The 1980s and 1990s have seen a growing interest in research and practice in information systems design and development from a human-centered perspective. This is an interest that is accelerated by the increase in organizations in which the human resource provides the means to key competitive advantage.
Human Centered Methods in Information Systems: Current Research and Practice is a compilation of contributed chapters by researchers and practitioners addressing the relationships between human activity, organizational issues and technology.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Ch. 1 Introduction: Information Systems as Constrained Variety - Issues and Scope
Ch. 2 Topological Transformations: the co-construction of an Open System
Ch. 3 "Excellent" Systems Analysts: A Grounded Theory Approach to Qualitative Research
Ch. 4 Bottom-Up Management and System Design
Ch. 5 System and Training Design for End-User Error
Ch. 6 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Web Sites
Ch. 7 Vulnerability and the Aware IS Practitioner: A Reflective Discourse on Unfinished Business
Ch. 8 Enabling Technology for Collaborative Working: A Socio-Technical Experience
Ch. 9 Information Systems as Wicked Problems
Ch. 10 A Measuring of Task-Technology Fit for Computer-Mediated Communication
Ch. 11 The Metaphorical Implications of Data Warehousing
Ch. 12 Critical Thinking and Human Centered Methods in Information Systems
Ch. 13 Rethinking Stakeholder Involvement: An Application of the Theories of Autopoiesis and Boundary Critique to IS Planning

Final Thoughts
About the Authors
Index