An artifact ontology for design science research

被引：14
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作者：
Weigand, Hans [1 ]
Johannesson, Paul [2 ]
Andersson, Birger [2 ]
机构：
[1] Tilburg Univ, TiSEM, POB 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
[2] Stockholm Univ, Dept Comp & Syst Sci, S-16407 Kista, Sweden
来源：
DATA & KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING | 2021年 / 133卷
关键词：
Design science; IT artifact; Ontology; UFO; TECHNICAL ARTIFACTS; DUAL NATURE; INFORMATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.datak.2021.101878
中图分类号：
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号：
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要：
From a design science perspective, information systems and their components are viewed as artifacts. However, not much has been written yet on the ontological status of artifacts or their structure. After March & Smith's (1995) initial classification of artifacts in terms of models, constructs, methods and instantiations, there have been only a few attempts to come up with a more systematic approach. This conceptual paper provides an ontological analysis of the notion of artifact grounded in the foundational ontology UFO. Its core is an ontological characterization of artifacts, and technical objects in general from a Design Science Research perspective, developed in conversation with other approaches. This general artifact ontology is applied in a systematic classification of IS artifacts. We include practical implications for Design Science Research.
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