Detailed Mini Track List

OT18 - Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems
Mini Track Co-Chairs

James F. Courtney , Texas A&M University
Jaana Porra, University of Houston

FA3 Session 1 Room
 

Session Chair: Jim Courtney,

Mini-track on the Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems
Jim Courtney: Texas A&M University
Jaana Porra:
Texas A&M University

Making Sense of Knowledge: A Constructivist Viewpoint
Tom Butler: University College Cork, Ireland

The Myth of Multiple Methods
Donald J. Falconer: Deakin University, Australia
David R. Mackay:
Deakin University, Australia
Jaana Porra:
Deakin University, Australia

Marina

SM1 Session 2 Room
 

Session Chair: Jaana Porra

Political Games of Users and MIS Professionals in the Information System Development Process
Ling-hsing Chang: National Sun Yat-san University
Tung-ching Lin:
National Sun Yat-san University


Decision Support Systems for Inquiring Organizations
Dianne J. Hall: Texas A&M University
David B. Paradice:
Florida State University


Information Technology and Sustainable Development
James F. Courtney: Texas A&M University, College Station
Sandra Richardson:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
David Paradice:
Florida State University

Marina

SM2 Session 3 Room
 

Session Chair: David Paradice, Texas A&M University

Inquiring Systems in Approaches to Information Systems Development
Peter D.C. Bennetts: Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, United Kingdom
A. Trevor Wood-Harper:
University of South Australia, Australia and University of Salford, United Kingdom


Hegelian Inquiring Organizations: Guiding Principles, Design Guidelines, and IT Support
Bongsug Chae: Texas A&M University
James F. Courtney:
Texas A&M University


Kantian Inquiring Systems: An Illustration of a Retail Organization
Ahmed Mahfouz: Texas A&M University, College Station
David Paradice:
Texas A&M University, College Station

Marina

SA1 Session 4 Room
 

Session Chair: Kimberly Cass

Living Information Systems and Change
Ray J Paul: Brunel University, United Kingdom
Jasna Kuljis:
Brunel University, United Kingdom


MI Systems Taxonomy
Earl H. McKinney Jr.: US Air Force Academy


A Phenomenological Analysis of Media Transition: The Cases of Digital Photography and E-Mail
Kimberly Cass: Washington and Lee University
Thomas Lauer:
Oakland University

Marina

SA2 Session 5 Room
 

Session Chair: Deborah Bunker, University of New South Wales

Reflections of Culture in Global Corporate Web Sites
Stephanie S. Robbins: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Antonis C. Stylianou:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

eCommerce as Computer-Mediated Social Action
Marius Janson: University of Missouri-St. Louis
Juhani Iivari:
University of Oulu
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen:
University of Oulu


Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Tools: The Context of their Creation and Use Within the Technology Transfer Process
Deborah Bunker: University of New South Wales

Marina

XM1 Session 6 Room
 

Session Chair: Paul Wernick, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Is Development Paul Wenick Ontological Foundations of Data Modelling in Information Systems
Simon Milton: The University of Melbourne
Ed Kazmierczak:
The University of Melbourne
Leonie Thomas:
The University of Tasmania

Inquiring Organizations and Tacit Knowing
John D. Haynes: UCOL, New Zealand

A Dialectical Basis for Software Development Tool Building
P Wernick: University of Hertfordshire, England
B Christianson:
University of Hertfordshire, England
MJ Loomes:
University of Hertfordshire, England
DW Shearer:
University of Hertfordshire, England

Marina

XM2 Session 7 Room
 

Session Chair: Judith Carlisle, Texas A&M University

Comments on Kurzweil’s Cybernetic Poet
Judith P. Carlisle: Texas A&M University

Improving IS Action-Research with Project Management
Christian A. Estay-Niculcar: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Joan A. Pastor-Collado:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya


Is the Answer to Internet Addiction Internet Interdiction?
William H. Friedman: University of Central Arkansas

Marina