1. Introduction

   • C. West Churchman
   • James F. Courtney
   • G. Lawrence Sanders

   Introduction Pages: 139 - 141

2. Feminist Philosophy and Information Systems

   • Alison Adam
   • Helen Richardson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 154

3. Some Observations on the Semantics of “Information”

   • Julian Newman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 167

4. Understanding the Philosophical Underpinnings of Software Engineering Research in Information Systems

   • Dawn G. Gregg
   • Uday R. Kulkarni
   • Ajay S. Vinzé

   OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 183

5. A Philosophy of Information Technology and Systems (IT & S) as Tools: Tool Development Context, Associated Skills and the Global Technology Transfer (GTT) Process

   • Deborah Bunker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 197

6. The Philosophy of Critical Realism—An Opportunity for Information Systems Research

   • Philip J. Dobson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 210

7. Developing Intrinsically Motivated Information Systems—A Critical Systems Approach

   • Petros Panagiotidis
   • John S. Edwards

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 226

8. Effective Knowledge Management: Knowledge, Thinking and the Personal—Corporate Knowledge Nexus Problem

   • Steve Benson
   • Craig Standing

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 238

9. Rationality in Information Systems Support to Decision Making

   • David L. Olson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 248

10. Information Systems Knowledge: Foundations, Definitions, and Applications

    • Lee A. Freeman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 266

11. A Philosophical Approach to the Concept of Data Model: Is a Data Model, in Fact, a Model?

    • E. Marcos
    • A. Marcos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 274