Information systems knowledge is essential for creating competitive firms, managing global
corporations, and providing useful products and services to customers. This book introduces …

This paper analyzes the initial phases of a large-scale custom software effort, the Worm
Community System (WCS), a collaborative system designed for a geographically dispersed …

The field of information systems is premised on the centrality of information technology in
everyday socio-economic life. Yet, drawing on a review of the full set of articles published in …

Written by a team of highly respected authorities on management and organizational
behaviour, this core textbook is grounded in an extensive body of international research and …

The next step on from defining the system requirements is to create an architectural design
as indicated by the second instantiation of the generic process in Figure 6.1. This must be …

A concept of the user is fundamental to much of the research and practice of information
systems design, development, and evaluation. Usercentered information studies have relied …

In spite of the attention it has received, there is still much that is not understood about the
management of systems development efforts. This research examines one aspect of the …

In this paper, we draw on control theory to understand the conditions under which the use of
agile practices is most effective in improving software project quality. Although agile …

The ability to integrate dispersed pockets of expertise and institute an organizational
repository of knowledge is considered to be vital for sustained effectiveness in contemporary …

In this article we first reflect on the significant and positive impact of postmodernism for
organizational theorizing during the past decade. Through several examples we point to …