The paper presents a framework to interpret information systems development (ISD) as composed of activities for the creation and exchange of knowledge. The framework is based on the five inquiring systems presented by Churchman [13]. The main contribution of the framework is in showing that the inquiring systems are complementary rather than competing: rationalism, empiricism, idealism, dialect...

Gamification, an emerging idea for using game design elements and principles to make everyday tasks more engaging, is permeating many different types of information systems. Excitement surrounding gamification results from its many potential organizational benefits. However, few research and design guidelines exist regarding gamified information systems. We therefore write this commentary to ca...

This paper describes work carried out at the University of York; its contents do not represent the views or opinions of BT. It provides an example of how insights into the field of IS can be gained by looking at it from the perspective of other academic disciplines. Based on the idea that physical and virtual office spaces exist to serve parallel organisational requirements, it is argued that d...

Many information systems already use databases to maintain information, but traditional databases do not support the concept of time. This paper examines some of the features and advantages of temporal databases in the context of information systems and explores the potential of object-oriented temporal databases. The research in progress to develop an object-oriented temporal database is descr...

INTRODUCTION Successfully implementing information systems (IS) projects is of critical importance to the prosperity and even survival of modern organizations (Joshia and Laurel, 1998; Umble et al, 2003). This is because an effective use of IS for supporting the operations of modern organizations usually leads to significant improvements in organizational productivity (Mandal and Gunasekaran, 2...

Gamification, an emerging idea for using game-design elements and principles to make everyday tasks more engaging, is permeating many different types of information systems. Excitement surrounding gamification results from its many potential organizational benefits. However, little research and design guidelines exist regarding gamified information systems. We therefore write this commentary to...

The purpose of this theme is to develop an actual system based on the outcome of the 21st Century COE (Center of Excellence) Project. It is important for the program to spread its potentialities and symbiotic information systems. Therefore, we proposed an object selection system as an instance of an actual symbiotic information system. The system is based on a compound image capturing system an...

Achieving adequate security for today’s information systems has proven to be a very hard problem. In many cases, the problems of security have been made even harder by a history of treating security as an afterthought. Too often, instead of taking a comprehensive, architectural approach to security, our field has deployed security measures and technologies as individual bolt‐on solutions to ver...

The increasing importance of Information Systems (IS) in the global economy prompts microfinance researchers to view the industry from an interdisciplinary perspective. A review paper for microfinance from the IS perspective will create a firm foundation for advancing knowledge. It will facilitate theory development, close areas where a plethora of research exists, and uncover areas where resea...

A debate at ICIS 2000 asked whether the trend toward e-business calls for changes in the fundamental concepts of information systems. This article summarizes viewpoints presented in the debate. It also presents audience feedback in the form of a vote about whether new concepts are needed and selected comments submitted by the audience about key issues in the debate. Among others, these issues i...