Organizational Knowledge and Technology: An Action-Oriented Perspective on Organization and Information Systems

'An enjoyable, thought-provoking book. It is a road map to the many disciplines involved with developing contemporary theories of the organisation. More importantly, it is also a serious academic attempt to create a stable conceptual platform upon which information scientists and information technologists can cooperate, to design and implement information systems that truly meet the demands of their users.' - Ana Maria R. Correia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal This book attempts to make sense of a new area of integrated study, namely information systems and information technology (IS/IT) and the organization. It also aims to bring this mix into the broader theme of complexity as applied to organization and management and draw useful conclusions about how to organize and how to manage IS/IT in the knowledge era. The author argues in favour of a more action-oriented - as opposed to planning dominated - approach to information systems management.