This paper discuss the relation between organizational change and Information Systems (IS) implementation. It has been considered that this relation can be studied from two approaches: tecnological or organizational. In the first approach, IS implementation would be the lever of the change, while in the second, IS has a secondary role. This paper presents results from a research based on 27 interviews with managers from 5 autoparts plants. The study concludes that in those plants the organizational approach is predominant, but, it has been identified situations in which the IS implementation has distinct role and importance in the organizational change process.
organizational change; Information Systems; Lean Production; Theory of Constraints
