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Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems
John Mingers (Edited by), Leslie P. Willcocks (Edited by)
9780470851173, Wiley
Hardback, published 29 June 2004
480 pages
23.2 x 16.3 x 3.2 cm, 0.822 kg
"...I would highly recommend that all libraries...acquire a copy of this book..." (Journal of the Operational Research Society, No 57, 2006)
As Information Systems matures as a discipline, there is a gradual move away from pure statistics towards consideration of alternative approaches and philosophies. This has not been incorporated into the literature of the field. Until now. Collecting major social theorists and philosophers into one volume, Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems provides a historical and critical analysis of each that is both authoritative and firmly focused on practical relevance to IS. The result is an insightful text for researchers, academics and students that will provide an up-to-date starting point for those considering alternative approaches.
List of Contributors ix Series Preface xiii Preface xiv 1 Thinking about Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems 1 2 Fit for Function: Functionalism, Neofunctionalism and Information Systems 27 3 Phenomenology, Screens, and the World: A Journey with Husserl and Heidegger into Phenomenology 56 4 Hermeneutics in Information Systems Research 103 5 Adorno: A Critical Theory for IS Research 129 6 The Critical Social Theory of Jürgen Habermas and its Implications for IS Research 157 7 Foucault, Power/Knowledge and Information Systems: Reconstructing the Present 238 8 Structuration Theory and Information Systems: A Critical Reappraisal 297 9 What We May Learn from the Social Shaping of Technology Approach 329 10 Re-establishing the Real: Critical Realism and Information Systems 372 11 Complexity and Information Systems 407 Index 447
Allen S. Lee
M. Lynne Markus
Lucas D. Introna and Fernando M. Ilharco
Michael D. Myers
Stephen K. Probert
Heinz K. Klein and Minh Q. Huynh
Leslie P. Willcocks
Matthew Jones, Wanda Orlikowski and Kamal Munir
Debra Howcroft, Nathalie Mitev and Melanie Wilson
John Mingers
Yasmin Merali
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
