This chapter is organized in five sections. In section two we describe the general information
system development process and the associated rate of failure in this industry. Section
three discusses the relationship between failure and complexity. A case study is presented
in section four, followed by conclusions in section five.
Background.
Most of the IS research reported in the literature falls in three main categories, that is, positivist,
interpretive, and critical, and there is widespread consensus that interpretive style with
a critical stance is most suited for researching the IS-related issues in developing countries.
The research is interpretive in nature, and an interview approach is used for investigations.
The research is of significance to a wide audience in the IS community who are interested
in understanding the impact and influence of various factors on failure of an ISDP in the
peculiar environment of a developing country.
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