Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I In Search of Critical IS Research 1 The Punch and Judy of Critical IS Research 2 Critical Research and Ethics 3 Practically Critical: Making the Critical Approach More Useful Part II Critical IS Empirical Studies 4 Participatory and Emancipatory Information Systems Development: Principles, Practices and Pitfalls 5 ERP Adoption - What Do They Say About It? 6 Distortions in the Media: A Critical Analysis of Learning Technology Macro Discourse 7 Semiotics and Information Technology Strategy 8 The Self-Ethnography as a 'Critical' Approach to Researching ICT Diffusion 9 Information Systems and Power: A Foucauldian Perspective Part III Review and Critique 10 Enamouring, Provoking and Imagining: Three Lenses of Critical Information Systems Research? 11 Critical Social IS Research Today: A Reflection of Past Accomplishments and Current Challenges Index.

Critical Management Perspectives on Information Systems provides a coherent set of reference points to show students and researchers the organizational issues of information systems in theory, method and practice. Combining fresh and insightful contributions from lead researchers in the field, the book illustrates the diversity of approaches to critical research, presents practical examples and demonstrates the lessons learnt from applying a critical approach.