Chaos Theory as a Framework for Studying Information Systems

Authors:
Gurpreet Dhillon;John Ward
Affiliations:
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, USA;Cranfield School of Management, UK
Venue:
Information Resources Management Journal
Year:
2002

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Abstract

This paper introduces Chaos Theory as a means of studying information systems. It argues that Chaos Theory, combined with new techniques for discovering patterns in complex quantitative and qualitative evidence, offers a potentially more substantive approach to understand the nature of information systems in a variety of contexts. The paper introduces Chaos Theory concepts by way of an illustrative research design.