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ANT-Maps: Visualising Perspectives of Business and Information Systems

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In the IS-literature, graphical representations often accompany Actor Network Theory (ANT) analyses of IS-initiatives, serving as tools for improving visibility of the case and interest and power of actors. Building on a comprehensive literature survey, we identify a gap in existing visualisation approaches, as these mainly focus on offering visual support of the case. We present a visualisation approach and a generic, precise and well defined notation that is directly mapped to key concepts of ANT, highlighting the process of translating actors to commit to the implementation initiative. The approach is illustrated by an actor-network analysis of a particular IS-initiative in a Swedish media house.

Source: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Authors: Fredrik Bengtsson, Jenny Eriksson Lundström

Institution: Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Information Systems Theories and Implementation

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W146302911

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Cites: 63

Cited by: 4

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