This paper presents a current, accessible, and overarching view of work system theory. WST
is the core of an integrated body of theory that emerged from a long-term research project to …

This research validates 24 work system principles that emerged from the effort to develop
the work system method, whose goal is to help business professionals understand and …

The primary objective of this chapter is to introduce a socio-technical approach called the
Activity-Driven (AD) approach to Information Systems Development (ISD) in healthcare and …

Process modeling is used to understand a business process and to document requirements,
but is mostly formalized and limited to modeling experts. This can be a problem when …

Digital innovation enables competitive advantage by seizing new digital opportunities.
Therefore, it is crucial for organizations to be prepared and aligned to manage digital …

This article proposes the development of an" interpretary," a compendium of interpretations
of IS concepts and methods from different theoretical perspectives. Such an interpretary …

This paper introduces the concept of purposefully constructed activity system (PCAS) as a
step toward a body of knowledge for information systems (ISBoK). The category of PCAS …

There is a long history of calls to “personalize” education–(by which will be meant, in this
study, to adaptively generate goals and plans for individual students, based on various kinds …

The goal of this research is to develop an integrative modelling technique that is easy
enough to be used by most business users with little training, but robust and structured …

There are many situations during information system development (ISD) where there is a
need to do modelling on a business level before more detailed and robust modelling are …