Centre for INformation SYstems and TEchno-culture
Overview
INSYTE is an interdisciplinary, cross-school research centre in the field of information systems and organizations. In 2006 INSYTE was one of the largest research groups in the Institute of Technology sector in terms of postgraduate numbers. INSYTE offers a combination of part-time and full-time research programmes and can accommodate international students located overseas. INSYTE research is primarily concerned with making information systems useful and appropriate for modern organizations. INSYTE recognises the close relationship between cultural values, creativity and technology in IT-enabled organisational and social development. Consequently, INSYTE researchers examine a broad range of issues but are primarily concerned with strategies and methods for the effective design and use of information technology. Examples of studies conducted at the centre include:
- Information Systems & Culture: E-privacy; system security; IT in the developing world; cross-cultural aspects of IT in organizations and society
- Technology Development and People: technology, strategy and leadership; coordinating systems development work in multiple locations; strategies for sharing knowledge between users and technologists; evaluating systems usability; factors influencing systems success and failure
- IT Enabled Supply Chain Systems in small firms in Europe
- Information Technology and Ethics
- Technology-driven Innovation and Technology-Driven Change
- Technology Education
The above thematic areas are necessarily overlapping but indicate key domains in which work has been published to date. INSYTE focuses upon generating high quality publishable work and disseminates papers regularly in the leading international journals and conferences. INSYTE works with researchers across the world including the Europe Union, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Asia, and North America.
Contact:
Dr. Larry Stapleton
Department of Computing Maths & Physics
Waterford Institute of Technology
Cork Road
Waterford
Tel: 051 302059 or Email: lstapleton@wit.ie