A structural framework for analyzing information technology

Daniel Pfeiffer, Michael Schermann, Jörg Becker, Helmut Krcmar

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Abstract

With the rise of technological advance, organizations require methods and tools to analyze technologies regarding their fit to the needs of an institution. Research on the evaluation and selection of technologies has mainly adopted a process perspective so far. We argue that it is crucial to consider the inner structure of technologies as well and describe its elements and connections. Hence, in this paper we propose a framework for analyzing information technology by reconstructing its inner structure. We transfer concepts of philosophical Structuralism to technologies by analyzing the striking proximity in the assembly of theories and technologies as conceptual networks. By describing technologies in such a way, we are able to formulate a set of questions which allows for analyzing and evaluating the suitability of technologies for specific requirements. In order to demonstrate the utility of such theoretizied technologies we apply our approach to the technology .NET.

Original languageEnglish
Pages328-336
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2006
Event10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: ICT and Innovation Economy, PACIS 2006 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 6 Jul 20069 Jul 2006

Conference

Conference10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: ICT and Innovation Economy, PACIS 2006
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period6/07/069/07/06

Keywords

  • IT artifact
  • Structuralism
  • Technology
  • Technology management
  • Theory nets

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