In the context of Autoparts, a multinational manufacturer for automotive electronics, Lotus Notes was employed to create an e-learning system. This system was titled "Using Notes for Case-based Learning Environments" (UNCLE). The UNCLE project attempted to encapsulate knowledge and understanding of those organizational factors that might influence e-learning development and implementation in a corporate context. Based on the findings of this study, and our reflections on these findings, we define that an e-learning system consists of four critical components: (1) "corporate learners with certain prerequisites" (people) to carry out (2) "learning tasks" (process) using (3) "e-learning technology" (technology) in an (4) "organizational context" (organization). This study further suggested that e-learning is a sociotechnical change process like any technology adoptions, and proposed a systemic framework for exploring and making the most of various sociotechnical factors. Further studies are suggested to investigate the interrelationships among these four components and various sociotechnical factors. (Contains 10 tables and 4 figures.)