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Aims to make sense of IS and to establish that IS is not the same as IT. The text develops a coherent and defensible concept of IS which matches real-world practice.

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THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ITS PROBLEMS.

The Field of Information Systems: Crucial but Confused.

Information Systems: The Anatomy of a Confusion.

BASIC THINKING: INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF PURPOSEFUL ACTION.

Organizations: The Main Context of Work on Information Systems.

Information in Support of Action.

RHETORIC AND REALITY IN THE IS FIELD.

The Information System which Won the War.

Soft Systems Methodology in Action Research.

Experiences in the Field.

A CONCEPT OF THE FIELD.

The Field of Information Systems.

Conclusion.

References.

Indexes.

Information Systems and Information Systems

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 27 November 1997
      ISBN-13 9780471958208
      978-0471958208
      ISBN-10 0471958204

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Aims to make sense of IS and to establish that IS is not the same as IT. The text develops a coherent and defensible concept of IS which matches real-world practice.

      Table of Contents
      THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ITS PROBLEMS.

      The Field of Information Systems: Crucial but Confused.

      Information Systems: The Anatomy of a Confusion.

      BASIC THINKING: INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF PURPOSEFUL ACTION.

      Organizations: The Main Context of Work on Information Systems.

      Information in Support of Action.

      RHETORIC AND REALITY IN THE IS FIELD.

      The Information System which Won the War.

      Soft Systems Methodology in Action Research.

      Experiences in the Field.

      A CONCEPT OF THE FIELD.

      The Field of Information Systems.

      Conclusion.

      References.

      Indexes.

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