Critical Realism and Affordances: Theorizing IT-Associated Organizational Change Processes

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Designing for Digital Transformation: Lessons for Information Systems Research from the Study of ICT and Societal Challenges (2016, background): “…and constraints theory (Faraj and Azad 2012; Gibson 1977, 1979; Leonardi 2011, 2013; Majchrzak and Markus 2014; Markus and Silver 2008; Treem and Leonardi 2012; Volkoff and Strong 2013; Zammuto et al. 2007) is a lens that is particularly well suited to help IS scholars build theory about ICT use.”
Theoretical foundations for the study of sociomateriality (2013, background): “Mutch (2002, 2010, this issue), Volkoff, Strong, and colleagues (Strong & Volkoff, 2010; Volkoff & Strong, 2013; Volkoff et al., 2007), and Faulkner and Runde (2013), have described the theoretical stance of critical realism – especially as it relates to studies of technology and organizing – well…”
Research on information systems failures and successes: Status update and future directions (2014, result): “This is consistent with the ideas proposed by Strong and Volkoff (2010) and the general philosophical stance of critical realism (e.g. Volkoff and Strong 2013; Zachariadis et al. 2013).”