Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) 20(2)

Integrating the Fragmented Pieces of IS research Paradigms and Frameworks: A systems Approach (pages 1-22)

A formal conceptualization of the original concept of system and related concepts—from the original systems approach movement—can facilitate the understanding of information systems (IS). This paper develops a critique integrative of...

System-of-Systems Cost Estimation: Analysis of Lead System Integrator Engineering Activities (pages 23-32)

As organizations strive to expand system capabilities through the development of system-of systems (SoS) architectures, they want to know “how much effort” and “how long” to implement the SoS. In order to answer these questions, it...

Could the Work System Method Embrace Systems Concepts More Fully? (pages 33-43)

The work system method was developed iteratively with the overarching goal of helping business professionals understand IT-reliant systems in organizations. It uses general systems concepts selectively, and sometimes implicitly. For...

Information and Knowledge Perspectives in Systems Engineering and Management for Innovation and Productivity Through Enterprise Resource Planning (pages 44-73)

This article provides an overview of perspectives associated with information and knowledge resource management in systems engineering and systems management in accomplishing enterprise resource planning for enhanced innovation and...

A Critical Systems View of Power-Ethics Interactions in Information Systems Evaluation (pages 74-89)

Current developments in information systems (IS) evaluation emphasise stakeholder participation in order to ensure adequate and beneficial IS investments. It is now common to consider evaluation as a subjective process of...

Disruptive Innovation Strategy Effects on Hard-Disk Maker Population: A System Dynamics Study (pages 90-107)

To encourage premium-quality information systems (IS) research in areas where dynamic complexity rules, this article combines disruptive innovation strategy (DIS) theory with the system dynamics (SD) modeling method. It presents a...

Using a Systems Thinking Perspective to Construct and Apply an Evaluation Approach of Technology-Based Information Systems (pages 108-121)

In this article, we use soft systems methodology and complexity modeling to build an evaluation approach of a data warehouse implemented in a leading European financial institution. This approach consists in building a theoretical...

A Practical Method to Distribute a Management Control System in an Organization (pages 122-137)

This article is concerned with methodological issues. In particular, it addresses the question of how it is possible to align the design of management information systems with the structure of an organization. The method proposed is...

Making the Case for Critical Realism: Examining the Implementation of Automated Performance Management Systems (pages 138-152)

This article seeks to address the dearth of practical examples of research in the area by proposing that critical realism be adopted as the underlying research philosophy for enterprise systems evaluation. We address some of the...