IFIP Working Group 8 2 Information Systems and

IFIP Working Group 8. 2 Information Systems and Organizations A Brief History of IFIP WG 8. 2 Research The People, the Places, the Methods, and the Issues 1990 -2009

Most Popular Keywords Keyword Times used Technology 47 ICTs (Information and Communication Technology) 34 Communication 27 ISD (Information Systems Development) 18 ANT (Actor-Network Theory) 17 ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) 15 Action Research 12 Structuration Theory Case Study 11 CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) 10 Digital Divide SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises) Qualitative Research 9

Conferences: 1990 -2009 YEAR THEME LOCATION PAPERS 2009 Innovation & Creativity in SMEs Portugal 19 2008 The Service Economy Canada 23 2007 Virtuality & Virtualization (with WG 9. 5) USA 21 2006 Social Inclusion Ireland 25 2005 Ubiquitous Info Environments USA 27 2004 IS Research: Relevant Theory & Informed Practice UK 33 2003 Perspectives & Challenges in Context of Globalization (with WG 9. 4) Greece 26 2002 Global & Organizational Discourse about IT Spain 21 2001 ISD: Realigning Research & Practice USA 28 2000 Research & Practice: Social & Organization Perspective Denmark 24 1999 IT in Organizational Processes USA 15 1998 Current Issues & Future Changes (with WG 8. 6) Finland 28 1997 IS & Qualitative Research USA 27 1996 Method Engineering (with WG 8. 1) USA 18 1995 Changes in Organization Work UK 20 1994 Transforming Organizations with IT USA 20 1993 ISD: Human, Organizational & Social Dimensions The Netherlands 24 1992 ISD: Impact of Computer-Support Technologies USA 17 1990 Research: Contemporary Approaches & Emergent Traditions Denmark 25 Total: 441

Most Active Authors Author Richard Baskerville # of Papers 15 Steve Sawyer 12 Eileen M. Trauth 12 Duane P. Truex III 12 Bonnie Kaplan 11 Geoff Walsham 10 Michael D. Myers 9 Mike Chiasson 8 Matthew Jones 8 Edgar A. Whitley 7 Ole Hanseth 7

Gender of Authors Overall 32% 68%

Geographical Locations of Authors Country USA UK Denmark Germany Sweden Norway The Netherlands Australia Finland Canada # of papers % 112 72 19 17 15 11 11 11 10 7 33. 0 21. 2 5. 6 5. 0 4. 4 3. 2 2. 9 2. 1 Note: counts from only 339 papers

Most Represented Universities � London School of Economics � Georgia State University � Copenhagen Business School � Aalborg University � The Pennsylvania State University � Brunel University � University of Oslo � University of Manchester

Google Citation Analysis # of Cites 299 Walsham Actor-Network Theory and IS Research: Current Status and Future Prospects 1997 221 Kaplan, Kvasny, Sawyer, & Trauth New Words and Old Books: Challenging Conventional Discourses about Domain and Theory in IS Research 2002 189 Galliers Choosing Appropriate Information Systems Research Approaches: A Revised Taxonomy 1990 177 Mathiessen Collaborative Practice Work 2000 154 Lau A Review on the Use of Action Research in IS Studies 1997 147 Boland Information System Use as a Hermeneutic Process 1990 144 Parr, Shanks, & Darke Identification of Necessary Factors for Successful Implementation of ERP Systems 1999 127 Malone The Future of Work 2005 115 Lee & Liebenau Information Systems and Qualitative Research 1997 115 Applegate Managing in an Information Age: Transforming the Organization for the 1990 s 1994

Some observations � Data obtained from 1990 onwards � Some of the earlier conferences were ground- breaking e. g. Manchester 1984 � Many senior scholars are members of 8. 2 (e. g. Kalle Lyytinen, Rudy Hirschheim, Allen Lee, Lynne Markus, Gordon Davis) and have been influenced by 8. 2

Some observations post 1990 � The “academic business model” includes one peer reviewed conference per year and one informal OASIS workshop per year � Active members include very senior scholars while welcoming new members = continual infusion of new ideas and new blood � 8. 2 “tradition” is valued and is taken seriously � Almost all conferences in USA or Europe � But “debate” not as vigorous as in the old days

The culture of IFIP WG 8. 2 Key focus = the development and use of information technologies in organizational contexts � Willingness to engage with new technologies, new ideas, wider IS community � In favor of engaging with social theories (ANT, ST etc) to help explain and understand IS � Willingness to debate and disagree with the “accepted wisdom” � Suspicious of hype � Emotional attachment to the book �

Conclusions � IFIP WG 8. 2 one of the most active, largest and successful IFIP working groups � Has influenced many IS scholars and the IS field as a whole � Publication model? � A need to be truly global? � Relationship with AIS?