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| Author: | Coombs, R. Knights, D. Willmott, H. C. |
| Title: | Culture, control and competition; Towards a conceptual framework for the study of information technology in organizations |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
1992 : VOL. 13:1, p.51-72 |
| Index terms: | INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPUTERS CORPORATE CULTURE COMPETITION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION POWER ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY CASE STUDIES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The significance of information and communication technology (I.C.T.) for the theory and practice of organizations is examined. The information dimension of I.C.T. gives it a distinctive character in contrast to other technologies which remains under-theorized. Arguments are presented that information is intimately linked with power-knowledge relations and the forms of subjectivity what reside therein. In theorizing the exercise of power and the constitution of subjectivity, three concepts - culture, control and competition - are suggested which provide additional insights for the study of the development and application of I.C.T.s in organizations. |
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