Title :
Using Activity Theory´s Contradictions in the Context of DEMO Organization Control Model
Author :
Goncalves, Afonso ; Correia, Aldina ; Sousa, Paula
Author_Institution :
Escola Super. de Tecnol., Inst. Politec. Setubal, Setúbal, Portugal
Abstract :
Organization dysfunction perception performance issignificantly dependent on the precision of the underlying activity model of organization´s operation. Therefore, it is necessary to observe and improve an activity model that can capture and represent the complex way of how people work in an organization. To address this issue, we introduce the activity theory´s contradiction semantics into DEMO (Dynamic Essential Modelling of Organizations approach) organization´s control called GOD(Generation, Operationalization & Discontinuation). Activity theory contradictions semantics are highly evidential knowledge that can be used to identify a dysfunction more accurately in organization´s operation. We will use the proposed solution via areal case study of a service.
Keywords :
corporate modelling; organisational aspects; DEMO organization control model; GOD model; activity model improvement; activity theory contradiction semantics; dynamic essential modelling of organizations approach; generation, operationalization & discontinuation model; organization dysfunction perception performance; Context; Context modeling; Measurement; Ontologies; Organizations; Semantics; Activity Theory; Enterprise Ontology; Organizational Modelling; processes;
Conference_Titel :
Business Informatics (CBI), 2014 IEEE 16th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
DOI :
10.1109/CBI.2014.51