An artifact ontology for design science research
| Autor: | Paul Johannesson, Birger Andersson, Hans Weigand |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Management, Research Group: Information & Supply Chain Management |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Structure (mathematical logic)
Information Systems and Management 020205 medical informatics Computer science Ontology media_common.quotation_subject Perspective (graphical) IT artifact TECHNICAL ARTIFACTS 02 engineering and technology Artifact (software development) Design science DUAL NATURE Data science UFO 020204 information systems 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Information system Conversation Design science research media_common |
| Zdroj: | Data & Knowledge Engineering, 133:101878. Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1872-6933 0169-023X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.datak.2021.101878 |
| Popis: | From a design science perspective, information systems and their components are viewed as artifacts. However, not much has been written yet on the ontological status of artifacts or their structure. After March & Smith’s (1995) initial classification of artifacts in terms of models, constructs, methods and instantiations, there have been only a few attempts to come up with a more systematic approach. This conceptual paper provides an ontological analysis of the notion of artifact grounded in the foundational ontology UFO. Its core is an ontological characterization of artifacts, and technical objects in general from a Design Science Research perspective, developed in conversation with other approaches. This general artifact ontology is applied in a systematic classification of IS artifacts. We include practical implications for Design Science Research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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