Author:
Ângela Lacerda Nobre
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (ESCE-IPS), Portugal
Keyword(s):
Heidegger’s Ontology, Peircean Semiotics, American School of Pragmatism, Information Systems Design, Organisational Learning, Knowledge Management, Communities of Practice, Collaborative Work, Innovation Management.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
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Data Engineering
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Enterprise Information Systems
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Information Systems Analysis and Specification
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Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
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Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
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Knowledge-Based Systems
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Ontologies and the Semantic Web
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Ontology Engineering
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Semiotics
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Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Martin Heidegger’s ontology and Charles Sanders Peirce semiotics offer a vastly unexplored potential in terms of IS design and development. Though there are several authors who have explored these giants’ works, such contributions have seldom been disseminated and applied within concrete organisations, in particular in terms of contributing to organisational IS design. Within the current context of post-industrial society there is an urgent need to further develop the insights from these scholars. The links between formal and informal processes, between tacit and explicit knowledge and between diachronic and synchronic analysis are critical for the understanding of today’s competitiveness. And Heidegger’s and Peirce’s works are crucial for a better grasp and optimisation of current complexity at organisational level.