The following article suggests a critical realistic framework, which aims at modeling sociotechnical change linked to end-users' IT appropriation: the "archetypal approach". The basic situations it includes (the "sociotechnical archetypes"), and the possible appropriative trajectories that...

Several researchers in the field of sociology, management or information systems have recently invited the community interested in the technology-person relationship to overcome the 'user' notion and the specific schemes related to sociotechnical interaction. Based on Archer's (1982, 1995, 2003)...

In this paper we examine the possibility to bridge theory of Distributed Cognition with popular theories of Social Studies of Technology (in particular, Actor-Network Theory and Social Construction of Technology). Responding to a recent call for revisiting the design metaphor, in this paper we...

Numerous typologies exist, whether in organizational theory or IS research. Nonetheless, few of them are based on the study of the very old organizations to work our archetypes. This article proposes a study of one of the oldest organizations in the world: the Roman Curia.

Various evaluation methods are offered by IS researchers, adopting either a causalist or a processual perspective. Some are focused on strategic addedvalues, whereas others suggest a more operational stance. From a strategic point of view, it seems that there are no systematic techniques to...

This paper examines the fabric of authorized discourses about Information Technology (IT), i.e. of “organizing visions” (OVs), through the investigation of the discourses, practices, and sociomaterial contexts that make up their micro-social underpinnings. The case of a trade show allows us...

Information technology (IT) extensively regulates organizational processes in contemporary organizations by allowing or preventing behaviors —either to the benefit or detriment of the organization. Yet regulatory processes that create, maintain, and enforce rules in IT-rich contexts have not...

De nombreuses théories ont été développées par les chercheurs en systèmes d'information. Elles permettent de mieux comprendre la conception et l'usage des SI. Elles servent également, pour certaines, à diagnostiquer ces systèmes, à les évaluer et à mieux les piloter. Les grandes...