Information systems and organizational culture: A viewpoint

A changed paradigm of management has, in the last decades, placed more emphasis on culture. It is seen as an important instrument for management of organizations. There is also interest for the culture context of information systems (IS). This arises from the fact that culture influences human actions in organizations, and doing so culture also influences IS. These systems are, ultimately, instruments for supporting human actions. The relationship between IS and culture is extremely complex. Culture, as objective reality, determines the development, implementation and use of IS. On the other hand, IS, as symbolic construct and as designer of reality, exerts an influence on culture.