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Anita Mirijamdotter

Anita Mirijamdotter is Professor and Head of Research of Informatics at the School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, Växjö University, Sweden. In this position she leads the subject’s research, economy, graduate and undergraduate teaching, plans the research education and supervise research students. She also serves as chair of the Växjö University Computer Science research board. In addition to own research she develops research projects, builds up external funding and research collaboration with business, industry and central authorities.


Anita gained her PhD in 1998 on participatory and appreciative systems design methodology that focus on subjective and multi-aspectual understanding of information in organisational settings. Her present research is founded on:

• design and management of dynamic organisational systems and learning environments;
• information and communication technology (ICT) impact on (or implications for) organisational processes; and
• interactive and human centric methods for need-finding, evaluating, valuing and learning.


Anita has contributed to more than forty conference- and journal publications, served as a referee in academic conferences and journals, and as opponent and expert in committees for appointments and promotions. She is a founder and board member for the international research collaboration in the Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Social Systems (CPTS) amongst Salford University (UK), Free University (the Netherlands), Potchefstroom University-CHE (South Africa), and Luleå University of Technology/Växjö University.

Contact info

E-mail: anita.mirijamdotter@vxu.se
Phone:+46 470 708635
Office address: D1124
PG Vejdes 6
35195, Vaxjo
Sweden

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Latest publications

Runardotter, M. & Mirijamdotter, A. (2008). Organizing for Future Access to the Cultural Hewritage. The 31th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, IRIS 31: Public systems in the future: possibilities, challenges and pitfalls, 10-13 August, Aare, Sweden.

Mirijamdotter, A., & Somerville, M. (2008). Systems Thinking as a Leadership Tool for Organizational Effectiveness: A North American Case Study. In Basden, A., Eriksson, D.M., and Strijbos, S. Combined Proceedings of the 13th and 14th Annual CPTS Working Conference, pp. (forthcoming). Presented at the 14th annual CPTS working conference, April 25-28, 2008, Maarssden, The Netherlands.

Mirijamdotter, A., & Somerville, M. (2008). SSM Inspired Organizational Change in a North American University Library: Lessons Learned. The 31th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, IRIS 31: Public systems in the future possibilities, challenges and pitfalls , 10-13 August, Aare, Sweden. Awarded Best Paper.

Eriksson, D., and Mirijamdotter, A. (2008). Ten Guidelines for the Implementation of Information Systems: Research in Progress. The 31th Information Systems Research Seminar in Scandinavia, IRIS 31: Public systems in the future: possibilities, challenges and pitfalls, 10-13 August, Aare, Sweden.

Chroneer, D. and Mirijamdotter, A. (2008). Systems Thinking Benefits in Supply Change Management: An illustration of the viable systems model in a supply chain. International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications , vol. X (x), pp. (accepted for publication).

Somerville, M. M., Rogers, E., Mirijamdotter, A., and Partridge, H. (2007). The Cal Poly digital learning initiative. In E. Connor (Ed.), Evidence-Based Librarianship: Case studies and active learning exercises, Oxford, England: Chandos Publishing, pp. 141-161.

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Researchers

Jorge de Sousa Pires

Andreas Kerren

David Metcalf

Marcelo Milrad

Anita Mirijamdotter

Simon Winter

PhD Students

Marianne Bjoern

Didac Gil

Ilir Jusufi

Miranda Kajtazi

Arianit Kurti

Osama Mansour

Oskar Pettersson

Daniel Spikol

Martin Svensson

Anna Wingkvist

Jorge L. Zapico

Research Assistants

David Johansson

Katrin Lindwall

Sadaf Salavati

Bahtijar Vogel

Others

Richard Guilfoyle

Students

Martin Hult

Magnus Persson

Flavio Ruvalcaba

Former members

Martin Maczkowski

Louise Roth

Per Flensburg

Astrid Wichmann

Andreas Jeansson

Fredrik Alserin

Jonas Gustafsson

Philipp Rossmanith

Marine Karlsson

Carina Hallqvist

Taha Taha

Gunnar Mosnik

Ola Andersson