20 research outputs found
Work Informatics—Mon Amour
Get PDFThis article displays the professional career of the author. It is started with a chronological narrative of his academic work highlighting some crucial events in it. The main contribution of his work is a conceptual framework called ‘Work Informatics’ that regards the use of information technology as an inherent part of the work of the actual user. This framework is briefly explained. The final discussion tries to transcend the restrictions created by the unusual subjective character of this paper: what are the lessons learned and how are the two stories connected
A METHOD FOR SUPPORTING USERS\u27COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING
Get PDFIn this paper, we present an educational intervention carried out in one of the object organizations of our research project.1 This type of education provides users with knowledge and qualifications which can compensate defects in the IS. The method focuses on organizational communication and coordination. Five phases of intervention are described: interviews, group discussions, lectures, simulation, and personal guidance. We evaluate the method by discussing the results and effects of the intervention
Paradigms for sale: Information Systems in the process of radical change
Get PDFThe four paradigms by Burrell and Morgan (1976) and their interpretations within Information Systems Research are critically analysed. The dominant interpretation by Hirschheim and Klein (1992) is challenged by the construction of an alternative interpretation. The tension between the alternatives gives rise to a discussion of the paradigms and their relevance, need and usefulness. 1
It’s (More) Scandinavian Approach to IS Research. But how do we know it?
Get PDFTo be Scandinavian in one’s IS research - or not to be – cannot be a dichotomy. There must be different degrees of this attribute, perhaps there are multiple dimensions to characterise the Scandinavian character. Some of these dimensions are briefly outlined below
