Wahoff, J.-H., Porto de Albuquerque, J. and Rolf, A. (2011) The Mikropolis Model: a framework for transdisciplinary research of information systems in society. In: Dwivedi, Y. K., Wade, M. R. and Schneberger, S. L. (eds.) Information Systems Theory: Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society. Series: Integrated series in information systems, 2. Springer: New York, pp. 367-386. ISBN 9781441997074 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9707-4_18)
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Abstract
Today information and communication technology is extensively used in business and private contexts. Rapid technological developments drive a process of tapping new areas and further penetrating existing areas of application with information and communication technology. This not only affects the way we live and work on an individual level – it affects our society on a global level. While the effects of information technology on individual, group, and organizational level have been, and continue to be, studied on the basis of a wide array of frameworks, models, and theories, we lack a means of doing research with respect to the societal-level aspects of information and communication technology and information systems, in particular. Questions about how technology and organization coevolve, and about how these coevolutionary processes interact with societal factors and conditions are not adequately addressed. Information systems in society are a genuine area of study of the information systems research community. We believe, however, that a problem-oriented, transdisciplinary approach is necessary. The Mikropolis Model presented in this chapter provides a framework for studying information systems in society in a problem-oriented, transdisciplinary manner.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
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| Additional Information: | Print ISBN: 9781441997067 |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Porto de Albuquerque, Professor Joao |
| Authors: | Wahoff, J.-H., Porto de Albuquerque, J., and Rolf, A. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
| Journal Name: | Information Systems Theory |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISBN: | 9781441997074 |
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