Part 3. Linking information systems theory and practice

Table of Contents

12. Research as an information systems domain

Introduction

e-Science and e-Research

Information systems

Research, human activity systems, and ICT

Information systems in research

Research and practice interoperability

Conclusion

13. A procedural model for ontological analyses

Introduction

Shortcomings of current ontological analyses

Lack of understandability

Lack of comparability

Lack of completeness

Lack of guidance

Lack of objectivity

Lack of adequate result representation

Lack of result classification

Lack of relevance

Reference methodology for conducting ontological analyses

Input

Process

Output

Summary and future work

14. Lessons learned from manual systems

Introduction

Information systems design and theories of agency

Learning from evolved manual systems

Air traffic control: landing by the strips system

Small-scale efficient ‘cottage’ manufacturing: the Cash Compressor System

Large-scale lean manufacturing: the Kanban system

Common features of the systems

Implications for a situational methodology

Discussion and conclusions

15. Conversations at the electronic frontier

Introduction

Language and power

Conversations at the electronic frontier

Propositions

Information systems with social autonomy

The information systems business language (ISBL)

Actor network theory

Social impacts of the ISBL

Imposing the ISBL

Vocabulary control

The scope of the ISBL

Conclusion