Organizational semiotics :  evolving a science of information systems : IFIP TC8/WG8.1 Working Conference on Organizational Semiotics, Evolving a Science of Information Systems, July 23-25, 2001, Montreal, Quebec, Canada / 
edited by Kecheng Liu... [et al.]. 
 - Boston, MA :  Kluwer Academic Publishers,  2002 
 - xxii, 308 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in organisational semiotics ;  3 .
 - IFIP ;  94 .
 - International Federation for Information Processing (Series) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: Contributors -- Preface -- Exploring the Explanatory Power of Actability -- PAR J. AGERFALK, FREDRIK KARLSSON, ANDERS HJALMARSSON -- Information and Knowledge Economies -- DANIEL O'CONNOR, ROB SHIELDS, SUZAN ILCAN, AND EDWINA TABORSKY -- Data, Information, and Knowledge -- FRIEDER NAKE -- Organisations as Practice Systems -- GORAN GOLDKUHL, ANNIE ROSTLINGER, EWA BRAF -- Knowledge or Information -- EWA BRAF -- Translation, Betrayal and Ambiguity in IS Development -- JIM UNDERWOOD -- Integrating Information Systems -- VALERIE A. MARTIN, MARK LYCETT AND ROBERT MACREDIE -- User-System Interface Design -- JOHN H. CONNOLLY AND IAIN W. PHILLIPS -- Pervasive Computing and Space -- PETER B0GH ANDERSEN -- Systemic Functional Hypertexts (SFHT): -- ALEXANDER MEHLER AND RODNEY J. CLARKE -- The Value of Information in the "E-age" -- ALEX VERRIJN-STUART AND WOLFGANG HESSE -- Semiosis, Information and Knowledge -- EDWINA TABORSKY -- Dividing Businesses into Processes -- MIKAEL LIND -- A Semiotic Approach to Quality in Requirements Specifications -- JOHN KROGSTIE -- The Institutional Context of Information -- MICHAEL S. H. HENG -- Seven Rules for Applying Language/Action Perspective and Organizational Semiotics Successfully -- JAN L.G. DIETZ -- Towards a Semiotic Communications Quality Model -- ALDO DE MOOR AND HANS WEIGAND -- Semiotics and Intelligent Control -- MORTEN LIND -- Striking the Right Tone -- ANNA POLLARD AND DELFRYN THOMAS -- Looking Inside -- M. CECILIA C. BARANAUSKAS, JULIANA SALLES AND -- ROBERTO S. BIGONHA -- Levels of Abstraction in Maritime Maneuvering Operations -- JOHANNES PETERSEN -- Keywords Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1402071892 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002028514 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Management information systems--Congresses.<br/>Organizational effectiveness--Congresses.<br/>Semiotics--Congresses.<br/>Knowledge management--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T58.6  / .org 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.4/038