Information systems and activity theory: A case study of doctors and mobile knowledge work

Er, M; Kay, R; Lawrence, E

Information systems and activity theory: A case study of doctors and mobile knowledge work

Er, M Kay, R Lawrence, E

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Citation:: ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, 2010, pp. 603 - 607
Issue Date:: 2010-08-11

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dc.contributor.author	Er, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kay, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lawrence, E	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-08-11	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, 2010, pp. 603 - 607	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780769539843	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16578
dc.description.abstract	Mobile workers operate in a manner that isolates them from a traditional office. Further, some of these workers are required to make complex decisions during their travel. This paper is aimed at developing an understanding of the information system utilised by mobile workers and examines the information system beyond the data and technical means of information supply. A much broader view of the information system of mobile knowledge workers is produced through the development of two case studies, Doctors on ward rounds and Newspaper Reporters writing and submitting work from the field. These case studies are assisted through the examination of data using Activity Theory as a lens of interpretation. The resulting framework identifies technical, social and environmental factors that influence the way mobile knowledge workers interacted with information. © 2010 Crown Copyright.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ITNG2010 - 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/ITNG.2010.153	en_US
dc.title	Information systems and activity theory: A case study of doctors and mobile knowledge work	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
dc.location.activity	Las Vegas, USA	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Mobile workers operate in a manner that isolates them from a traditional office. Further, some of these workers are required to make complex decisions during their travel. This paper is aimed at developing an understanding of the information system utilised by mobile workers and examines the information system beyond the data and technical means of information supply. A much broader view of the information system of mobile knowledge workers is produced through the development of two case studies, Doctors on ward rounds and Newspaper Reporters writing and submitting work from the field. These case studies are assisted through the examination of data using Activity Theory as a lens of interpretation. The resulting framework identifies technical, social and environmental factors that influence the way mobile knowledge workers interacted with information. © 2010 Crown Copyright.

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