Beyond the Grasp and Reach in IS Research: the new agenda for IS community building

Seminar, 21 February 2003, 2.30-4.30pm, i-studio 5

Kalle Lyytinen, Professor of Information Systems, Case Western Reserve University, USA

This talk discusses and analyses recent and growing concerns in the information systems (IS) community that IS as a discipline will wither away unless we change our focus or find a 'core' for the discipline. The main part of the talk discusses the psycho-social and political reasons for such continuous anxiety among IS researchers despite the glowing success of the field in the light of all academic and industrial evidence. The talk will also discuss different strategies to enable IS scholars to locate themselves in relation to such concerns and outline an agenda for community building to address the true intellectual challenges posed by the penetration of information technologies within all walks of life.

This seminar is part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded ICTs in the Contemporary World: work management and culture series, and is open to the public. UK PhD students are particularly encouraged to participate and their travels costs are subsidised.

Contact e.s.keys@lse.ac.uk for more information about support for doctoral students.

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