History of IFIP WG 8.2 Research 1990-2009: Conferences, Keywords, Authors, and More
Explore the evolution of IFIP WG 8.2 from 1990 to 2009, including conferences held, popular keywords, active authors, gender distribution, geographical locations, and represented universities in the field of Information Systems.
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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
Conferences: 1990-2009 YEAR THEME PAPERS 19 LOCATION Innovation & Creativity in SMEs 2009 Portugal 23 The Service Economy 2008 Canada 21 Virtuality & Virtualization 2007 USA 25 Social Inclusion 2006 Ireland 27 Ubiquitous Info Environments 2005 USA 33 IS Research: Relevant Theory & Informed Practice 2004 UK 26 Perspectives & Challenges in Context of Globalization (with WG 9.4) 2003 Greece 21 Global & Organizational Discourse about IT 2002 Spain 28 ISD: Realigning Research & Practice 2001 USA 24 Research & Practice: Social & Organization Perspective 2000 Denmark 15 IT in Organizational Processes 1999 USA 28 Current Issues & Future Changes (with WG 8.6) 1998 Finland 27 IS & Qualitative Research 1997 USA 18 Method Engineering (with WG 8.1) 1996 USA 20 Changes in Organization Work 1995 UK 20 Transforming Organizations with IT 1994 USA 24 ISD: Human, Organizational & Social Dimensions 1993 The Netherlands 17 ISD: Impact of Computer-Support Technologies 1992 USA 25 Research: Contemporary Approaches & Emergent Traditions 1990 Denmark Total: 441
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
Most Active Authors Author # of Papers 15 Richard Baskerville 12 Steve Sawyer 12 Eileen M. Trauth 12 Duane P. Truex III 11 Bonnie Kaplan 10 Geoff Walsham 9 Michael D. Myers 8 Mike Chiasson 8 Matthew Jones 7 Edgar A. Whitley 7 Ole Hanseth
Gender of Authors Overall 32% Male Authors Female Authors 68%
Geographical Locations of Authors # of papers 112 72 19 17 15 11 11 11 10 7 % 33.0 21.2 5.6 5.0 4.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.1 Country USA UK Denmark Germany Sweden Norway The Netherlands Australia Finland Canada 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 1990s 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) and have been influenced by 8.2 (e.g. Gordon Davis)
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?
