Information Systems: What Kind of Science is This?

Authors

  • José Rodriges Filho
  • Gilson Ludmer

Abstract

Information Systems (IS) is a field of study concerned with a large range of multifaceted issues regarding the development, use and implications of information and communication technologies in organizations. It is a recent field of study, yet not well understood by academics and professionals of other areas, even in the fields related to IS such as management and operational research. In this work written for academics and professional, an attempt is made to present some thematic areas of IS, theoretical foundations and some methodological and institutional characteristics. Information Systems is a fragmented field that does not use the methodological rigor usually associated with other scientific disciplines, but has given origin to an impressive wealth of knowledge in the organizational level.

Author Biographies

José Rodriges Filho

Professor do Departamento de Administração da Universidade Federal da Paraíba. É Takemi Fellow da Universidade de Harvard, Pós-Doutorado na Universidade de Johns Hopkins. Ph.D pela Universidade de Manchester e Professor visitante na Acadia University, Canadá. Departamento de Administração/PPGA/UFPB. Cidade Universitária – João Pessoa – PB - Telefones: (83) 3216-7454/7492 - E-mail: jrodrigues-filho@uol.com.br

Gilson Ludmer

Professor do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas e Doutorando da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Ciências Administrativas/PROPAD/UFPE - Rua dos Economistas, s/n - Cidade Universitária – Recife- PE - Telefone: (81) 3424-2371 - E-mail: remdul@uol.com.br

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Published

2006-11-18

How to Cite

Rodriges Filho, J., & Ludmer, G. (2006). Information Systems: What Kind of Science is This?. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 2(2), p. 151–166. Retrieved from https://jistem.tecsi.org/index.php/jistem/article/view/10.4301%252FS1807-17752005000200004

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2005)

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