The incompatibility of knowledge regimes: consequences of the material world for cross-domain work Export

@article{citeulike:901060, abstract = {In this paper, we argue that successful integration of knowledge across work domains in the short-term can mask the generation of long-term consequences. We explore a setting, the introduction of environmental considerations into semiconductor manufacturing, where the eventual adoption of common measurement artifacts and associated practices enabled knowledge integration, but failed to address significant underlying consequences. Drawing from observational, interview, and archival data we develop an understanding of the work practices of the Tech and EnviroTech groups as structured by the material world and broader collective conventions. We introduce the concept of knowledge regime to outline the differences in knowledge across these work domains. More specifically, we find that differences in the causal specificity and developmental time horizon of knowledge and the measurement artifacts that result contribute to the relative power of one knowledge regime over another. Understanding these sources of incompatibility provides insight into the design requirements of information systems as boundary objects for knowledge integration, but also specifies the potential limits to any design effort.European Journal of Information Systems (2006) 15, 473-485. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635}, author = {Howard-Grenville, Jennifer A. and Carlile, Paul R.}, citeulike-article-id = {901060}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/pal/0960085x/2006/00000015/00000005/art00008}, comment = {Looks promising after reading the abstract, no access to full content :(}, doi = {10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635}, issn = {0960-085X}, journal = {European Journal of Information Systems}, keywords = {artefacts, boundaries, boundary\_objects, concepts, environmental\_scanning, information\_systems, knowledge\_regime, limitations, manufacture, power\_relations, system\_design}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {473--485}, posted-at = {2009-10-07 10:20:39}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan}, title = {The incompatibility of knowledge regimes: consequences of the material world for cross-domain work}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635}, volume = {15}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:901060 L3 - citeulike-article-id:901060 N2 - In this paper, we argue that successful integration of knowledge across work domains in the short-term can mask the generation of long-term consequences. We explore a setting, the introduction of environmental considerations into semiconductor manufacturing, where the eventual adoption of common measurement artifacts and associated practices enabled knowledge integration, but failed to address significant underlying consequences. Drawing from observational, interview, and archival data we develop an understanding of the work practices of the Tech and EnviroTech groups as structured by the material world and broader collective conventions. We introduce the concept of knowledge regime to outline the differences in knowledge across these work domains. More specifically, we find that differences in the causal specificity and developmental time horizon of knowledge and the measurement artifacts that result contribute to the relative power of one knowledge regime over another. Understanding these sources of incompatibility provides insight into the design requirements of information systems as boundary objects for knowledge integration, but also specifies the potential limits to any design effort.European Journal of Information Systems (2006) 15, 473-485. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635 IS - 5 JF - European Journal of Information Systems SN - 0960-085X EP - 485 TI - The incompatibility of knowledge regimes: consequences of the material world for cross-domain work PB - Palgrave Macmillan VL - 15 SP - 473 KW - artefacts KW - boundaries KW - boundary_objects KW - concepts KW - environmental_scanning KW - information_systems KW - knowledge_regime KW - limitations KW - manufacture KW - power_relations KW - system_design N1 - Looks promising after reading the abstract, no access to full content :( AU - Howard-Grenville, Jennifer AU - Carlile, Paul PY - 2006/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000635 ER -