In a spirit of collegial support, this paper argues that Beckett and Hager’s theoretical justification empirical exemplifications do not full justice to the complexity group or team learning. We firstly reaffirm our support for argument Becket Hager make, though expressing some reservations about Complexity Theory, explain taken-for-granted assumptions learning by an individual is paradigm case...

In order to explain how DIYbio knowledge and expertise is developed and shared the use of Practice Theory will help us gain a useful understanding of how working practices are sustained, reproduced and potentially changed. In addition, the development and sharing of thick, evocative, rich descriptions of these practices might contribute to the motivational knowledge of DIYbio practitioners.

Employees and/or functional managers increasingly adopt and use IT systems and services that the IS management of the organization does neither provide nor approve. To effectively counteract such shadow IT in organizations, the understanding of employees’ motivations and drivers is necessary. However, the scant literature on this topic primarily focused on various governance approaches at firm ...

While cloud computing is becoming a mainstream IT sourcing option, especially large companies struggle with the internal governance of cloud and the issue of shadow IT. This study takes a technological frames perspective to contrast the knowledge and expectations that business versus IT stakeholders have regarding cloud IT. Our interview data from 20 business and IT managers display the incongr...

This paper deals with simulation modeling of the vessel traffic in Delaware River. The purpose is to study the impact of deepening on the navigational efficiency in the River. In this regard, vessel calls to terminals, lightering and barge operations, tidal and navigational rules in the River, terminal and anchorage properties as well as vessel profiles are considered in the model. The simulati...