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Post-industrial and post-Fordist perspectives on information systems

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European Journal of Information Systems

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A number of different theories of social and organizational transformation have been proposed in recent years. This paper reviews these theories and identifies some of their key themes. A distinction is made between post-industrial and post-Fordist theories. The way in which these two perspectives view information systems is compared and implications for information systems research and practice are discussed.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Management Studies Group, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX

    M. R. Jones

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Jones, M. Post-industrial and post-Fordist perspectives on information systems. Eur J Inf Syst 1, 171–182 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.1991.32

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