- Robin Teigland (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor at the Center for Strategy and Competitiveness and a Director of the... moreRobin Teigland (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor at the Center for Strategy and Competitiveness and a Director of the PhD Program in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) as well as a member of the Core Faculty at Stockholm School of Economics IFL Executive Education.
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The Multinational Corporation bestrode the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries like the Colossus of Rhodes. Through their efficiency in organizing and effectiveness in achieving goals, multinationals have shaped the world in which we live... more
The Multinational Corporation bestrode the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries like the Colossus of Rhodes. Through their efficiency in organizing and effectiveness in achieving goals, multinationals have shaped the world in which we live perhaps even to a greater extent than governments and the people they purport to represent. Yet just as the Rhodes colossus was toppled from below, the rise of grass roots, virtual groups represents a similar seismic nemesis to the modern multinational. In this panel we will debate whether ICTenabled distributed collective intelligence organizations are truly a challenge to the multinational’s hegemony in three areas: 1) are these new organizational forms as efficient and effective as traditional multinationals at enabling coordinated action, 2) are these new organizational forms superior to multinationals in providing social community, and 3) are these new organizational forms qualitatively more effective than multinationals as drivers of social c...
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The panel focuses on blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and Ethereum. The topic has drawn much attention recently in both business and academic circles. The blockchain is a distributed, immutable digital record system that is... more
The panel focuses on blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and Ethereum. The topic has drawn much attention recently in both business and academic circles. The blockchain is a distributed, immutable digital record system that is shared among many independent parties and can be updated only by their consensus. If unbiased and incorruptible blockchain-based information systems become prevalent repositories of our records, trusting other humans with constructing and maintaining key records to define the resources at our disposal could become unnecessary. In principle, blockchain could provide a decentralized information infrastructure that no one fully controls, thereby no one has absolute power and no one can distort past or current records. The full potential let alone implications of blockchain is still unknown. The panel explores blockchain challenges and opportunities from the IS research perspective.
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This report is based on NVWN – the Nordic Virtual Worlds Network, a two-year Nordic research project and network combining academics, practitioners, and entrepreneurs running from March 2010 to February 2012. The project investigated the... more
This report is based on NVWN – the Nordic Virtual Worlds Network, a two-year Nordic research project and network combining academics, practitioners, and entrepreneurs running from March 2010 to February 2012. The project investigated the opportunities and challenges that the emerging 3D immersive Internet and virtual worlds pose for entrepreneurship and innovation. During the two years, the project produced several reports on topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and the future of the virtual worlds and these can be found on our project website: http://nordicworlds.net/project-findings/. Appendix 3 also provides more information on these reports.
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The Design Science Research approach is increasingly being applied in the field of Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophy behind design science research is that new scientific knowledge can be generated by means of constructing... more
The Design Science Research approach is increasingly being applied in the field of Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophy behind design science research is that new scientific knowledge can be generated by means of constructing an artifact, and the core of this approach is a problem solving process used to develop the artifact. As virtual worlds are a relatively new IS medium, limited attention has been paid to investigating the use of design research in virtual worlds. Nevertheless, it is considered a relevant approach as much research in the field of virtual worlds involves the design of virtual spaces to support some kind of business activity. As such, the research purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of the design research approach in virtual worlds. In this paper, we describe and take a practical perspective of a specific case study in which design research was developed and used for a specific project. The specific project in focus is the development of a...
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This section offers an introduction to this book volume, Digital Transformation of Public Services: Societal Impacts in Sweden and Beyond. The chapter explains some of the background to how digitalization and the digital transformation... more
This section offers an introduction to this book volume, Digital Transformation of Public Services: Societal Impacts in Sweden and Beyond. The chapter explains some of the background to how digitalization and the digital transformation are gaining a foothold in the popular discourse about the welfare and the public sector, and how it may change as a result of this transformation. The chapter concludes by briefly presenting the chapters covered in this volume.
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Borrowing from the international entrepreneurship business literature that uses the term “Born Globals,” I label organizations that have been created to discover and exploit opportunities primarily within virtual worlds as “Born... more
Borrowing from the international entrepreneurship business literature that uses the term “Born Globals,” I label organizations that have been created to discover and exploit opportunities primarily within virtual worlds as “Born Virtuals.” While relatively easy to establish, the challenge for Born Virtuals and avapreneurs, or entrepreneurial avatars, is to accomplish the critical task of coordinating the actions of multiple actors to achieve important outcomes – a challenge that has beenrepeatedly documented in research on virtual teams and organizations with geographically dispersed members. As such, this paper’s intent is to investigate two research questions: RQ1) What are the challenges for avapreneurs to achieving successful organizational outcomes in Born Virtuals? and RQ2) How can collective competence be developed such that these challenges can be overcome? To answer these questions, this paper presents a study of Peace Train, one Born Virtual organization created in Second ...
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Research Interests: Information Systems, Computer Science, Social Networks, Knowledge Management, Online Communities, and 15 moreNetwork governance, Collective Action, Organizational Network Analysis, Knowledge Exchange, Public Good, Social Control, Network Dynamics, Business and Management, Public Goods, Online Community, Virtual Organization, Social dynamic, Network structure, Theoretical Model, and Social Network
ABSTRACT In recent years the internet has begun to develop into a much more immersive and multidimensional space, and it is this emerging ‘Immersive Internet’ that has not just gripped our attention but has begun to weave or be woven into... more
ABSTRACT In recent years the internet has begun to develop into a much more immersive and multidimensional space, and it is this emerging ‘Immersive Internet’ that has not just gripped our attention but has begun to weave or be woven into the fabric of our professional and social lives. This is likely only to go further as platform and interface developments in augmented reality, social networking sites, online games, virtual worlds, and the 3D internet signal a move towards communications technologies and virtual spaces that offer immersive experiences persuasive enough to blur the lines between the virtual and the physical. We discuss these developments in this chapter.
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Research Interests: Information Systems, Sociology, Computer Science, Communication, Technology, and 14 moreSocial Networks, Online Communities, Personal Relationships, Adoption, Social Media, Qualitative Research, Library and Information Studies, Agency, Data Science, Organizations, Information Organization, Social Network Analysis, Research challenges, and Ties
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Higher education institutions and corporations are increasingly exploring new pedagogical methods to align with learning styles of incoming students and employees, who are amazingly adept at using Web 2.0 applications. This chapter... more
Higher education institutions and corporations are increasingly exploring new pedagogical methods to align with learning styles of incoming students and employees, who are amazingly adept at using Web 2.0 applications. This chapter explores the use of virtual worlds, in particular that of Second Life, in educational activities by organizations such as higher education institutions or corporations. We begin by introducing virtual worlds with a particular focus on Second Life. We then provide an overview of the benefits of this environment for learning activities before presenting a set of potential learning activities that can be conducted within Second Life. We then discuss an in-depth example of 3D teaming-one learning activity within Second Life conducted by the authors. After a discussion of implementation challenges, we then present areas for future research.
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The chapter introduces trans-cultural comparisons of narrative. The comparison is based on close readings of four Australian Aboriginal narratives for their portrayal of the body, place and identit ...
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Research Interests: Business, Communication, R&D Management, Networks, Performance, and 15 moreOpen Innovation, The Internet, Knowledge, Information Flow, Boundary, Perspective, Business and Management, Conceptual Framework, Internet technology, Medical Device, Innovation process, Roles, Dissemination, Knowledge Worker, and Social Network Analysis
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This report reviews our approach, case studies, results, and implications for the NVWN Work Package 3: Entrepreneurship, and it is written with practitioners and policymakers in mind. We base our work on the concepts of affordances, or... more
This report reviews our approach, case studies, results, and implications for the NVWN Work Package 3: Entrepreneurship, and it is written with practitioners and policymakers in mind. We base our work on the concepts of affordances, or the material and social properties of any technology in relation to affording actions to humans, of the 3D web (or 3D internet) or virtual worlds (hereafter noted with the term VWs), social networks, and the diffusion or spread of innovation. We conducted seven case studies through qualitative interviews ...
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The recent penetration of the Internet has provided a fertile ground for the rapid rise of eservices, and as a result, the e-services market is by its nature global and highly competitive. One of the keys to success is to anticipate and... more
The recent penetration of the Internet has provided a fertile ground for the rapid rise of eservices, and as a result, the e-services market is by its nature global and highly competitive. One of the keys to success is to anticipate and fulfil user needs through the constant development of new offerings. However, innovation is complex and characterized by a high failure rate-especially when customers have a diverse set of needs due to their being spread across the globe. Both theory and practice therefore recommend ...
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Developing new capabilities to address the demands and opportunities of today's everchanging environment is a challenge confronting most organizations. Indeed, product-market competition can be seen as a superficial expression of the... more
Developing new capabilities to address the demands and opportunities of today's everchanging environment is a challenge confronting most organizations. Indeed, product-market competition can be seen as a superficial expression of the deeper competition over capabilities (Hamel, 1994). Organizational capabilities are the know-how that enables an organization to achieve its intended outcomes (Dosi, Nelson & Winter, 2000). Despite their importance, relatively little is known about how firms actually develop new capabilities. ...
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ABSTRACT: The recently developed knowledge-based view of the firm argues that knowledge is the firm's most valuable resource, yet as managers are discovering, valuable firm knowledge can easily leak across the firm's legal... more
ABSTRACT: The recently developed knowledge-based view of the firm argues that knowledge is the firm's most valuable resource, yet as managers are discovering, valuable firm knowledge can easily leak across the firm's legal boundaries just as it can get stuck within them. Research on work practices has consistently shown that social relationships are an important factor in these knowledge flows (or lack of them). However, the twist is that individuals generally form these relationships not according to what the formal ...
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The European Union, as well as national, regional, and even local government organizations across Europe, is promoting research and development collaborations as efficient and effective vehicles to turn ideas into new products, services,... more
The European Union, as well as national, regional, and even local government organizations across Europe, is promoting research and development collaborations as efficient and effective vehicles to turn ideas into new products, services, and solutions in order to improve competitiveness. One of the largest programs is the European Community Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (RTD). This paper investigates the impact of the FP6 funding using two output measures developed for this study: organizational network structure and publication impact. Results using a dataset consisting of 1312 RTD projects with more than 14,000 partner organizations indicate that 1) different types of organizations play different roles in the networks, 2) RTD partner co-publication was impacted positively, and 3) the size of the RTD project (i.e., number of partners) influences project performance.
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Abstract The Multinational Corporation bestrode the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries like the Colossus of Rhodes. Through their efficiency in organizing and effectiveness in achieving goals, multinationals have shaped the world in... more
Abstract The Multinational Corporation bestrode the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries like the Colossus of Rhodes. Through their efficiency in organizing and effectiveness in achieving goals, multinationals have shaped the world in which we live perhaps even to a greater extent than governments and the people they purport to represent. Yet just as the Rhodes colossus was toppled from below, the rise of grass roots, virtual groups represents a similar seismic nemesis to the modern multinational. In this panel we will debate whether ...
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... Molly Wasko Florida State University, mwasko@cob.fsu.edu Robin Teigland Stockholm School of Economics, robin.teigland@hhs.se This material is brought to you by the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) at AIS Electronic... more
... Molly Wasko Florida State University, mwasko@cob.fsu.edu Robin Teigland Stockholm School of Economics, robin.teigland@hhs.se This material is brought to you by the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). ...
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Abstract This paper examines whether the information sources used by knowledge workers have an impact on individual performance and creativity. Although it is widely recognized that new knowledge is created through the combination and... more
Abstract This paper examines whether the information sources used by knowledge workers have an impact on individual performance and creativity. Although it is widely recognized that new knowledge is created through the combination and exchange of existing knowledge, there is a large variety of knowledge sources available to individuals. In this study, we examine whether individual performance varies as a result of (1) individual factors,(2) usage of a variety of information sources,(3) reliance on colocated colleagues, ...
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Multinational organizations create sustainable competitive advantage based on their ability to effectively integrate knowledge that is increasingly dispersed throughout their global operations. This knowledge resides in specialized form... more
Multinational organizations create sustainable competitive advantage based on their ability to effectively integrate knowledge that is increasingly dispersed throughout their global operations. This knowledge resides in specialized form among the organization's individual members, and as individuals perform their everyday work tasks, they participate in activities related to the firm's knowledge integration processes. In so doing, individuals build and participate in emergent networks that have been labeled networks of practice, which ...
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10. CONCLUSION With the global penetration of Internet technologies, individuals may now cross organizational boundaries to communicate efficiently with others regardless of time and space. Thus, when looking for help in solving work... more
10. CONCLUSION With the global penetration of Internet technologies, individuals may now cross organizational boundaries to communicate efficiently with others regardless of time and space. Thus, when looking for help in solving work tasks, knowledge workers may just as easily contact individuals in rival firms across the globe as a coworker sitting at the next desk. As a result, management faces questions such as (1) How should firms manage employees' knowledge-sourcing activities when they span both intra-organizational and ...
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In recent years the internet has begun to develop into a much more immersive and multidimensional space, and it is this emerging ‘Immersive Internet’ that has not just gripped our attention but has begun to weave or be woven into the... more
In recent years the internet has begun to develop into a much more immersive and multidimensional space, and it is this emerging ‘Immersive Internet’ that has not just gripped our attention but has begun to weave or be woven into the fabric of our professional and social lives. This is likely only to go further as platform and interface developments in augmented reality, social networking sites, online games, virtual worlds, and the 3D internet signal a move towards communications technologies and virtual spaces that offer immersive experiences persuasive enough to blur the lines between the virtual and the physical. We are deeply uncertain as to what form or forms the Immersive Internet will take and what it will mean for individuals, society, culture, politics, and the economy. As these spaces, practices, and technologies progress, a more intimate and immersive internet and virtuality will emerge. At the same time as the Immersive or Intimate Internet gathers pace, it is likely that its opposite – the Invasive Internet – will continue to encroach on our lives, societies, politics, and economies. At present there are simply so many questions and unknowns about what might happen. But what we are sure of is that the evolution of such spaces and technologies will mean much for both the avatar/individual and the world(s) around it/us. This book is a collection of short thought pieces that we think critically engage with the future directions that the Immersive Internet might, should, or even should not take. The book emerged as a way of trying to collect ideas and opinions from a wide variety of people who have been heavily engaged with these sorts of questions and issues. Since the Immersive Internet – including social media, augmented reality, virtual worlds, online games, 3D internet and beyond – is still nascent or emerging and is being explored by a number of different disciplines, we assembled participants from a wide range of academic disciplines and professional backgrounds. What all these thinkers share is a deep engagement with the possibilities, both positive and negative, of a progressively more immersive and intimate set of internet-mediated spaces and interactions. The idea was not to collect a series of empirical pieces on the current state of the art but to collect pieces that provoke and attempt to take in the big picture and the long term: what we think of as, in short, Postcards from the Metaverse.
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FinTech, a contraction of Financial Technology, has become an increasingly “hot” sector among policy makers and investors across the globe. This growing sector has attracted investments at an estimated USD 12.2 billion globally in 2014 as... more
FinTech, a contraction of Financial Technology, has become an increasingly “hot” sector among policy makers and investors across the globe. This growing sector has attracted investments at an estimated USD 12.2 billion globally in 2014 as well as interest in a number of regional hubs: Silicon Valley, New York, London, Stockholm, and Australia. Stockholm, similar to many other regional financial hubs, has seen considerable investment and activity in this sector. For example, in 2014 alone 15 FinTech deals attracted USD 266 million in investments, accounting for a remarkable 18 percent of the total USD 1.5 billion FinTech invest-ments across Europe, as well as 32 percent of Sweden’s total USD 826 million in investments in private companies. Furthermore, looking historically across the EU, Stockholm comprises 18.3 percent of the past five year and 15.9 percent of the past 11 year (as far back as there are accessible statistics) total EU FinTech investments, putting Stockholm as the sec...
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The Sharing Economy has been the subject of considerable interest among policy makers across the globe. This book begins by developing a pragmatic definition of the Sharing Economy. Next, we describe global Sharing Economy trends,... more
The Sharing Economy has been the subject of considerable interest among policy makers across the globe. This book begins by developing a pragmatic definition of the Sharing Economy. Next, we describe global Sharing Economy trends, followed by an examination of the Sharing Economy in Sweden. Subsequent sections address regulatory considerations and potential economic implications. The book then concludes with a discussion of possible policy responses.
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207 E Examining Social Structure in an Electronic Network of Practice Molly McLure Wasko Florida State University, USA Robin Teigland Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden INTRODUCTION Recent advances in IS have led to the development of... more
207 E Examining Social Structure in an Electronic Network of Practice Molly McLure Wasko Florida State University, USA Robin Teigland Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden INTRODUCTION Recent advances in IS have led to the development of electronic networks that enable ...