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Process Theory: Background, Opportunity, and Challenges

Fred Niederman

Foundations and Trends® in Information Systems2021https://doi.org/10.1561/2900000017article
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The IS field has the opportunity to address a new range of questions and phenomena by expanding its attention to process. This monograph provides a taxonomy of various types of process based on level of agency by actors in initiating and carrying out the process as well as degree of adherence to action sequence planning. It also frames the discussion in terms of theory and the value of expanding the study of process in a theory representation and testing cycle. Numerous forays into process examination in IS are presented and critiqued. Discussions consider Process Virtualization Theory, Pentland’s path structure and process grammar ideas, and process mining. Roadblocks for scholars and editors interested in expanding the IS field’s use of process theory are also detailed with recommendations provided for addressing them. The monograph is intended primarily for IS doctoral students who have an interest in how and why computing by people works as it does.

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@article{fred2021,
  title        = {{Process Theory: Background, Opportunity, and Challenges}},
  author       = {Fred Niederman},
  journal      = {Foundations and Trends® in Information Systems},
  year         = {2021},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1561/2900000017},
}

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0.43

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F · citation impact0.22 × 0.4 = 0.09
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
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