Examining the evolving influence of early-stage team context on individuals’ IS usage over time during implementation

Abstract

Drawing from the literature on collective information system (IS) usage and social learning theory, we identified how early-stage team IS usage characteristics shape the evolution of individuals’ IS usage. We obtained actual IS usage data from a news organization, covering 504 employees across 43 teams over 14 weeks. The results showed that early-stage team IS usage characteristics created assimilation gaps among individuals after the early stage. However, the impact of these team characteristics declines over time. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the time-dependent roles of collective IS usage characteristics for individuals’ usage and providing an integrated view of switching and post-adoption behaviors.