Bricolage, Care and Information Claudio Ciborra's Legacy in Information Systems Research

, by Avgerou, Chrisanthi; Lanzara, Giovan Francesco; Willcocks, Leslie P.

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ISBN: 9780230220737 | 0230220738
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/15/2009

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Claudio Ciborra was one of the most innovative thinkers in the field of information systems. This book explains the intellectual contribution of Ciborras work in a substantial introductory chapter, contains the most significant of his articles, and provides a sample of research that draws from his ideas.

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List of Illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgements of Permission to Reprint	p. x
Notes on Contributors	p. xii
Introduction: Information Systems and the Quest for Meaning-An Account of Claudio Ciborra's Intellectual Journey	p. 1
Tracing Ciborra's Thought: From Institutional Economics to Phenomenology
The Mind or the Heart? It Depends on the (Definition of) Situation	p. 31
Improvisation as Mood	p. 53
Imbrication of Representations: Risk and Digital Technologies	p. 70
Interpreting E-government and Development: Efficiency, Transparency or Governance at a Distance?	p. 90
From Tool to Gestell: Agendas for Managing the Information Infrastructure	p. 111
The Platform Organization: Recombining Strategies, Structures, and Surprises	p. 134
Formative Contexts and Information Technology: Understanding the Dynamics of Innovation in Organizations	p. 159
Organizational Learning and Core Capabilities Development: The Role of IT	p. 189
From Thinking to Tinkering: The Grassroots of Strategic Information Systems	p. 206
Reframing the Role of Computers in Organizations: The Transactions Costs Approach	p. 221
Markets, Bureaucracies and Groups in the Information Society: An Institutional Appraisal of the Impacts of Information Technology	p. 241
Building on Ciborra's Legacy
Knowledge: Climbing the Learning Ladder to a 'Phenomenological' View	p. 261
Organizing Technology: Of Hospitality	p. 276
The Hospitality Metaphor as a Theoretical Lens for Understanding the ICT Adoption Process	p. 305
Rigid Technology and Improvised Implementation: The case of ERP Systems	p. 327
Object Lessons and Invisible Technologies	p. 348
Control Devolution as Information Infrastructure Design Strategy: A Case Study of a Content Service Platform for Mobile Phones in Norway	p. 367
Transaction Costs and Information Systems: Docs IT Add Up?	p. 386
Dispositioning IT All: Towards a Theory for Thriving without Models	p. 401
Index	p. 423
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Bricolage, Care and Information Claudio Ciborra's Legacy in Information Systems Research

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