Start Date
11-12-2016 12:00 AM
Description
Within previous work we explained how data structures are critical to ‘scaffolding’ intra-institutional ontology. The current paper extends this theorization of the institutional ‘mechanics’ of data structures by examining the role that data structures play in constituting inter-institutional ontology. Building upon the work of Searle, we also explain how data structures are critical to inter-institutional deontology - the constitution of rights and responsibilities associated with inter-institutional actors and action. We ground our theorization in the case of information sharing in the supply chain and describe how this mundane domain of inter-institutional action is form-ed through the articulation of data structures. We also explain how certain breakdowns in inter-institutional action can be made sense of in terms of the scaffolding of data structures.
Recommended Citation
Beynon-Davies, Paul and Wang, Yingli, "Deconstructing information sharing" (2016). ICIS 2016 Proceedings. 1.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/ISOrganizations/Presentations/1
Deconstructing information sharing
Within previous work we explained how data structures are critical to ‘scaffolding’ intra-institutional ontology. The current paper extends this theorization of the institutional ‘mechanics’ of data structures by examining the role that data structures play in constituting inter-institutional ontology. Building upon the work of Searle, we also explain how data structures are critical to inter-institutional deontology - the constitution of rights and responsibilities associated with inter-institutional actors and action. We ground our theorization in the case of information sharing in the supply chain and describe how this mundane domain of inter-institutional action is form-ed through the articulation of data structures. We also explain how certain breakdowns in inter-institutional action can be made sense of in terms of the scaffolding of data structures.