The Hermeneutic Circle as a Source of Emergent Richness in the Managerial Use of Electronic Mail

Authors

Allen Lee, University of Cincinnati
Daniele Bourcier, University of Paris and Royal Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies
Xavier Fargeas, Centre Psycho-Therapeutique

Abstract

Interpreting the managerial use of e-mail as the managers themselves understand and experience it, this study uses the concept of the hermeneutic circle to provide a thick description of three ways through which richness emerges in e-mail communication.

Recommended Citation

Lee, Allen; Bourcier, Daniele; and Fargeas, Xavier, "The Hermeneutic Circle as a Source of Emergent Richness in the Managerial Use of Electronic Mail" (1994). ICIS 1994 Proceedings. 62.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis1994/62