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Feral Information Systems Viewed Through the Lens of Structuration Theory
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Feral Information Systems Viewed Through the Lens of Structuration Theory

Anthony Spierings, Don Kerr and Luke Houghton
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Decision Sciences institute and the 16th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences institute, pp.101-110
11th International Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) and the 16th Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute (APDSI) Joint Meeting, 2011 (Taipei, Taiwan, 12-Jul-2011–16-Jul-2011)
Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute
2011
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Abstract

Information Systems Feral Information System structuration theory knowledge workers ERP enterprise systems
A Feral Information System (FIS) is any information technology artefact that an End User employs instead of the mandated Information System. Structuration Theory provides a lens to view how Knowledge Workers have access to authoritative and allocative resources through the mode of domination and/or transformative capacity, to counter the traditional structures of domination that managers can employ. Further, a Knowledge Worker‟s trajectory through time-space may provide Lebensstil (life style) opportunities that, if accepted, allow construction of a FIS. When Enterprise System supresses a Knowledge Worker's productions function, they may resort to constructing a FIS to recover lost producer surplus.

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