Screen LibraryHuman centered methods in information systems : current research and practice /
The 1980s and 1990s have seen a growing interest in research and practice in information systems design and development from a human-centered perspective. This interest is accelerated by the increase in organizations in which the human resource provides the means to key competitive advantage. This b...
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IGI Global,
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| Publisher Address: | Hershey, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-87828-964-3 |
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The 1980s and 1990s have seen a growing interest in research and practice in information systems design and development from a human-centered perspective. This interest is accelerated by the increase in organizations in which the human resource provides the means to key competitive advantage. This book is a compilation of contributed chapters by researchers and practitioners addressing the relationships between human activity, organizational issues and technology. |
| Carrier Form: | PDFs (v, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781930708563 (ebook) |
| Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |
| Index Number: | T58 |
| CLC: | G202 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Information Systems as Constrained Variety--Issues and Scope / Steve Clarke and Brian Lehaney -- Topological Transformations: the co-construction of an Open System / Andrew Wenn -- "Excellent" Systems Analysts: A Grounded Theory Approach to Qualitative Research / M. Gordon Hunter -- Bottom-Up Management and System Design / W. Hutchinson -- System and Training Design for End-User Error / Jonathan K. Lazar, Anthony F. Norcio -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Web Sites / Ruth V. Small, Marilyn P. Arnone -- Vulnerability and the Aware IS Practitioner: A Reflective Discourse on Unfinished Business / Simon Bell -- Enabling Technology for Collaborative Working: A Socio-Technical Experience / Dianne Willis, Elayne Coakes -- Information Systems as Wicked Problems / Gill Mallalieu, Steve Clarke -- A Measuring of Task-Technology Fit for Computer-Mediated Communication / E. Vance Wilson and Joline P. Morrison -- The Metaphorical Implications of Data Warehousing / Elizabeth J. Davidson -- Critical Thinking and Human Centered Methods in Information Systems / Lorraine Warren -- Rethinking Stakeholder Involvement: An Application of the Theories of Autopoiesis and Boundary Critique to IS Planning / Jose Rodrigo C ordoba and Gerald Midgley, Diego Ricardo Torres. |