Introna, Lucas D. and Whitley, Edgar A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1779-0814
(1997)
Against method-ism: exploring the limits of method.
Information Technology and People, 10 (1).
31 - 45.
ISSN 0950-3845
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Abstract
Provides a critique of method-ism - the view that methodology is necessary and sufficient for information systems’ development success; method-ism presupposes also that systems developers understand the value of methodology and will prefer to work with it rather than without it. Argues, against method-ism, that method flows from understanding, and not the reverse. Hence method cannot be a substitute for understanding. Discusses the way in which humans tend to interact with the world by means of ready-to-hand tools, using the ideas of Heidegger and Ihde. Shows that tools are used only if available (ready-to-hand) in the world of doing. If a methodology is not ready-to-hand, it will break down and be ignored in the pragmatics of getting the job done. Presents a number of arguments why methodologies by design will tend to break down (not be ready-to-hand) and hence be discarded.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0... |
Additional Information: | © 1997 MCB University Press |
Divisions: | Management |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2010 16:51 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2024 03:28 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27189 |
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