Information systems (IS) strategizing is particularly challenging for established organizations because of their historical conditions. The question of how established organizations can effectively manage their historical conditions in IS strategizing remains under-explored. To address this question, we conducted a case study tracing the history (1960–2020) of an established organization in the building and construction industry. Through the analysis, we found four systems: accounting management system, business communication system, knowledge management system, and community collaboration system, as the historical conditions that formed an IS imprint, which was later managed and reproduced during IS strategizing. Using the imprinting lens, we developed an understanding of: (1) the formation of the IS imprint at the organizational foundation; and (2) the reproduction of the IS imprint, considering imprint-as-resource and imprint-as-constraint during IS strategizing. We contribute to the literature by providing an understanding of how historical conditions inform IS strategizing in the long term and by applying the imprinting lens to uncover the process through which an IS imprint is strategically managed and reproduced beyond the founding phase. The insights developed from this study are transferable to similar organizational contexts for managing historical conditions in IS strategizing.

由于其历史条件，信息系统 (IS) 战略对于老牌组织来说尤其具有挑战性。现有组织如何有效地管理其在伊斯兰国战略制定中的历史条件这一问题仍未得到充分探讨。为了解决这个问题，我们进行了一项案例研究，追溯了建筑行业中一家成熟组织的历史（1960-2020 年）。通过分析，我们发现四个系统：会计管理系统、业务沟通系统、知识管理系统、社区协作系统，作为形成IS印记的历史条件，并在后来的IS运筹帷幄中得到管理和复制。使用压印镜头，我们了解了：(1)在组织基础上形成IS印记；(2)IS印记的再现，在IS战略制定过程中考虑印记作为资源和印记作为约束。我们通过了解历史条件如何影响 IS 的长期战略，并应用印记镜头来揭示 IS 印记在创始阶段之后进行战略管理和复制的过程，从而为文献做出贡献。这项研究得出的见解可以转移到类似的组织环境中，以管理信息系统战略制定中的历史条件。我们通过了解历史条件如何影响 IS 的长期战略，并应用印记镜头来揭示 IS 印记在创始阶段之后进行战略管理和复制的过程，从而为文献做出贡献。这项研究得出的见解可以转移到类似的组织环境中，以管理信息系统战略制定中的历史条件。我们通过了解历史条件如何影响 IS 的长期战略，并应用印记镜头来揭示 IS 印记在创始阶段之后进行战略管理和复制的过程，从而为文献做出贡献。这项研究得出的见解可以转移到类似的组织环境中，以管理信息系统战略制定中的历史条件。