Allen, DK, Brown, A, Karanasios, S et al. (1 more author) (2013) How should technology-mediated organizational change be explained? A comparison of the contributions of critical realism and activity theory. Management Information Systems Quarterly, 37 (3). pp. 835-854. ISSN 0276-7783
Abstract
In this paper, critical realism and activity theory are compared within the context of theorizing technology-mediated organizational change. An activity theoretic analysis of the implementation of large-scale disruptive information systems in a public sector setting (in particular concerning paramedic treatment of heart attack patients and ambulance dispatch work activity) is used to illustrate how activity theory makes a significant contribution to critical realism, by (1) locating technology within “activity systems” and theorizing change through contradictions and congruencies within those systems; (2) developing recent critical realism-inspired theorization of the “inscription” of cultural and social relations within technology; and (3) developing recent insights of critical realist researchers regarding the way in which the performance management agenda is mediated through IS.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, the Management Information Systems Research Center (MISRC) of the University of Minnesota. |
Keywords: | critical realism; activity theory; theory; information systems; organization change; evaluation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2016 14:20 |
Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | http://misq.org/how-should-technology-mediated-org... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Minnesota, Management Information Systems Research Center |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89625 |