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ajis02-442	Johnston, Robert; Milton, Simon	The Foundation Role for Theories of Agency in Understanding Information Systems Design	2002	10	.pdf	application/pdf	7657	299	42	Microsoft Word - AJIS special 2002.doc AJIS Special Issue December 2002 40 THE FOUNDATIONAL ROLE FOR THEORIES OF AGENCY IN UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN Robert B Johnston & Simon K Milton Department of Information Systems The University of Melbourne r.johnston@dis.unimelb.edu.au s.milton@dis.unimelb.edu.au ABSTRACT In this paper we argue that theories of agency form a foundation upon which we can build a deeper understanding of information systems design. We therefore propose that information systems design can be studied at a deep level by analysing their design assumption in terms of theories about how intentional action is possible (theories of agency).	cache/ajis02-442.pdf	txt/ajis02-442.txt