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Digital culture : blurred boundaries and ethical considerations (2009)
Journal Article
Light, B., & Sawyer, S. (2009). Digital culture : blurred boundaries and ethical considerations. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/jices.2009.36407aaa.001

The Weberian sense of work and life suggests that working is something around which the rest of life flows. Moreover, work life and domestic life have been defined as separate for most people based on physical structures. That is, being physically in... Read More about Digital culture : blurred boundaries and ethical considerations.

An investigation into resistance practices at an SME consultancy (2009)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., & Light, B. (2009). An investigation into resistance practices at an SME consultancy. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 22(1/2), 119-136. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410390910932786

Purpose – Prior research emphasises that organisational founders have a good deal of influence in organisational development and, where information and communication technogies (ICTs) are involved, a generic strategy is usually deployed by managers i... Read More about An investigation into resistance practices at an SME consultancy.

Antisocial behaviour orders: Unanticipated directions in social network site development (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., Light, B., & Mcgarrie, R. (2008, June). Antisocial behaviour orders: Unanticipated directions in social network site development. Presented at 16th European Conference in Information Systems,, University of Galway, Ireland,

Social network technologies, as we know them today have become a popular feature of everyday life for many people. As their name suggests, their underlying premise is to enable people to connect with each other for a variety of purposes. These purp... Read More about Antisocial behaviour orders: Unanticipated directions in social network site development.

Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation (2008)
Journal Article
classification and its consequences for appropriation. Information Systems Frontiers, 10(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9105-4

Within the field of Information Systems, a good proportion of research is concerned with the work organisation and this has, to some extent, restricted the kind of application areas given consideration. Yet, it is clear that information and communica... Read More about Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation.

Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander (2008)
Journal Article
Ferneley, E., & Light, B. (2008). Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander. Journal of Information Technology, 23(3), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000123

The move towards technological ubiquity is allowing a more idiosyncratic and dynamic working environment to emerge that may result in the restructuring of information communication technologies, and changes in their use through different user groups'... Read More about Unpacking end-user relations in an emerging ubiquitous computing environment : introducing the bystander.

IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs (2008)
Journal Article
Howcroft, D., & Light, B. (2008). IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 21(6), 597-615. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410390810911203

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse the process of packaged software selection in a small organization, focussing particularly on the role of IT consultants as intermediaries in the process. Design/methodology/approach – This is based upon a longi... Read More about IT consultants, salesmanship and the challenges of packaged software selection in SMEs.

Web mediated market interactions and enterprise software (2008)
Journal Article
Avila-Porro, D., Light, B., & McLean, R. (2008). Web mediated market interactions and enterprise software

With increased consolidation and a few large vendors dominating the market, how can software vendors distinguish themselves in order to maintain profitability and gain market share? Increasingly customers are becoming more proactive in selecting a ve... Read More about Web mediated market interactions and enterprise software.

More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Light, B., McGrath, K., & Griffiths, M. (2008, January). More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology. Presented at International Conference on Information Systems

Social networking sites have become increasingly popular destinations for people wishing to chat, play games, make new friends or simply stay in touch. Furthermore, many organizations have been quick to grasp the potential they offer for marketing,... Read More about More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology.

Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories (2007)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Light, B. (2007). Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories. International Journal of Information Management, 27(6), 422-431

In this study we develop a theorization of an Internet dating site as a cultural artifact. The site, Gaydar, is targeted at gay men. We argue that contemporary received representations of their sexuality figure heavily in the site’s focus by providi... Read More about Going offline: An exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site’s development trajectories.

Introducing masculinity studies to information systems research: the case of gaydar (2007)
Journal Article
Light, B. (2007). Introducing masculinity studies to information systems research: the case of gaydar. European Journal of Information Systems, 16(5), 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000709

I believe that studies of men's gendered experiences of information systems are needed. In order to support this claim, I introduce the area of Masculinity Studies to Information Systems research and, using this, present an exploratory analysis of an... Read More about Introducing masculinity studies to information systems research: the case of gaydar.

Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Light, B. (2007, June). Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist. Presented at European Conference on Information Systems, St Gallen, Switzerland

Taking a social shaping perspective we unpack the development trajectory of a packaged software product to show, that contrary to mainstream accounts, design is not completely specified a-priori and that the process continues throughout implementat... Read More about Risky business: when a CRM vendor masqueraded as an ERP specialist.

Going offline: an exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site's developing trajectories (2007)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Light, B. (2007). Going offline: an exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site's developing trajectories. International Journal of Information Management, 27(6), 422-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2007.08.001

In this study, we develop a theorisation of an internet dating site as a cultural artifact. The site, Gaydar, is targeted at gay men. We argue that contemporary received representations of their sexuality figure heavily in the site's focus by providi... Read More about Going offline: an exploratory cultural artifact analysis of an internet dating site's developing trajectories.

Users as developers: a field study of call centre knowledge work (2007)
Journal Article
Burns, B., & Light, B. (2007). Users as developers: a field study of call centre knowledge work. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 19(4), 42-56. https://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2007100103

We report the findings of a field study of the enactment of ICT supported knowledge work in a Human Resources contact centre, illustrating the negotiable boundary between what constitutes the developer and user. Drawing upon ideas from the social sha... Read More about Users as developers: a field study of call centre knowledge work.

Integration in ERP environments: rhetoric, realities and organisational possibilities (2006)
Journal Article
Light, B., & Wagner, E. (2006). Integration in ERP environments: rhetoric, realities and organisational possibilities. New Technology, Work and Employment, 21(3), 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00176.x

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) packages are said to enable integration when the standard inscription is adhered to through software configuration. A social shaping perspective expands conceptualisations of ERP packages, enabling a view of them as... Read More about Integration in ERP environments: rhetoric, realities and organisational possibilities.

Reflections on issues of power in packaged software selection (2006)
Journal Article
Light, B., & Howcroft, D. (2006). Reflections on issues of power in packaged software selection. Information Systems Journal, 16(3), 215-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2575.2006.00216.x

The adoption of packaged software is becoming increasingly common in a variety of organizations and much of the packaged software literature presents this as a straightforward, linear process based on rationalistic evaluation. This paper applies the... Read More about Reflections on issues of power in packaged software selection.

User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Light, B. (2006, June). User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success. Presented at 14th European Conference on Information Systems, Gotenberg, Sweden

There is a growing body of research on resistance in IS projects, a good deal of which focuses on strategies for overcoming resistance. However, within this strand of research, it appears that there is a ‘blanket prescription’ approach that does not... Read More about User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success.