From Theory Into Practice: A Feminist Perspective on Information Systems Integration and Cultural Change Anna Buehring*andTeresaWaring+ *Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle, University of Newcastle +Schoolof Management, UniversityofNewcastle a.l.buehring@nd.ac,uk t.s.waring@nd.ac.uk cal, subjective activityand therefore has to be challengedfrom a critical perspective.Feminist theory can help to inform this criticalperspective, espedaUywhen ideas and values, held in high esteem by women, are denigratedby male managers. The paper is in three parts but focusesprhnarily on the empkical stud)~ First the authors examine some of the literature which underpins the pfimaryresearch. The second part of the paper describes the empirical sttud)a Finallythe thkdpart of the paper drawssome conclusions from the work and provides some thoughts and discussion as to the likely outcomes if the Government pursue their modernising agendawithin the caring professions. Introduction Since 1997 the UK Labour government's modemising agenda for the National Health Service (NHS) indudes integration of information systems (IS) and crossboundaryworkingbetween the variousservices. Thek information management and tedmmlogystrateg)4 [nJ~rmationfbr Health (Bums, 1998) is explidt in outlining the need for culturalchange within existinginstitutions and professions(NHSME, 1998). What is not explicit is why the present cultures are in need of change only that theyare unacceptableto the NHS Management Executive(NHSME). Also
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From theory into practice: a feminist perspective on information systems integration and cultural change
Buehring, Anna; Waring, Teresa
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Association for Computing Machinery – Dec 1, 2001
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