Effect of fitness between implementation variables and IT innovation types on implementation outcome

Since information technologies have become critical to business success as a tool for organizational innovation, successful implementation of IT innovation is viewed as one of the most crucial tasks for many organizations. This paper examines the fit between the relevant variables and the implementation types and its impact on the success of implementation. We clarify the concept of IT innovation by distinguishing between IT innovation object and IT innovation process. Four types of IT innovation implementation were classified according to the dimensions of implementation scope and implementation pace. We developed a set of relevant propositions and examined them through multiple case studies following the Yin's case study methodology.