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The functioning of information systems depends upon physical resources, human resources and societal resources. Physical resources refer to natural resources, technologies and physical infrastructure. Human resources refer to human labour, knowledge and skill in the broad sense of the words. Societal resources refer to resources residing in moral and ethical system, institution, culture, language and community. Examples of works incorporating such ideas are Kling’s (1987) Web model and the notion of information systems as social systems by Hirschheim (1989).
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Heng, M.S.H. (2002). Using Semiotic Framework to Study Social Consequences of IT. In: Liu, K., Clarke, R.J., Andersen, P.B., Stamper, R.K. (eds) Coordination and Communication Using Signs. Information and Organization Design Series, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0803-8_8
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