Social theory and philosophy for information systems / edited by John Mingers, Leslie Willcocks.

Other author Mingers, John.
Other author Willcocks, Leslie.
Format Book
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 455 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Information technology--Social aspects.
Information technology--Philosophy.
Information science--Social aspects.
Information science--Philosophy.

SeriesJohn Wiley series in information systems
John Wiley series in information systems. ^A307592
Contents Thinking about social theory and philosophy for information systems / Allen S. Lee -- Fit for function : functionalism, neofunctionalism and information systems / M. Lynne Markus -- Phenomenology, screens, and the world : a journey with Husserl and Heidegger into phenomenology / Lucas D. Introna and Fernando M. Ilharco -- Hermeneutics in information systems research / Michael D. Myers -- Adorno--a critical theory for IS research / Stephen K. Probert -- The critical social theory of Jürgen Habermas and its implications for IS research / Heinz K. Klein and Minh Q. Huynh -- Foucault, power/knowledge, and information systems : reconstructing the present / Leslie P. Willcocks -- Structuration theory and information systems : a critical reappraisal / Matthew Jones, Wanda Orlikowski, and Kamal Munir -- What we may learn from the social shaping of technology approach / Debra Howcroft, Nathalie Mitev, and Melanie Wilson -- Re-establishing the real : critical realism and information systems / John Mingers -- Complexity and information systems / Yasmin Merali.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004003684
ISBN0470851171 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HM851 .S653 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold