Existing distinctions among macro and micro approaches have been jeopardising the advances of Information Systems (IS) research. Both approaches have been criticized for explaining one level while neglecting the other; thereby, the current situation necessitates the application of multilevel research for revealing the deficiencies. Instead of studying single level (macro or micro), multilevel r...

Information Systems executive advisory boards have become an increasingly important way for faculty to draw upon the expertise and resources of industry members. This benefits students and faculty and ensures the relevance of information systems programs. This paper describes a study of faculty member’s perspectives regarding the goals and achievements of their advisory boards. 194 faculty memb...

The concept of information systems actability has been proposed as an important alternative way to understand the ‘nature’ of information systems as tools for business action and communication. To date, the work on actability has mainly been performed as conceptual research focusing the grounding of the concept internally and in existing external knowledge. In this paper the focus is on an ongo...

This research note is concerned with how identity and of relationship are represented in information systems. It presents a real world example of the problems that can arise in the delivery of social care and explores some thoughts about the application of Peirce’s ideas to respond to these issues in the context of case management and record systems.

The main objective of this paper is to survey, in a schematic and generic way, the major models and approaches concerning the construction and execution of Web information systems. Basically we found three different approaches: server-centric, client-centric and distributed infrastructure-centric applications. We discuss the major strengths and weaknesses of the current Web technology, in this ...

Information systems actability theory builds on a communicative action perspective on IS. Information systems are seen as instruments for technology mediated work communication. Human actors are communicating (i.e. sending and/or receiving messages) through an information system. Information systems actability emphasises pragmatic dimensions of information systems. The paper presents 18 actabil...

Many issues central to the success of distributed hypermedia systems exist aside from the actual content provided. One is the ability of information providers to easily present their services to their potential customers. Another is the ability of consumers to efficiently locate desired information. The wide acceptance of hypermedia information systems by the users will ultimately depend on the...

Information systems need to be understood contextually. Such contextual understanding can be gained by considering the role of information systems in business processes. Business processes and information systems are however two notions that there resolves a lot of debate around. In order to arrive at an integral understanding of business processes and information systems there is a need for co...

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