Using Activity Theory in system development for entire organisations: the case of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Pilemalm, Sofie; Timpka, Toomas

doi:10.1504/ijhrdm.2002.001032

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“…In parallel, Kuutti (1996) identified that the narrow research focus of human-computer interaction (HCI) was problematic since the context was not included in the unit of analysis, and that activity theory was a potential solution to the problem. Activity theory has since found multiple application areas within both HCI and information system design (e.g., Pilemalm and Timpka 2002).…”

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Decision Support for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards : CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Gustafsson

2022

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Licentiate Thesis

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Global warming exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will very likely lead to unavoidable increases of several climate hazards in the coming decades. Climate change phenomena can increase the risk of several extreme weather events, leading to risks of what is commonly considered as natural hazards, for instance landslides and forest fires. These chains or networks of events are termed natural multi-hazards or compound natural events, referring to a primary event or a driver that directly triggers or increases the probability of one or more secondary events by changing the environment. The very likely increase of single and compound natural hazards due to climate change require increased attention since it may imply new challenges to emergency response systems and new threats to society. Especially, how emergency response systems can prepare for and respond to these hazards by using knowledge of the interactions between different natural events.

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Section: Activity Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Decision Support for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards : CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Gustafsson

2022

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Licentiate Thesis

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“…Kuutti (1996) identified that the narrow research focus of human-computer interaction (HCI) was problematic since the context was not included in the unit of analysis, and that activity theory was a potential solution to the problem. Activity theory has since found multiple application areas within both HCI and information system design (e.g., Pilemalm and Timpka 2002), and in several domains of which one is EM (Chen et al 2013).…”

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Identifying decision support needs for emergency response to multiple natural hazards: an activity theory approach

Sköld Gustafsson,

Andersson Granberg,

Pilemalm

et al. 2023

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Planning and decision making in emergency response systems face new challenges due to climate changes and the increased risk of multiple or compound natural hazards. This is especially the case in areas with inexperience of such events. The aim of this paper is to identify important activities concerning planning and decision-making during responses to natural hazards, and their potential need for decision support. The knowledge base of the study consists of interviews with 12 representatives from the Swedish emergency response system, supplemented by documents covering policies, operations, and responsibility. Thematic coding was applied to the interview data for identification of important planning and decision activities. Needs of decision support were identified by applying activity theory to the identified activities. We found needs of decision support connected to eight identified key activities concerning consequence analysis, national reinforcements, and resource management. The results illuminate a lack of technology to support response activities during both single and multiple natural hazards. The findings can inform policy makers of emergency response of where to concentrate the development of tools for collaborative preparedness and response work to cope with future challenges from natural hazards.

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“…Kuutti (1996) identi ed that the narrow research focus of human-computer interaction (HCI) was problematic since the context was not included in the unit of analysis, and that activity theory was a potential solution to the problem. Activity theory has since found multiple application areas within both HCI and information system design (e.g., Pilemalm and Timpka 2002), and in several domains of which one is EM (Chen et al 2013).…”

Section: Introduction To Activity Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Decision Support Needs for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards – an Activity Theory Approach

Gustafsson¹,

Granberg²,

Pilemalm³

et al. 2022

SSRN Journal

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Using Activity Theory in system development for entire organisations: the case of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Abstract: Activity Theory has, in recent years

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Decision Support for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards : CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Decision Support for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards : CHALLENGES AND NEEDS

Identifying decision support needs for emergency response to multiple natural hazards: an activity theory approach

Identifying Decision Support Needs for Emergency Response to Multiple Natural Hazards – an Activity Theory Approach

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