Latest research indicates that construction of a communal meaning regarding coordination of complex systems development tasks should be implemented into practice, proving that far more attention should be given to the issue of communal meaning construction in organizations. Using Activity Domain Theory for Managing Complex Systems offers a new approach towards managing the coordination of complex system development tasks that informs the co-construction of technical support for coordination and communal meaning regarding this support. Compiling and structuring empirical observations and theoretical developments from the perspective of meaning construction, this unique book combines a deep understanding of concrete, every-day conditions of the telecom industry with innovative theoretical development of the Activity Domain Theory.
Author(s): Lars Taxen
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 317
Title
......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgment......Page 25
The Dawn of the Activity Domain Theory......Page 34
Reflections......Page 63
The Philosophical Roots......Page 86
Activity Theory......Page 98
The Constitution of the Activity Domain......Page 111
Cognitive Grounding......Page 141
Operationalizing the Theory......Page 158
Positioning Against Other Theories......Page 168
The Practical and Theoretical Trails in Hindsight......Page 195
The Anatomy-Centric Approach Towards Managing Complex Projects......Page 202
Enterprise Architectures: An Alternative View......Page 246
Product Lifecycle Management Revisited......Page 275
Alignment: The Activity Domain in the Centre......Page 296
In Search of an Integrating Construct......Page 320
In Conclusion......Page 337
About the Author......Page 343
Index......Page 344
