The enactment of significance: a unified conception of information, systems and technology

Beynon-Davies, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-3234 2010. The enactment of significance: a unified conception of information, systems and technology. European Journal of Information Systems 19 (4) , pp. 389-408. 10.1057/ejis.2010.34

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Abstract

This paper introduces a new perspective that helps unpack the relationship between information, systems and technology within the nature of human organisation. We argue for an area of interest located at the intersection of signs and systems, which involves the enactment of forma, informa and performa. To demonstrate the utility of this perspective, we deliberately consider a ‘strange’ case from a different time, space and culture. We discuss the nature of human organisation among the Inka Empire and how this organisation was reliant upon the enactment of significance, particularly in relation to an artefact known as the khipu. We conclude with a discussion of the value of our framework in helping us understand the complex entanglement of information, systems and technology within human organisation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > C Auxiliary sciences of history (General) C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management T Technology > T Technology (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Activity systems; Information systems; Data systems; signs; Sociotechnical; Sociomaterial
Additional Information:	Opinion Piece
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
ISSN:	0960-085X
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:40
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/21807

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