Critical research in information systems [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Helen Richardson and Lynette Kvasny

• Pubblicazione: Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (101 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Information technology; Information theory
• Altri autori: WalkerAllan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL BOARD; Critical research in information systems: looking forward, looking back; Enabling or disabling technologies? A critical approach to web accessibility; Technologies of the self: virtual work and the inner panopticon; Combining social shaping of technology and communicative action theory for understanding rhetorical closure in IT; Critical empirical research in IS: an example of gender and the IT workforce
• Sommario/riassunto: This e-book addresses some of the issues of definition and direction of critical research in information studies. The editors welcomed scholarly inquiry which was informed by critical social theories and examined the complex relationships between information systems and their cultural, national, organizational, political and social context of use. The papers embrace theoretical foundations, paradigmatic and methodological issues, empirical studies and praxis and reflexivity, highlighting the growing interest in critical research in the information systems discipline and enabling reflection on
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical research in information systems
• ISBN: 1-280-70570-1; 9786610705702; 1-84663-151-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784025003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II