Handbook of critical information systems research : theory and application

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Handbook of critical information systems research : theory and application

edited by Debra Howcroft, Eileen M. Trauth

E. Elgar, c2005

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This important Handbook provides a unique overview of information systems (IS) research by focusing on the increasing interest in critical-related issues. Representing a significant step forward in the development of critical perspectives on the IS field, the Handbook draws together original contributions from leading authors who offer alternatives to the current mainstream approaches to IS research. In order to accommodate the various strands of critical understanding, a broad range of views and theoretical standpoints are encompassed, thereby combining theory with practical applications, and offering a valuable source of reference for this emerging area of research. Recent years have witnessed a more explicit focus on critical research and, continuing in that vein, the editors adopt an inclusive approach which considers alternative insights that can arise from critical IS research. Topics explored include, amongst others: * management trends and IS * flexibility, freedom and women's emancipation * 'consuming passions' in the global knowledge economy * critical discourse analysis for the study of information systems * evaluation of e-governance projects in India * rationalities and emotions in IS innovation * capital, information technology and enterprise development * mediated work in global business organizations. Reflecting on key themes and emergent issues in critical information systems research, this Handbook will be invaluable reading for both academics and practitioners with an interest in a critical understanding of information systems from a variety of perspectives.

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Contents: 1. Choosing Critical IS Research Debra Howcroft and Eileen M. Trauth Part I: Theory 2. Basic Assumptions of the Critical Research Perspectives in Information Systems Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic 3. Theoretical Approaches for Researching Power and Information Systems: The Benefit of a Machiavellian View Leiser O. Silva 4. Are Social Constructivist Approaches Critical? The Case of IS Failure Nathalie N. Mitev 5. Taking a Critical Linguistic Turn: Using Critical Discourse Analysis for the Study of Information Systems Rosio Alvarez 6. Against Rules: The Ethical Turn in Information Systems Alison Adam 7. Management Fashions and Information Systems Chris Westrup 8. Flexibility, Freedom and Women's Emancipation: A Marxist Critique of At-Home Telework Anita Greenhill and Melanie Wilson 9. Critical Management Studies: Towards a More Mature Politics Christopher Grey 10. The Wrong Trousers? Beyond the Design Fallacy: Social Learning and the User James Stewart and Robin Williams Part II: Theory and Application 11. Critical Engagement: Why, What and How? Geoff Walsham 12. Towards Critical Interpretivism in IS Research Bill Doolin and Laurie McLeod 13. Consuming Passions in the 'Global Knowledge Economy' Helen Richardson 14. Rationalities and Emotions in IS Innovation Chrisanthi Avgerou and Kathy McGrath 15. Evaluating E-governance Projects in India: A Focus on Micro-Level Implementation Shirin Madon 16. Rethinking Urban Poverty: Forms of Capital, Information Technology and Enterprise Development Lynette Kvasny and Lakshman Yapa 17. 'Global but Local': Mediated Work in Global Business Organizations Dagfinn Hertzberg and Eric Monteiro 18. Competing Rationalities: A Critical Study of Telehealth in the UK Ela Klecun Index

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