Title :
Fostering organizational learning with embedded application systems: the XTEND2 prototype
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Turku Univ., Finland
Abstract :
It is argued that agents must understand their work as a whole, including computerized tasks, if they are to employ information systems for fostering organizational learning. The embedded systems approach is proposed for redesigning the structure and the components of software systems so that it is easier for agents to develop such an understanding. In the approach presented, the applications are embedded in extended support systems that make the organization of work and the coordinating role of information systems explicit as well as support agents in handling unexpected breakdowns. The resulting systems are called Embedded Application Systems. The XTEND2 prototype is described to illustrate the approach and to inspire commercial implementations
Keywords :
information systems; learning (artificial intelligence); real-time systems; Embedded Application Systems; XTEND2 prototype; commercial implementations; computerized tasks; coordinating role; embedded application systems; embedded systems approach; extended support systems; information systems; organizational learning; software systems; unexpected breakdowns; Application software; Collaborative work; Computer science; Context; Decision making; Electric breakdown; Information systems; Management information systems; Production systems; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1995. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6930-6
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1995.375560
