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Papers by Edoardo Jacucci

European Conference on Information Systems, 2003

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems.

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Management Information Systems Quarterly.

IT Innovation for Adaptability and Competitiveness, 2004

The paper addresses the research question of how to analyze and evaluate innovations in complex i... more The paper addresses the research question of how to analyze and evaluate innovations in complex information infrastructures. Recent studies of innovation processes involving standard-based networking technologies have called for new theoretical insights than the ones provided by traditional studies on Diffusion Of Innovations. Understanding this type of innovations becomes particularly difficult in the context of complex information infrastructures. Based on the empirical material from a case study of an IS innovation in a Norwegian hospital, the paper provides insights on temporal aspects of innovations. The paper makes two key contributions to the ongoing discussion. It introduces the concept of temporal disclosedness, which describes the tendency of innovations to disclose along the past, present, and future trajectory of the infrastracture, breaking traditional analytical and temporal boundaries. Secondly, with the help of this concept, it shows how some of the current theoretical approaches may be adequate to study the disclosedness of innovations, but their use is currently limited and hence should be extended.

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems

Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2004

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is ...

Information Technology & People, 2006

PurposeTo give an overview of the papers contained in this Special Issue.Design/methodology/appro... more PurposeTo give an overview of the papers contained in this Special Issue.Design/methodology/approachLooks at how each of the papers reflects the theme of the Special Issue, “Complexity and IT design and evolution”.FindingsThe collection of papers in this Special Issue addresses complexity, drawing on multi‐faceted, multi‐theoretical lines of inquiry.Originality/valueFrameworks from complexity science, institutional theory, social science, philosophy, and recent thinking in science and technology studies (STS) are used as theoretical lenses to conceptualize and analyze complexity in IS and to offer ways to mitigate it.

In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: "What historical o... more In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: "What historical or contingent events and factors influence the creation of ICT standards, and in particular, their success or failure?" Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of reflexivity (as in Reflexive Modernization as theorized by Beck) and unexpected sideeffects, the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows that in complex sociotechnical settings, standardization processes may induce side-effects hampering the standardization itself; secondly, in such settings side-effects may be interpreted as apparitions of the reflexive nature of the standardization process. Accordingly, attempts to standardize may reinforce co...

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization? ” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization? ” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

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WP 6/2005 Copyright © with the author(s). The content of this material is to be considered prelim... more WP 6/2005 Copyright © with the author(s). The content of this material is to be considered preliminary and are not to be quoted without the author(s)'s permission. Information Systems group

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems.

In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: “What historical or con... more In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: “What historical or contingent events and factors influence the creation of ICT standards, and in particular, their success or failure?” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of reflexivity (as in Reflexive Modernization as theorized by Beck) and unexpected sideeffects, the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows that in complex sociotechnical settings, standardization processes may induce side-effects hampering the standardization itself; secondly, in such settings side-effects may be interpreted as apparitions of the reflexive nature of the standardization process. Accordingly, attempts to standardize may reinforce complexity. ...

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization?” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

MIS Quarterly

a period of three years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an electronic p... more a period of three years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an electronic patient record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of logics of ordering adopted from Actor-Network Theory and upon reflexivity and unexpected side-effects adopted from reflexive modernization the paper makes three key contributions: 1) it demonstrates the socio-technical complexity of IS standards and standardization efforts; 2) it reports of an empirical case study that shows how the complexity can generate reflexive processes that undermine standardization aims; and 3), it suggests a theoretical interpretation of standardization complexity by using of ideas from complexity theory and the theory of reflexive modernization. These research questions are addressed by offering an historical and contingent analysis of the complexity dynamics emerging from the case.

... and laughter with numerous colleagues which made the daily work fun and exciting: Knut Rollan... more ... and laughter with numerous colleagues which made the daily work fun and exciting: Knut Rolland, Emilio Mosse, Leopoldo Nhampossa, Honest Kimaro ... I will start with Antonio Cordella: a great friend, more than a colleague, which always inspired me with his energy and ability ...

European Conference on Information Systems, 2003

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems.

reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without permission.

Management Information Systems Quarterly.

IT Innovation for Adaptability and Competitiveness, 2004

The paper addresses the research question of how to analyze and evaluate innovations in complex i... more The paper addresses the research question of how to analyze and evaluate innovations in complex information infrastructures. Recent studies of innovation processes involving standard-based networking technologies have called for new theoretical insights than the ones provided by traditional studies on Diffusion Of Innovations. Understanding this type of innovations becomes particularly difficult in the context of complex information infrastructures. Based on the empirical material from a case study of an IS innovation in a Norwegian hospital, the paper provides insights on temporal aspects of innovations. The paper makes two key contributions to the ongoing discussion. It introduces the concept of temporal disclosedness, which describes the tendency of innovations to disclose along the past, present, and future trajectory of the infrastracture, breaking traditional analytical and temporal boundaries. Secondly, with the help of this concept, it shows how some of the current theoretical approaches may be adequate to study the disclosedness of innovations, but their use is currently limited and hence should be extended.

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems

Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2004

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is ...

Information Technology & People, 2006

PurposeTo give an overview of the papers contained in this Special Issue.Design/methodology/appro... more PurposeTo give an overview of the papers contained in this Special Issue.Design/methodology/approachLooks at how each of the papers reflects the theme of the Special Issue, “Complexity and IT design and evolution”.FindingsThe collection of papers in this Special Issue addresses complexity, drawing on multi‐faceted, multi‐theoretical lines of inquiry.Originality/valueFrameworks from complexity science, institutional theory, social science, philosophy, and recent thinking in science and technology studies (STS) are used as theoretical lenses to conceptualize and analyze complexity in IS and to offer ways to mitigate it.

In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: "What historical o... more In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: "What historical or contingent events and factors influence the creation of ICT standards, and in particular, their success or failure?" Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of reflexivity (as in Reflexive Modernization as theorized by Beck) and unexpected sideeffects, the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows that in complex sociotechnical settings, standardization processes may induce side-effects hampering the standardization itself; secondly, in such settings side-effects may be interpreted as apparitions of the reflexive nature of the standardization process. Accordingly, attempts to standardize may reinforce co...

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization? ” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization? ” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without permission.

WP 6/2005 Copyright © with the author(s). The content of this material is to be considered prelim... more WP 6/2005 Copyright © with the author(s). The content of this material is to be considered preliminary and are not to be quoted without the author(s)'s permission. Information Systems group

This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of divers... more This paper is based on a panel presented at ECIS 2003 that sought to explore the extent of diversity in practice in PhD programmes within AIS region 2. It presents respondents from six European countries: Germany, Norway, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. The participants address questions about the nature of their PhD programme in terms of such factors as admission, funding, style of dissertation, format of examination, employment prospects. Whilst some patterns exist amongst the experiences, diversity is still considerable. The paper concludes with a discussion of the impact of this evidence for the global field of information systems.

In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: “What historical or con... more In this paper, we address the general question proposed by the symposium: “What historical or contingent events and factors influence the creation of ICT standards, and in particular, their success or failure?” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of reflexivity (as in Reflexive Modernization as theorized by Beck) and unexpected sideeffects, the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows that in complex sociotechnical settings, standardization processes may induce side-effects hampering the standardization itself; secondly, in such settings side-effects may be interpreted as apparitions of the reflexive nature of the standardization process. Accordingly, attempts to standardize may reinforce complexity. ...

In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of r... more In this paper, we address the following research question: “How can we understand the nature of risk in IS projects in the context of globalization?” Based on a case study conducted over a period of two years in a Norwegian hospital on the development and implementation of a Electronic Patient Record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of risk in IS projects. Drawing upon the concept of reflexive modernization (Beck 1999) the paper makes two key contributions: firstly, it shows the limits of current risk management approaches in understanding the nature of new risks in IS generated by globalization processes; secondly, it suggest a possible theoretical framework for analyzing such nature. The research question is addressed by providing a historical and contingent analysis of the risk management dynamics emerging from the case.

MIS Quarterly

a period of three years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an electronic p... more a period of three years in a Norwegian hospital on the standardization process of an electronic patient record (EPR), the paper contributes to the current discussion on the conceptualization of standard-making in the field of Information Systems. By drawing upon the concepts of logics of ordering adopted from Actor-Network Theory and upon reflexivity and unexpected side-effects adopted from reflexive modernization the paper makes three key contributions: 1) it demonstrates the socio-technical complexity of IS standards and standardization efforts; 2) it reports of an empirical case study that shows how the complexity can generate reflexive processes that undermine standardization aims; and 3), it suggests a theoretical interpretation of standardization complexity by using of ideas from complexity theory and the theory of reflexive modernization. These research questions are addressed by offering an historical and contingent analysis of the complexity dynamics emerging from the case.

... and laughter with numerous colleagues which made the daily work fun and exciting: Knut Rollan... more ... and laughter with numerous colleagues which made the daily work fun and exciting: Knut Rolland, Emilio Mosse, Leopoldo Nhampossa, Honest Kimaro ... I will start with Antonio Cordella: a great friend, more than a colleague, which always inspired me with his energy and ability ...