Toward an ontology of workarounds: A literature review on existing concepts

Nina Roder, Manuel Wiesche, Michael Schermann, Helmut Krcmar

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Abstract

While workarounds are studied frequently in information systems research, a coherent and interrelated structure to organize the knowledge of the field is still missing. In this study, we provide a first step towards an ontology of workarounds in order to enable researchers to study the relationships among the core concepts. By identifying existing literature, we discover three gaps in workaround research: (1) lack of conceptual consensus, (2) fragmentation and (3) static perspective. To advance theory, we provide an overview of different types of workarounds that are frequently used in literature. Based on these findings we derive core concepts of workarounds that are used in literature and provide an ontology of workarounds.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016
EditorsRalph H. Sprague, Tung X. Bui
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages5177-5186
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780769556703
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2016
Event49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016 - Koloa, United States
Duration: 5 Jan 20168 Jan 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Volume2016-March
ISSN (Print)1530-1605

Conference

Conference49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKoloa
Period5/01/168/01/16

Keywords

  • Computer abuse
  • Customization
  • Decoupling
  • Fraud
  • Non compliance
  • Non conformity
  • Reinvention
  • Resistance
  • Rule breaking
  • Shadow system
  • System misuse
  • Tweaking
  • Workaround
  • Workplace deviance

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