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Towards a Socio-Institutional Ontology for Conceptual Modelling of Information Systems

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Most work on ontologies for conceptual modelling is based on the assumption that conceptual models represent a pre-existing reality, which they should faithfully reflect. This paper suggests an ontology for conceptual modelling of institutional domains taking into account also the prescriptive role of conceptual models, thereby supporting the design of information systems. The paper draws on the current ontological discourse in information systems engineering; descriptive vs prescriptive conceptual modelling; socio-materiality in terms of clarifying the relationships between physical and social domains; and ontological differences between (physical) properties and rights. The results of the paper can be used to support conceptual modelling in business analysis, in particular requirements elicitation of regulative aspects.

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  1. Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Maria Bergholtz

  2. Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Owen Eriksson

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  2. Indian Institute of Technology, Gujarat, India

    Kamalakar Karlapalem

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Bergholtz, M., Eriksson, O. (2015). Towards a Socio-Institutional Ontology for Conceptual Modelling of Information Systems. In: Jeusfeld, M., Karlapalem, K. (eds) Advances in Conceptual Modeling. ER 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9382. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25747-1_23

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