IT and changing professional identity: micro-studies and macro-theory
Journal of the American Society for Information Science
Information Systems and Global Diversity
Information Systems and Global Diversity
The Rise of the Network Society
The Rise of the Network Society
End of Millennium: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture
End of Millennium: The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture
Spaces of Identity: Global Media, Electronic Landscapes and Cultural Boundaries
Spaces of Identity: Global Media, Electronic Landscapes and Cultural Boundaries
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations
The Social Construction of Meaning: An Alternative Perspective on Information Sharing
Information Systems Research
Improvisation during implementation of health information systems: a theoretical perspective
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia
Information Technology for Development
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There is a need to look beyond the immediate process of implementation of computerized information systems to understand the broader social context in which the information and communication technology is being implemented. Using an interpretive approach to the implementation of a computerized health information system in a rural district in Mozambique we reconstruct an important aspect of this context from our interviews and observations--how the process of collective identity formation and information systems implementation are interconnected. Using this understanding of collective identity, we emphasize the importance of communication and shared meanings in developing and extending the primary health care network and in the successful implementation of a computerized health information system.