The Adoption of Enterprise Architecture by Public Sector Organizations : Research in Brief

The survey of public sector organizations (N = 255) applied the institutional theory and technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. Findings indicate that clear communication, good governance, expected benefit, size, normative pressure, coercive pressure, and mimetic pressure have a significant influence on the intention to adopt enterprise architecture (EA). The multigroup analysis reveals the different influences towards EA adoption between federal and state. The study leads an operational review in the context of EA at the organizational level. The results also provide valuable insights into the management of the EA process for decision-makers and EA initiators.