Leslie Willcocks
Biographic Data
| ID | 5526755 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leslie Willcocks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leslie |
| FAMILY NAME | Willcocks |
| SIGNATURE | WILLCOCKS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Templeton College, Oxford, United Kingdom. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Outsourcing, bureaucracy and public value
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
Social theory and philosophy for information systems
As Information Systems matures as a discipline, there is a gradual move away from pure statistics towards consideration of alternative approaches and philosophies. This has not been incorporated into the literature of the field. Until now. Collecting major social theorists and philosophers into one volume, Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems provides a historical and critical analysis of each that is both authoritative and firmly…
Business process re‐engineering in theory and practice
This article examines the hype surrounding BPR from a historical, theoretical and empirical perspective. It delineates three ways in which politics are critical to understanding BPR and uses findings on BPR practice, including from case study work and a 1994/5 UK survey conducted by the authors, to locate and explain BPR's appeal and also the less radical outcomes of BPR practice
Managing Information Systems in Uk Public Administration
The record on the development and use of information‐based technologies in UK public administration is reviewed and distinctive risks identified. Risk levels associated with computerization may be increasing rather than abating as a result of both the content of New Public Management initiatives, and also how they are being introduced and applied. This article considers ways forward from the point of view of improving how informatization can proc…
Information Technology as Policy Instrument in the UK Social Security System
Managing Information Systems in Uk Public Administration
The record on the development and use of information‐based technologies in UK public administration is reviewed and distinctive risks identified. Risk levels associated with computerization may be increasing rather than abating as a result of both the content of New Public Management initiatives, and also how they are being introduced and applied. This article considers ways forward from the point of view of improving how informatization can proc…
Outsourcing, bureaucracy and public value
Business process re‐engineering in theory and practice
This article examines the hype surrounding BPR from a historical, theoretical and empirical perspective. It delineates three ways in which politics are critical to understanding BPR and uses findings on BPR practice, including from case study work and a 1994/5 UK survey conducted by the authors, to locate and explain BPR's appeal and also the less radical outcomes of BPR practice
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
Information Technology as Policy Instrument in the UK Social Security System
Information Technology as Policy Instrument in the UK Social Security System
Managing Information Systems in Uk Public Administration
The record on the development and use of information‐based technologies in UK public administration is reviewed and distinctive risks identified. Risk levels associated with computerization may be increasing rather than abating as a result of both the content of New Public Management initiatives, and also how they are being introduced and applied. This article considers ways forward from the point of view of improving how informatization can proc…
Business process re‐engineering in theory and practice
This article examines the hype surrounding BPR from a historical, theoretical and empirical perspective. It delineates three ways in which politics are critical to understanding BPR and uses findings on BPR practice, including from case study work and a 1994/5 UK survey conducted by the authors, to locate and explain BPR's appeal and also the less radical outcomes of BPR practice
Social theory and philosophy for information systems
As Information Systems matures as a discipline, there is a gradual move away from pure statistics towards consideration of alternative approaches and philosophies. This has not been incorporated into the literature of the field. Until now. Collecting major social theorists and philosophers into one volume, Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems provides a historical and critical analysis of each that is both authoritative and firmly…
Outsourcing, bureaucracy and public value
Developing the Information and Knowledge Agenda in Information Systems
Information systems (IS) ironically has no real, long-standing, philosophical depth or roots in a philosophy of information or of technology, but philosophy itself has largely marginalized these subjects. Therefore this article provides a mutual updating, and argues for an integration of concepts, especially of information with that of knowledge, not least to make information and knowledge developments and applications researchable and discussabl…
Political science (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works)