Klecun, E, Hibberd, R and Lichtner, V orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-3743 (2016) Affordance theory perspectives on IT and healthcare organization. In: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016. 2016 International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016, 11-14 Dec 2016, Dublin, Ireland. Association for Information Systems (AIS) ISBN 9780996683135
Abstract
Affordance theory has promise for studying technology’s role in organizational change. By distinguishing properties of technology and their affordances in relation to its users, it facilitates the examination of technological consequences whilst avoiding technological determinism. This paper argues that it is useful to explore affordances and consequences of their actualization (or the lack of) at an organizational field level, because they might emerge from phenomena cutting across organizational and technological boundaries. Such a focus would include exploration of technological architectures not just specific artefacts, and mapping of complimentary affordances, as well as discontinuities helping or hindering organizations in achieving a shared goal. The paper introduces our study of IT-enabled change programs in healthcare to illustrate how such research might be conducted from the affordance theory perspective. Our ultimate aim is to contribute to the development of the affordance theory at an organizational field level.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Logistics, Info, Ops and Networks (LION) (LUBS) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/L021188/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 May 2021 13:01 |
Last Modified: | 19 May 2021 13:01 |
Published Version: | https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/ISOrganizations/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Information Systems (AIS) |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172891 |