Studying the development conceptions of a new company and associated information system using the STIN strategy.

摘要

Through this dissertation I contribute a more detailed understanding of the central social and technical design conceptions for developing an information system, in this case belonging to a company referred to here as Staying Green. Specifically, findings show that the current design conceptualizations for Staying Green's information system are based on a combination of commonly held, explicit, views of technology and implicitly held assumptions about people and information. By developing an alternative view of technology and different assumptions about people and information---building on concepts from social informatics researchers and theories---new design conceptions emerge. These new design conceptions expand the definition of an information system and its relationship to Staying Green, their services, and their licensees.;This dissertation focuses on the dual nature of Socio-Technical Interaction Network (STIN) as both a conceptual frame and research approach. With this focus I both draw from then contribute to STIN development in three ways. First, I articulate that STIN focuses attention to social change rather than simply a technical change with social consequences. Second, I argue that STIN should focus on the values associated with information. Third, the STIN approach is developed here using a macro-micro design to situate the case study into a larger industry before addressing design conceptions.