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Why Groupware Succeeds: Discretion or Mandate?
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1995
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Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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Single-user applications are designed with a 'discretionary use' model In contrast, for large systems, upper management support is considered crucial to adoption Which applies to groupware9 The relatively low cost of groupware reduces high-level visibility, but some argue that social dynamics will force mandated use—the large system approach Interview studies of recently adopted on-line meeting schedulers in two large organizations found successful, near-universal use achieved without managerial mandate Versatile functionality and ease of use associated with discretionary products appeared to be factors leading to adoption Other factors included organization-wide infrastructure and substantial peer pressure that developed over time