Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 1990 The Knowledge Systems Transfer Project: A Multiple Perspective Investigation into the Integration of a New Technology within a Business Unit Steven Craig Tarr Portland State University Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Management Information Systems Commons, and the Technology and Innovation Commons Recommended Citation Tarr, Steven Craig, "The Knowledge Systems Transfer Project: A Multiple Perspective Investigation into the Integration of a New Technology within a Business Unit" (1990). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1190. 10.15760/etd.1189 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE KNOw' ,EDGE SYSTEMS rKANSFERPROJECI': A MULTIPLE PERSPECfIVE INVESTIGATION INTO TIIE INTEGRATION OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY WITHIN A BUSINESS UNlT by STEVEN CRAIG TARR A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in SYSTE1\·1S SCIENCE Portland State University 1990 Copyright by Steven C. Tarr, 1990 All Rights Reserved TO THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STIJDIES: The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Steven Craig Tarr presented May 4, 1990. Harold A. Linstone, Chairman JohnOh R6y joch, Director, Systems Science Ph.D. Program c. William Savery, Vice Provost for G uate Studies and Research AN ABSTRACf OF TIlE DISSERTATION OF Steven Craig Tarr for the Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Science presented May 4, 1990.