Chaos theory as a framework for studying information systems

Authors:
Gurpreet S. Dhillon;John Ward
Affiliations:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas;Cranfield School of Management, UK
Venue:
Advanced topics in information resources management
Year:
2003

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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.