Houghton, L. Kerr D. (2011) Feral Information Systems: A contextual challenge for Inter-organisational Information Systems in Inter-organisational Information Systems and Technology Acceptance. In Press.
Tuffley, D., Wong, Y. K., Houghton L. (2011) Improving Project Governance and Leadership Sustainability in Developing Nations through the use of Reference Models of Organisational Behaviour, Advances in Material Planning, In Press.
Tatham, P., Houghton, L. (2011) The wicked problem of humanitarian logistics and disaster relief aid, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.15 – 31.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1926622
Kerr, D. Houghton L (2010) Just in Time Versus Just in Case: The impact of Context in ERP implementations, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp.5-16.
http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/549
Houghton, L., Ruth A. (2010) Making Information Systems Less Scrugged, Journal of Information Technology and Education: Innovations in Practice, Vol. 9, pp.91 – 102. (http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol9/JITEV9Contents.pdf)
Houghton, L and Metcalfe, M. (2010) Synthesis as Conception Shifting (Strategic Thinking), Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 61, No. 6, pp.953-963, Palgrave McMillan, UK. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/jors2008188a.html. Bardsnet A Ranked
Ruth, A., Houghton L. (2009) The wiki way of learning, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 25, No.2, pp. 138-152. Cited 25 Times http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/ruth.html
Houghton, L (2009) Generalization and Systemic Epistemology: Why Should it Make
Sense?, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, Vol. 25, No. 10, pp. 1-10. Bardsnet A Ranked
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sres.929/abstract
Kerr, D. V., Houghton, L. and Burgess K (2007) Power Relationships That Lead To The Development Of Feral Systems, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 141-152.
http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/473
Houghton, L. and Kerr, D (2006) A study into the creation of feral information systems as a response to an ERP implementation within the supply chain of a large government-owned corporation, International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 135-147.
http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=10239
Houghton L and Ledington P (2004) The Engagement Approach to Real-World Problem Solving: Towards a coherent Soft-Systems-based theoretical platform for real-world problem solving, Systemic Practice and Action Research, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 497-510.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p766x35608614r24/
Houghton L and Ledington P (2002) The Evolution of Confusion: Soft Systems Methodology and Social Theory revisited, Australian Journal of information Systems, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 75-83.
http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/194
Refereed Conference Publications
Spierings, A, Kerr D and Houghton L. (2011) Feral Information Systems viewed through the lens of Structuration Theory, 21st International Decision Sciences Conference
Houghton L. (2011) Examining the role of group conceptual framing and reframing in complex interconnected work environments: A three year comparative case study, Academy Of Management Conference, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Burgess, K, Kerr D and Houghton L (2009) Communities of Practice: The missing link in Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation, 21st Annual Nordic Logistics Research Network (NOFOMA) conference proceedings, Sweden.
Kerr, D and Houghton L (2008) Feral Systems: The likely effects on business analytics functions in an enterprise resource planning system environment, Proceedings 13th Annual Australian Conference on Information Systems, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sharma, N. Couchman, P.K.; Wong, Z.; and Houghton, L. (2008) Understanding Preparedness for Information System (IS) Disasters in Australian Public Sector Organizations: A Comparative Case Study Approach. PACIS 2008 Proceedings. Paper 291.
Hobson, D, Kerr D, Burgess K and Houghton L (2005) The inefficiencies and excess’s of enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), Excess & Organization: Proceedings of SCOS XXIII: Stockholm 2005, Stockholm Sweden.
Gururajan, R, Kerr D, Moloney C and Houghton L (2005) An investigation into the factors of adoption of wireless applications for data management by nurses, Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute 10th Conference, Taiwan.
Kerr D, Hobson D, Burgess K and Houghton L (2005) ERP Implementations – the pitfalls of a positivist outlook, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute, Taiwan.
Burgess K and Houghton L (2005) The role of information technology in innovation within Supply Chains: is the research framework the problem, 4th Annual Critical Management Studies Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, UK.
Houghton L, Kerr D and Burgess K (2004) SAP – is it systematic research bias, which is to blame for such post implementation disappointment?,15th Australian Conference on Information Systems 2004. Managing New Wave Information Systems: Enterprise, Government and Society, Hobart Tasmania.
Houghton L and Kerr D, (2004) Understanding Feral Systems in Organisations: A case study of a SAP implementation that led to the creation of ad-hoc and unplanned systems in a large corporation. 9th Asia-Pacific Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Seoul Korea.
Houghton, L. and Ledington, P.W.J. (2002) Using Multiple Paradigm Relations Strategy as a Framework for Understanding the Social Reality Implied by Soft Systems Methodology. 8th Annual ANZSYS Conference, Mooloolaba, Australia
Houghton L. & Ledington P.W.J. (2001) Revisiting the social reality implied by Soft Systems Methodology, In Hutchinson W. & Warren M. The relevance of systems thinking in the contemporary world”, Proceedings of the 7th ANZ Systems Conference, Perth WA, November 2001, pp83 – 9 (Awarded “Paper of Distinction”)
Under Review
Houghton, L. Re-examining the Role of Collaboration and Shared Understanding in Problem Structuring, European Journal of Operational Research. (Revise and Resubmit)
Houghton, L. Using social media as part of a business development strategy: The example of the customer advocate, First Monday
Kerr, D, Burgess K, Mitchell P and Houghton L The link between training and communities of practice and training in ERP Implementations, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
Houghton L and Metcalfe M. Unstructured problems as social constructs, Journal of the Operational Research Society.
Houghton, L. Wong, Z and Tuffley, D. Shifting Sands: Towards a methodology of concept shifting through the analysis of tension points in ill-structured problem domains, Omega.
Working Papers
Sanzogni, L. Houghton. L. Andersen P. Beyond Mechanistic Thinking: The need for the embodiment of Ethics in Technology Education.
Houghton L. How our cognitive engagements can lead to a crisis: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis
Houghton, L. Mackrell, D. Making Sense of Business Intelligence.