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Dialectical approach to systems development
Author(s) -
Bai Guohua,
Lindberg LarsÅke
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199801/02)15:1<47::aid-sres171>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - contradiction , dialectic , epistemology , context (archaeology) , development (topology) , systems thinking , computer science , sociology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , mathematics , geography , archaeology , mathematical analysis
This paper will approach the nature of system development based on dialectical thinking. To conduct this approach, the paper is divided into three parts. In the first part, the concept "contradiction' is introduced in the context of dialectical thinking. In the second part, "systems development' is discussed in terms of contradiction in the Activity Theory. And in the last part, "information systems development' is presented as an example to demonstrate how information systems are developed in the light of this dialectical approach. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.