Describing the problem situation in IS studies using SSM: a practitioners view

Fillery, P.F.; Rusli, Andi Muhammad; James, H.

doi:10.1109/iscnz.1996.554946

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“…A rich picture is a tool from the soft systems methodology domain, originally defined as "the expression of a problem situation compiled by an investigator, often by examining elements of structure, elements of process, and the situation climate" (Checkland, 1999). It establishes the issues that concern the parties involved and focuses on the interactions that take place (Fillery, Rusli, & James, 1996). It provides a holistic view of the problem domain instead of focusing on specific problem situations.…”

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A Review of Information Privacy and Its Importance to Consumers and Organizations

Pelteret

Ophoff

2016

InformingSciJ

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The privacy of personal information is an important area of focus in today's electronic world, where information can so easily be captured, stored, and shared. In recent years it has regularly featured as a topic in news media and has become the target of legislation around the world. Multidisciplinary privacy research has been conducted for decades, yet privacy remains a complex subject that still provides fertile ground for further investigation. This article provides a narrative overview of the nature of information privacy, describing the complexities and challenges that consumers and organizations face when making decisions about it, in order to demonstrate its importance to both groups. Based on this work, we present a transdisciplinary view of information privacy research linking the consumer and organization. It illustrates areas of concern for consumers and organizations together with the factors that influence the decisions they make about information privacy. By providing such a view we hope to encourage further crossdisciplinary research into this highly pertinent area.

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A Review of Information Privacy and Its Importance to Consumers and Organizations

Pelteret

Ophoff

2016

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“…This is reflected in the literature in the plethora of examples showing successful adaptation/extension of SSM across a range of engineering disciplines. Fillery, Rusli, and James [1996]…”

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Communicating strategic intent with systemigrams: Application to the network‐enabled challenge

Blair

Boardman

Sauser

2007

Systems Engineering

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The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) has mandated the development of a network enabled capability (NEC) across all of defense, aimed at producing agile military and nonmilitary effects via a network of networks. This paper provides an overview of NEC, representing it as a complex human activity system of systems (SoS), analysis of which cannot rely on purely traditional reductionist engineering approaches, requiring instead a soft-systems engineering approach. A literature review is then provided, covering nontraditional systems methodologies of the past 25 years, highlighting the more recent trend towards multimethodological practice. The paper introduces the systemic diagram, or systemigram, conceptual model, explaining its evolution from a form of visual language to its use as an appreciative learning system in a soft-systems methodology. Using the written prose of MoD policy makers, a systemigram model is constructed which represents the NEC concept, providing a systemic visualization of its complexity and an elucidation of the key SoS attributes of emergence, hierarchy, and boundary. Finally, the NEC systemigram is used in an example storyboarding technique, demonstrating its utility as a platform for stakeholder dialog leading towards a refined model that reflects a deeper understanding of NEC strategy.

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