Karin Garrety grew up in Wollongong, and worked as a high school teacher and medical researcher before commencing postgraduate studies in Science and Technology Studies (STS). She received a PhD in STS from the University of New South Wales in 1997. Shortly afterwards, she joined the Steel Management Research Program of the BHP Institute at Wollongong University. Since July 2000, she has been teaching in the School of Management and Marketing.
Articles
A preliminary investigation of complex adaptive systems as a model for explaining organisational change caused by the introduction of health information systems (with Kieren Diment and Ping Yu), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2011)
This paper documents the preliminary development of a framework for evaluating organisational change processes during...
Piloting a logic-based framework for understanding organisational change process for a health IT implementation (with Kieren Diment and Ping Yu), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2011)
This paper describes how a method for evaluating organisational change based on the theory of...
Electronic documentation in residential aged care facilities ¿ a review of the literature on organisational issues and early findings on initial conditions from a case study (with Ping Yu and Kieren Diment), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)
This paper discusses the theoretical rationale for an empirical study of organisational change arising from...
Electronic Documentation in Residential Aged Care Facilities – A Review of the Literature on Organisational Issues and Early Findings on Initial Conditions from a Case Study (with Kieren Diment and Ping Yu), ACIS 2010 Proceedings (2010)
This paper discusses the theoretical rationale for an empirical study of organisational change arising from...
Why is it so hard to set up systems for sharing electronic health records? A framework for investigating complex sociotechnical change (with Andrew Dalley), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)
Governments and private companies around the world have spent millions of dollarsattempting to establish electronic...
Contributions to Books
Dietary Policy, Controversy and Proof: Doing Something versus Waiting for the Definitive Evidence, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
The chapter covers the period from the 1940s, when medical and lay awareness of the...
Presentations
Sharable electronic health records and conflicting moral orders in healthcare: A comparison of developments in England and Australia (with Andrew Dalley, Ian McLoughlin, Robert G. Wilson, and Ping Yu), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2012)
Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Evaluating Organisational Change Caused by the Introduction of Health Information Systems (with K. Diment and P. Yu), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2009)
This paper documents the preliminary development of a framework for evaluating organisational change processes during...
Information and computer technology security: Furthering the research agenda (with M. Barrett), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
Despite the development of advanced technical devices and procedures, the information held in computer systems...
ICT professionals’ perceptions of responsibility for breaches of computer security (with M. Barrett and Jennifer Seberry), Faculty of Informatics - Papers (2006)
With ubiquitous computer use and networking, concerns about security breaches have intensified. However the human...
Interorganizational dynamics in collaboration in university-industry research projects: context, politics and social construction (with Michael Zanko and Richard Badham), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
University-industry partnerships (UIPs) are widely viewed as essential in leveraging research capability and economic performance...