POWER, RATIONALITY, AND THE ART OF LIVING THROUGH SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHANGE.

@article{2483786420070601, abstract = {Most information systems research takes for granted the assumption that IS practice and associated organizational change can be effectively understood as a process of technical reasoning and acting governed by a mix of concerns about software construction, administrative control, and economic gain. Its mission has been to empower managers, IS engineers, and information and communication technology users with knowledge and techniques for effective decision making. However, empirical research frequently encounters human activity that is at odds with the assumed pattern of rational behavior. Recent work tries to explain behavior in IS and organizational change in terms of social processes rather than as a consideration of rational techniques of professional practice. In this paper we address this ambivalence of the IS field with regard to technical/rational knowledge and practice. We draw from the theoretical work of Michel Foucault on power/knowledge and the aesthetics of existence to}, author = {Avgerou, Chrisanthi and Mcgrath, Kathy }, citeulike-article-id = {2207641}, journal = {MIS Quarterly}, keywords = {case\_study, change, foucault, innovation, is, misq, organizations, power, rationality, technology}, number = {2}, posted-at = {2008-01-08 12:52:46}, priority = {3}, title = {POWER, RATIONALITY, AND THE ART OF LIVING THROUGH SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHANGE.}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=a2h\&AN=24837864\&site=ehost-live\&scope=site}, volume = {31}, year = {20070601} }

TY - JOUR ID - 2483786420070601 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2207641 N2 - Most information systems research takes for granted the assumption that IS practice and associated organizational change can be effectively understood as a process of technical reasoning and acting governed by a mix of concerns about software construction, administrative control, and economic gain. Its mission has been to empower managers, IS engineers, and information and communication technology users with knowledge and techniques for effective decision making. However, empirical research frequently encounters human activity that is at odds with the assumed pattern of rational behavior. Recent work tries to explain behavior in IS and organizational change in terms of social processes rather than as a consideration of rational techniques of professional practice. In this paper we address this ambivalence of the IS field with regard to technical/rational knowledge and practice. We draw from the theoretical work of Michel Foucault on power/knowledge and the aesthetics of existence to IS - 2 JF - MIS Quarterly TI - POWER, RATIONALITY, AND THE ART OF LIVING THROUGH SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHANGE. VL - 31 KW - case_study KW - change KW - foucault KW - innovation KW - is KW - misq KW - organizations KW - power KW - rationality KW - technology AU - Avgerou, Chrisanthi AU - Mcgrath, Kathy PY - 20070601/// UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a2h&AN=24837864&site=ehost-live&scope=site ER -