There are several theoretical foundations in articles thatare appearing in
journals these days.
Diffusion of Innovation Theory
Task-Technology Fit Theory
Structuration Theory
etc, etc.
I am testing Everett Roger's "Diffusion of Innovation Theory which is an up
date of an original theory that came about in France during their industrial
revolution.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Franklin Valier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: Attitudes of hospital workers towards electronic medical
records
Tim:
I think that is part of the problem. As you mentioned earlier the
environment is an extremely complicated environment. I have been
struggling with this research because it is difficult to use "the
organization" (a collection of individuals) as the unit of study. So far
I have only found reliable research methods where by I can measure
"individual" behavior as a reliable model. I have presented one paper
from this theoretical foundation.
I could not agree more with you on this issue. At this point in time the
variety multi-disciplinary points of view that can be used on studying IT
problems and decision making in an organization suffers from a dearth of
theoretical foundation. Which one is the right one. There may be no
right one or wrong foundation for the studies. I
do know that there are many studies each of which looks at the complex
human relationships from various perspectives. I have chosen to focus on
the usability of social theory in is research because I am not a trained
engineer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Churches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: Attitudes of hospital workers towards electronic medical
records
Adrian Midgley wrote:
Comments against this study seem to be based on scientific research
models.
Is it not engineering, rather than science?
Social engineering? Or <wink>, sociology (which is neither science nor
engineering)?
Tim C
