Internet in Brazil 4. IT Diffusion for Public Service Delivery: Looking for Plausible Theoretical Approaches Part II: ICT Adoption 5. ICT Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Lessons from Case Studies 6. Understanding the Adoption of E-Commerce 7. Institutional and Resource-based Perspectives of IT and Organizational Change: Cases from the Nigerian Banking Industry Part III: Innovation in the Organizational Setting of ICT Use 8. New Socio-technical Perspectives of IS Innovation in Organizations 9. Information Systems and New Technologies: Taking Shape in Use 10. Perspectives on ICT Innovation and Organizational Context Conclusions Index

Edited by Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics, UK and Renata Lèbre La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Contents: Preface Introduction Part I: Infrastructures, Awareness Building and Development of Capabilities 1. The Evolution of the Information Society and Regional Development in Europe 2. Development and Telecommunications Access: Cases from South Asia 3. The Computer Sciences Academic Community and the Diffusion of Internet in Brazil 4. IT Diffusion for Public Service Delivery: Looking for Plausible Theoretical Approaches Part II: ICT Adoption 5. ICT Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Lessons from Case Studies 6. Understanding the Adoption of E-Commerce 7. Institutional and Resource-based Perspectives of IT and Organizational Change: Cases from the Nigerian Banking Industry Part III: Innovation in the Organizational Setting of ICT Use 8. New Socio-technical Perspectives of IS Innovation in Organizations 9. Information Systems and New Technologies: Taking Shape in Use 10. Perspectives on ICT Innovation and Organizational Context Conclusions Index

Edited by Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics, UK and Renata Lèbre La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Contents: Preface Introduction Part I: Infrastructures, Awareness Building and Development of Capabilities 1. The Evolution of the Information Society and Regional Development in Europe 2. Development and Telecommunications Access: Cases from South Asia 3. The Computer Sciences Academic Community and the Diffusion of Internet in Brazil 4. IT Diffusion for Public Service Delivery: Looking for Plausible Theoretical Approaches Part II: ICT Adoption 5. ICT Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Lessons from Case Studies 6. Understanding the Adoption of E-Commerce 7. Institutional and Resource-based Perspectives of IT and Organizational Change: Cases from the Nigerian Banking Industry Part III: Innovation in the Organizational Setting of ICT Use 8. New Socio-technical Perspectives of IS Innovation in Organizations 9. Information Systems and New Technologies: Taking Shape in Use 10. Perspectives on ICT Innovation and Organizational Context Conclusions Index