Dr Kathy McGrath

Contact

Information Systems and Computing St John's 046 Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1895 266047 Fax: +44 (0)1895 269732 Email: kathy.mcgrath@brunel.ac.uk

Research Interests

Information Technology and Socio-Organisational Change, Modernisation of Public Services, Information Systems in Developing Countries, Social Computing

University Research Centre Membership

Publications

Journal Papers

(2012) McGrath, K., Elbanna, A., Hercheui, M., Panagiotopoulos, P. and Saad, E., Exploring the democratic potential of online social networking: The scope and limitations of e-participation, Communications of the Association for Information Systems 30 (1) : 16

(2010) McGrath, K. and Maiye, A., The role of institutions in ICT innovation: learning from interventions in a Nigerian e-government initiative, Information Technology for Development 16 (4) : 260- 278 Download publication

(2010) Light, B. and McGrath, K., Ethics and social networking sites: A disclosive analysis of Facebook, Information Technology and People 23 (4) : 290- 311 Download publication

(2008) McGrath, K., Hendy, J., Klecun, E. and Young, T., The vision and reality of 'connecting for health': tensions, opportunities and policy implications of the UK national programme, Communications of the Association for Information Systems 23 603- 618

(2007) Avgerou, C. and McGrath, K., Power, rationality and the art of living through socio-technical change, MIS Quarterly 31 (2) : 295- 315

(2006) McGrath, K., Affection not affliction: the role of emotions in information systems and organizational change, Information and Organization 16 (4) : 277- 303 Download publication

(2005) McGrath, K., Doing critical research in information systems: a case of theory and practice not informing each other, Information Systems Journal 15 (2) : 85- 101 Download publication

(2002) McGrath, K., The golden circle: a way of arguing and acting about technology in the London Ambulance Service, European Journal of Information Systems 11 (4) : 251- 266 Download publication

(2001) McGrath, K., The LASCAD project: a failed implementation or a way of understanding the present?, Journal of Intelligent Systems 10 (5/6) : 509- 537

Conference Papers

(2011) McGrath, K., Elbanna, A., Hercheui, M., Panagiotopoulos, P. and Saad, E., Online social networking and citizen engagement: Debating the potential and limitations, 32nd International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS2011)

(2011) McGrath, K. and Maiye, A., The contribution of ICTs to socio-economic development: Experience from Nigeria, 7th Critical Management Studies Conference (CMS7)

(2010) Maiye, A. and McGrath, K., ICTs and sustainable development: A capability perspective, 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

(2008) Light, B., McGrath, K. and Griffiths, M., More than just friends? Facebook, disclosive ethics and the morality of technology, 29th International Conference on Information Systems

(2008) Light, B., McGrath, K. and Griffiths, M., Facebook’s ethics, The Facebook symposium

(2008) McGrath, K., Hendy, J., Klecun, E., Willcocks, L. and Young, T., Evaluating "connecting for health": policy implications of a UK mega-programme, 8th International Conference on Human Choice and Computers (HCC8)

(2008) Maiye, A. and McGrath, K., Examining institutional interventions: the case of electronic voters’ registration in Nigeria, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.4 Conference

(2007) McGrath, K. and Papazafeiropoulou, A., Persistent problems with IT-user collaboration: a functionalist explanation of relationship management, 28th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

(2007) Aderibigbe, A., Brooks, L. and McGrath, K., Electronic patient records and nurses' work: rhetoric and reality, 5th International Critical Management Studies Conference

(2004) McGrath, K., Doing critical research in information systems: a case of theory and practice not informing each other, International Workshop on Critical Research in IS

(2001) McGrath, K., The Golden Circle: a case study of organizational change at the London Ambulance Service, 9th European Conference on Information Systems

(2001) McGrath, K. and Smithson, S., Organisational culture as a regime of truth: a critical perspective, 6th UKAIS Conference

Book Chapters

(2008) McGrath, K., Doing critical research in information systems: a case of theory and practice not informing each other. In: Willcocks, L. and Lee, A. eds. Major Currents in Information Systems, Volume 1. London : Sage

(2005) Avgerou, C. and McGrath, K., Rationalities and emotions in IS innovation. In: Howcroft, D. and Trauth, EM. eds. Handbook Of Critical Information Systems Research: Theory and Applications. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar 299- 324

(2003) McGrath, K., In a mood to make sense of technology: a longitudinal study of discursive practices at the London Ambulance Service. In: Wynn, E., Whitley, E., Myers, M. and DeGross, J. eds. Global and Organizational Discourse about Information Technology. Kluwer 485- 506

(2003) McGrath, K., ICTs supporting targetmania: how the UK health sector is trying to modernise. In: Korpela, M., Montealegre, R. and Poulymenakou, A. eds. IS Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization. Kluwer Academic 19- 34