Critical Theory as a foundation for Pragmatic Information Systems Design

This paper considers how designers of information systems and end-user perspectives, communication models and linguistic behaviors differ. A critique of these differences is made by applying Habermas's communicative action principles. An empirical study of human-human information seeking, based...

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Main Author:	Gerald Benoît
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Borås 2001-01-01
Series:	Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Subjects:	information systems end-user perspectives communication models linguistic behaviour Habermas communicative action information seeking computerized information systems
Online Access:	http://informationr.net/ir/6-2/paper98.html

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spelling	doaj-fb3f820742054c22837a14288a5400fc2020-11-25T00:35:17ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132001-01-016298Critical Theory as a foundation for Pragmatic Information Systems DesignGerald BenoîtThis paper considers how designers of information systems and end-user perspectives, communication models and linguistic behaviors differ. A critique of these differences is made by applying Habermas's communicative action principles. An empirical study of human-human information seeking, based on those principles, indicates which behaviors are predictors of successful interactions and so are candidate behaviors may be integrated into computerized information systems.http://informationr.net/ir/6-2/paper98.htmlinformation systemsend-user perspectivescommunication modelslinguistic behaviourHabermascommunicative actioninformation seekingcomputerized information systems
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title	Critical Theory as a foundation for Pragmatic Information Systems Design
title_short	Critical Theory as a foundation for Pragmatic Information Systems Design
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publisher	University of Borås
series	Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
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publishDate	2001-01-01
description	This paper considers how designers of information systems and end-user perspectives, communication models and linguistic behaviors differ. A critique of these differences is made by applying Habermas's communicative action principles. An empirical study of human-human information seeking, based on those principles, indicates which behaviors are predictors of successful interactions and so are candidate behaviors may be integrated into computerized information systems.
topic	information systems end-user perspectives communication models linguistic behaviour Habermas communicative action information seeking computerized information systems
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Critical Theory as a foundation for Pragmatic Information Systems Design

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