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Research Commentary: The Next Wave of Nomadic Computing (2002)
| Venue: | Information Systems Research |
| Citations: | 93 - 5 self |
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@ARTICLE{Lyytinen02researchcommentary:,
author = {Kalle Lyytinen and Youngjin Yoo},
title = {Research Commentary: The Next Wave of Nomadic Computing},
journal = {Information Systems Research},
year = {2002},
volume = {13},
pages = {377--388}
}
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Abstract
Anomadic information environment is a heterogeneous assemblage of interconnected technological, and social, and organizational elements that enable the physical and social mobility of computing and communication services between organizational actors both within and across organizational borders. We analyze such environments based on their prevalent features of mobility, digital convergence, and mass scale, along with their mutual interdependencies. By using a framework that organizes research topics in nomadic information environments at the individual, team, organizational, and interorganizational levels and is comprised of both service and infrastructure development, we assess the opportunities and challenges for IS research. These deal with the design, use, adoption, and impacts of nomadic information environments. We conclude by discussing research challenges posed by nomadic information environments for information systems research skills and methods. These deal with the need to invent novel research methods and shift our research focus, the necessity to question the divide between the technical and the social, and the need to better integrate developmental and behavioral (empirical) research modes.
Keyphrases
research commentary nomadic information environment next wave nomadic computing communication service mass scale organizational actor interorganizational level research mode anomadic information environment organizational element digital convergence research topic infrastructure development social mobility organizational border heterogeneous assemblage prevalent feature integrate developmental novel research method research challenge information system research skill mutual interdependency research focus
