The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society
Mobile information technologies within organizations shape the way work is conducted. Equally, wo... more Mobile information technologies within organizations shape the way work is conducted. Equally, working practices and organizational arrangements shape the specific technological configurations. Whereas much of the research into mobile communication emphasizes peer-to-peer voice and message communication, the organizational use of mobile communications has for much longer engaged in more complex configurations of mobile technologies. As such, the organizational experiences precede the widespread consumer use of a diversity of smartphone and tablet apps. This chapter explores, based on a review of the related literature, the broader role of mobile communications where peer-to-peer mobile voice and message connectivity is only one aspect among several. The chapter discusses in detail and exemplifies through cases the impact of mobile communication on interactional barriers, the degree of individual discretion and centralized control, and the possibilities to exercise algorithmic agency...
We are the children of the mainframe. From the early 1950s this smart machine glowed its alluring... more We are the children of the mainframe. From the early 1950s this smart machine glowed its alluring lights, zoomed its magnetic tapes, and worked hard a couple of megabyte memory worth millions of dollars. The mainframe computer created a foundation for the field of Information Systems (IS) educating IS professionals and researching how software and organisational practices could be designed and implemented, and what effects could result from such efforts. Nearly 70 years on, since the Lyons Electronic Office began in 1951, much has happened. The radical digitalisation and transformation of organisational and public service processes challenges not only perceived wisdoms amongst IS practitioners, but also within academia. This essay challenges the IS field on its fundamental ability to address the grand challenges associated with the digital transformation of societies, organisations, as well as the lives and livelihoods of individuals. The essay argues that the IS field will need to ...
During the last two decades of the twentieth century we have seen various transformations in our ... more During the last two decades of the twentieth century we have seen various transformations in our society as a whole. In particular, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have played a critical role in this transformation process. Because of their pervasiveness and our intensive use of them, ICTs have changed our ways of living in virtually all realms of our social lives. ICT is of course not the sole factor of this transformation; various "old" technologies have also played a significant part. Modern transportation technologies, for example, have become dramatically sophisticated in terms of effectiveness and usefulness since the early twentieth century. The train and airline infrastructures are highly integrated with ICTs such as electronic reservation systems and traffic control systems. It is therefore important to recognize that the fundamental nature of technological revolution in the late twentieth century is the dynamic and complex interplay between old ...
The Internet has during the past few years experienced an explosive growth. It is seen as a unify... more The Internet has during the past few years experienced an explosive growth. It is seen as a unifying socio-technical concept for the development of open and simple standards. As such it has proven to be a strong force in setting the agenda for the development and use of software. How can we explain this change, and what are the general issues? What impact do the resulting radical changes have on society and social institutions? How do they affect work, education, health care, legal and political institutions? How do they change the conditions of doing business and making a living, of building families and becoming a professional? The paper is unconventional in providing highlights from a book documenting the results from a longitudinal research network. The rationale is to raise a set of general issues and as such, in the format of a paper, enable a more strategic discussion about our discipline and the main challenges we in informatics are faced with.
The Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication and Society
Mobile information technologies within organizations shape the way work is conducted. Equally, wo... more Mobile information technologies within organizations shape the way work is conducted. Equally, working practices and organizational arrangements shape the specific technological configurations. Whereas much of the research into mobile communication emphasizes peer-to-peer voice and message communication, the organizational use of mobile communications has for much longer engaged in more complex configurations of mobile technologies. As such, the organizational experiences precede the widespread consumer use of a diversity of smartphone and tablet apps. This chapter explores, based on a review of the related literature, the broader role of mobile communications where peer-to-peer mobile voice and message connectivity is only one aspect among several. The chapter discusses in detail and exemplifies through cases the impact of mobile communication on interactional barriers, the degree of individual discretion and centralized control, and the possibilities to exercise algorithmic agency...
We are the children of the mainframe. From the early 1950s this smart machine glowed its alluring... more We are the children of the mainframe. From the early 1950s this smart machine glowed its alluring lights, zoomed its magnetic tapes, and worked hard a couple of megabyte memory worth millions of dollars. The mainframe computer created a foundation for the field of Information Systems (IS) educating IS professionals and researching how software and organisational practices could be designed and implemented, and what effects could result from such efforts. Nearly 70 years on, since the Lyons Electronic Office began in 1951, much has happened. The radical digitalisation and transformation of organisational and public service processes challenges not only perceived wisdoms amongst IS practitioners, but also within academia. This essay challenges the IS field on its fundamental ability to address the grand challenges associated with the digital transformation of societies, organisations, as well as the lives and livelihoods of individuals. The essay argues that the IS field will need to ...
During the last two decades of the twentieth century we have seen various transformations in our ... more During the last two decades of the twentieth century we have seen various transformations in our society as a whole. In particular, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have played a critical role in this transformation process. Because of their pervasiveness and our intensive use of them, ICTs have changed our ways of living in virtually all realms of our social lives. ICT is of course not the sole factor of this transformation; various "old" technologies have also played a significant part. Modern transportation technologies, for example, have become dramatically sophisticated in terms of effectiveness and usefulness since the early twentieth century. The train and airline infrastructures are highly integrated with ICTs such as electronic reservation systems and traffic control systems. It is therefore important to recognize that the fundamental nature of technological revolution in the late twentieth century is the dynamic and complex interplay between old ...
The Internet has during the past few years experienced an explosive growth. It is seen as a unify... more The Internet has during the past few years experienced an explosive growth. It is seen as a unifying socio-technical concept for the development of open and simple standards. As such it has proven to be a strong force in setting the agenda for the development and use of software. How can we explain this change, and what are the general issues? What impact do the resulting radical changes have on society and social institutions? How do they affect work, education, health care, legal and political institutions? How do they change the conditions of doing business and making a living, of building families and becoming a professional? The paper is unconventional in providing highlights from a book documenting the results from a longitudinal research network. The rationale is to raise a set of general issues and as such, in the format of a paper, enable a more strategic discussion about our discipline and the main challenges we in informatics are faced with.
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