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Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations

Integrating Organizational Problem Solving

Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations

Integrating Organizational Problem Solving

ByJohn Paul Kawalek
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 18 April 2008
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203936054
Pages 272 pages
eBook ISBN 9781134142002
SubjectsComputer Science, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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Kawalek, J. (2008). Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203936054
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract

In Rethinking Information Systems in Organizations John Paul Kawalek challenges the current orthodoxy of information systems and proposes new alternatives. Bold and ambitious, this book tackles the thorny issues of integration of disciplines, cross over of functions, and negotiation of epistemological divides in IS. Historically, the IS discipline has struggled to embrace and integrate technical as well as organizational knowledge, skills and methods. Kawalek argues that there are now a new set of imperatives that will irrecoverably change IS, affecting the way many organizations deploy and access their information and technology. This book defines how the traditional practices of Information Systems are required to integrate into a process of organizational problem-solving.

An essential read for students of business information systems, organizational theory and research methods, Kawalek’s work also provides core methodological principles on organizational change and problem solving, and presents an effective rationale for their use in Information Systems contexts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The discipline of information systems
View abstract
chapter 1|13 pages
Emergence
View abstract
chapter 2|21 pages
Failings
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part II Principles of organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
Ontology
View abstract
chapter 4|24 pages
Methodology
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part III Inquiring activities in organizational problem solving
View abstract
chapter 5|11 pages
Diagnosis
View abstract
chapter 6|48 pages
Processes
View abstract
chapter 7|12 pages
Monitoring and control
View abstract
chapter 8|18 pages
Strategy
View abstract
chapter 9|14 pages
Intervention
View abstract
chapter 10|9 pages
Evaluation
View abstract
part |2 pages
Part IV Whither inquiring activities?
View abstract
chapter 11|39 pages
Case study: Organizational problem solving in Morrígan Engineering LLC1
View abstract
chapter 12|5 pages
Concluding remarks
View abstract
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