Empirical research in information systems: the practice of relevance
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
Rigor and relevance in MIS research: beyond the approach of positivism alone
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
A set of principles for conducting and evaluating interpretive field studies in information systems
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on intensive research in information systems
ICIS '98 Proceedings of the international conference on Information systems
A general, yet useful theory of information systems
Communications of the AIS
Information Systems: Foundation of E-Business
Information Systems: Foundation of E-Business
Information Systems: A Management Perspective
Information Systems: A Management Perspective
Guest editorial: the language/action perspective
Data & Knowledge Engineering - Special issue: The language/action perspective
The Work System Method: Connecting People, Processes, and IT for Business Results
The Work System Method: Connecting People, Processes, and IT for Business Results
Design science in information systems research
MIS Quarterly
The nature of theory in information systems
MIS Quarterly
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The aim of the paper is to explore a possible theoretical foundation for the `work system approach'. The concept of work systems has been suggested as the core object of study in the field of information systems. The scope of the work system approach is determined by pragmatic relevance and high comprehensibility, with the goal of being applicable for professionals in both IT and business as well as IS researchers. This approach has, however, been criticized for having theoretical shortcomings. In this paper, a theoretical foundation is suggested and explored by relating it to work practice theory and its roots in socio-instrumental pragmatism. The results show that it is both possible and fruitful to ground the work system approach theoretically in socio-instrumental actions.