Simulations provide a useful methodological approach for studying the behavior of complex
socio-technical information systems (IS), in which humans and IT artifacts interact to process …

Increasing attention is paid to organisational learning, with the success of contemporary
organisations strongly contingent on their ability to learn and grow. Importantly, informal …

Researchers in many fields have adopted simulation to understand a system's behavior by
imitating it through an artificial object that exhibits nearly identical behavior. Although …

A simple idea underpins the scientific process: All results should be subject to continued
testing and questioning. Given the particularities of our international IS discipline, different …

We propose a difference theory of information that extends Gregory Bateson's definition that
information is any difference that makes a difference. Information arises from conception of …

Abstract Information Systems (IS) are specified as complex socio-technical systems that
display dynamic and emergent behaviors. Simulation-based studies provide a useful tool for …

Online communities can be seen as service systems, in which actors interact providing,
requesting or sharing resources for [co-] creating value. On the basis of the resources …

With mobile and cloud computing, the software industry has witnessed a shift from customer-
specific systems to a mass-market scenario. Integrating the" voice of the customer" is a …

Increasing attention is paid to organisational learning as it is widely regarded that the
success of contemporary organisations is strongly contingent on its ability to learn and grow …

As technology evolves, new methods for supporting individuals emerge and the way that
experts tackle problems changes. Over the past two decades a major focus of technological …