PROPAGATING CASE USAGE FOR SOFTWARE-DEVELOPMENT - AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION OF KEY ORGANIZATIONAL CORRELATES

Information system departments (ISD) are being challenged to improve t heir delivery of corporate systems. Computer-aided software engineerin g (CASE) promises to significantly enhance the capability of ISDs to d evelop information systems for their customers. However, the barriers associated with CASE implementation can be significant. A synthesis of past research in IS implementation and organizational innovation was conducted to identify factors that should relate to propagation of CAS E tool usage in ISDs. As part of the study, a large scale national sur vey of senior IS managers from 2700 randomly selected ISDs was conduct ed. A test of the model was carried out using the responses of 307 ISD s that had initiated CASE usage. Implications for theory, future resea rch, and practice are identified.