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Diversity in cognitive models (2010)
Book Chapter
Basden, A., & Kutar, M. (2010). Diversity in cognitive models. In Advances in cognitive systems (465-482). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting (2009)
Book Chapter
Chen, H., & Boylan, J. (2009). The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting. In K. Lawrence, & R. Klimberg (Eds.), Advances in Business and Management Forecasting (173-188). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1477-4070%282009%290000006011

The forecasting needs for inventory control purposes are hierarchical. For SKUs in a product family or a SKU stored across different depot locations, forecasts can be made from the individual series’ history or derived top-down. Many discussions ha... Read More about The effect of correlation between demands on hierarchical forecasting.

What use is domestication theory to information systems research? (2009)
Book Chapter
Hynes, D., & Richardson, H. (2009). What use is domestication theory to information systems research?. In Y. Diwedi, B. Lai, M. Schneberger, & M. Wade (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems (482-494). IGI Global

This chapter introduces and discusses domestication theory - essentially about giving technology a place in everyday life - and its relevance and importance to Information Systems (IS) research. We discuss domestication within the context of the soci... Read More about What use is domestication theory to information systems research?.

Organising, militancy and revitalisation: The case of the RMT (2009)
Book Chapter
Darlington, R. (2009). Organising, militancy and revitalisation: The case of the RMT. In G. Gall (Ed.), Union revitalisation in advanced economies: Assessing the contribution of union organising (83-106). London: Palgrave Macmillan

Optimisation of system dynamics models (2009)
Book Chapter
Dangerfield, B. (2009). Optimisation of system dynamics models. In R. Meyers (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Complexity and Systems Science. New York: Springer

1. Definition of the Subject and Its Importance 2. Optimisation as calibration 3. Optimisation of performance (policy optimisation) 4. Examples of SD optimisation reported in the literature 5. Future directions in SD optimisation 6. References

The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction (2009)
Book Chapter
Greenhill, A., & Fletcher, G. (2009). The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction. In P. Saariluoma, & H. Isomaki (Eds.), Future Interaction Design II (175-190). London: Springer

This chapter provides exemplars of the influence of digital artifacts upon cultural experiences. We argue that the associations between people and artifacts, and specifically digital artifacts, is an increasingly dense, interwoven, and pivotal aspect... Read More about The Polysemy of Human-Computer Interaction.

The legality and effectiveness of using Football Banning Orders in the fight against racism and violence at sports events (2009)
Book Chapter
James, M., & Pearson, G. (2009). The legality and effectiveness of using Football Banning Orders in the fight against racism and violence at sports events. In R. Parrish, R. Siekman, & S. Gardiner (Eds.), EU, sport, law and policy: regulation, re-regulation and representation (535-554). TMC Asser Press / Cambridge University Press

Paragraph 2.6 of the European Commission’s White Paper on Sport, entitled ‘Strengthening the prevention of and fight against racism and violence’, seeks to promote multi-party discussions on the issue of disorder and anti-social behaviour at European... Read More about The legality and effectiveness of using Football Banning Orders in the fight against racism and violence at sports events.

Technological frame incongruence, diffusion and noncompliance (2008)
Book Chapter
Sobreperez, P. (2008). Technological frame incongruence, diffusion and noncompliance. In Open IT-based innovation : moving towards cooperative IT transfer and knowledge diffusion (179-196). Boston: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-87503-3

The Technological Frames of Reference strand of Social Shaping of Technology theory is used to overlay the issues arising from a case study looking at non-compliance with information systems. A recent review of the theory suggests that the process of... Read More about Technological frame incongruence, diffusion and noncompliance.

A framework for understanding Information Technology resources (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding Information Technology resources. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (265-308). IGI Global

Chapter 7: Information systems developers make use of information technology resources. IT resources might include, for example, tools like editors, compilers, linkers and debuggers (usually now integrated into development environment software) the l... Read More about A framework for understanding Information Technology resources.

A framework for understanding information systems development (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding information systems development. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (224-264). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch006

Chapter 6: This chapter explores how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy might help us understand the challenges and issues in ISD as they are seen from an everyday perspective. The information system that is developed includes both the technical artefact or sy... Read More about A framework for understanding information systems development.

A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (174-223). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch005

Chapter 5: "What is a computer?" and "What is information?" are questions that the reflective user will sometimes ponder. These questions do not refer to what the computer means to us, subjectively (or intersubjectively) nor as enabling particular ap... Read More about A framework for understanding the nature of computers and information.

A framework for understanding human use of computers (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding human use of computers. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (120-173). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch004

Chapter 4: This chapter seeks to open it up further and explore how Dooyeweerd’s philosophy can be used to understand human use of computers (HUC) by exposing some of the challenges and issues therein and enable us to formulate a framework for unders... Read More about A framework for understanding human use of computers.

Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (62-118). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch003

Chapter 3: This chapter explains some portions of Dooyeweerd’s positive philosophy which author has found useful in understanding IS. It covers Dooyeweerd’s theory of modal spheres (aspects), his theory of things, his theory of knowing, experience an... Read More about Some portions of Dooyeweerd's positive philosophy.

A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology (2008)
Book Chapter
Basden, A. (2008). A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology. In A. Basden (Ed.), Philosophical Frameworks for Understanding Information Systems (309-337). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-036-3.ch008

Information technology (IT) deeply influences the way we live, our assumptions, aspirations, expectations, habits -- our very life-and-world-views (LWVs). It has become an environment in which we live and work, a kind of ecology in which modern life... Read More about A framework for understanding Information Technology as ecology.

Maintenance based on limited data (2008)
Book Chapter
Percy, D. (2008). Maintenance based on limited data. In K. Kobbacy, & D. Murthy (Eds.), Complex System Maintenance Handbook (133-154). London: Springer