Abstract
The paper discusses the role of extemporaneous action and bricolage in designing and implementing information systems in organizations. We report a longitudinal field study of design and implementation of a Web-based groupware application in a multinational corporation. We adopt a sensemaking perspective to analyze the dynamics of this process and show that improvisational action and bricolage (making do with the materials at hand) played a vital role in the development of the application. Finally, we suggest that this case study provides an occasion to reconsider how we conceptualize information systems development (ISD).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Workshop on Action in Language, Organisations and Information Systems (ALOIS 2003) |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| Pages | 51-63 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | International Workshop on Action in Language, Organisations and Information Systems - Linköping, Sweden Duration: 12 Mar 2003 → 13 Mar 2003 |
Conference
| Conference | International Workshop on Action in Language, Organisations and Information Systems |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Linköping |
| Period | 12/03/2003 → 13/03/2003 |