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Coordination And Communication Using Signs: Studies in Organisational Semiotics is a cutting-edge volume that bridges the gap between the technical and social aspects of information systems and information technology. The chapters in the book are divided into two major sections. The first section deals with Communication and Pragmatics, and Organisational Systems and the following topics are examined: the semiotic framework and natural language; coordination and communication using natural language and other artifacts in a real-life setting; substantive-level issues of information systems and business processes from several theoretical perspectives; language as action; communication quality in the context of systems and business processes; organisational action and Greimas' semiotics. Section Two concentrates on organisational systems, which may or may not include a computer system as a component and examines the following topics: semiotic strategies and semiotic models of organisational structures; the impact of information technology with instructive case studies; the impact of information technology with a particular focus on sense-making in the work floor context; the design of computer information systems; improving the design quality of agent-based information systems; the design of information systems, in terms of capacity, and data scheme. All the chapters in the volume have been submitted to a review process of discussants and peer reviews.

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Author:   Kecheng Liu ,  Rodney J. Clarke ,  Peter Bøgh Andersen ,  Ronald K. Stamper
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.421kg
ISBN:  

9781461352471

ISBN 10:   1461352479
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Communication and Pragmatics.- 1. Accomodating Natural Language Within The Organisational Semiotic Framework.- 2. Means of Coordination.- 3. Intertextuality at Work: Large Scale Organisation of Workpractices.- 4. Actability: a Way to Understand Information Systems Pragmatics.- 5. Communication Quality in the Context of Information Systems and Business Processes.- 6. Greimas’ Semiotics and the Analysis of Organisational Action.- II: Organisational Systems.- 7. Reconsidering the Standard: a Semiotic Model of Organisations.- 8. Using Semiotic Framework to Study Social Consequences of IT.- 9. Implementing IT in Production Settings.- 10. A Semiotic Approach to Improve the Design Quality of Agent-Based Information Systems.- 11. A Semiotics Approach to Analyzing the Information Bearing Capacity of a Data Schema.

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