The Use of History in IS Research: An Opportunity Missed?
Frank Land ISIG, LSE
1500 - 1700 Tuesday 12 October 2010
Room NAB 2.06
Frank Land leads a discussion based on his recent paper in which he argues that the historiography of IS is important for understanding IS and its evolution through time, and that understanding even the most transformative, revolutionary, innovations benefits from the study of the historical context. Henry Ford’s viewpoint that "history is bunk" is far too prevalent and, in my view, damaging in IS research. The argument will be supported by a number of examples.
Frank Land is an emeritus professor at ISIG. He founded the LSE information systems group and was instrumental in establishing qualitative and interpretative approaches to IS research as the most effective way of understanding information systems as socio-technical artefacts. He is the author of numerous books and seminal papers.
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