Alternative Futures for the Digital Transformation: A Macro-Level Schumpeterian Perspective

2022 | Organization Science | Citations: 0

Authors: Bodrožić, Zlatko; S. Adler, Paul

Abstract: This paper develops and deploys a theoretical framework for assessing the prospe ... Expand

Abstract: This paper develops and deploys a theoretical framework for assessing the prospects of a cluster of technologies driving what is often called the digital transformation. There is considerable uncertainty regarding this transformation’s future trajectory, and to understand and bound that uncertainty, we build on Schumpeter’s macro-level theory of economy-wide, technological revolutions and on the work of several scholars who have extended that theory. In this perspective, such revolutions’ trajectories are shaped primarily by the interaction of changes within and between three spheres—technology, organization, and public policy. We enrich this account by identifying the critical problems and the collective choices among competing solutions to those problems that together shape the trajectory of each revolution. We argue that the digital transformation represents a new phase in the wider arc of the information and communication technology revolution—a phase promising much wider deployment—and that the trajectory of this deployment depends on collective choices to be made in the organization and public policy spheres. Combining in a 2 × 2 matrix the two main alternative solutions on offer in each of these two spheres, we identify four scenarios for the future trajectory of the digital transformation: digital authoritarianism, digital oligarchy, digital localism, and digital democracy. We discuss how these scenarios can help us trace and understand the future trajectory of the digital transformation. Collapse

Topics: digital transformation problem solving quality management armed conflict volcanic eruption

Methods: synthesis theory development

Emergency Vocabulary

2018 | Information Systems Frontiers | Citations: 3

Authors: Nemeskey, Dávid Márk; Kornai, András

Abstract: For disaster preparedness, a key aspect of the work is the identification, ahead ... Expand

Abstract: For disaster preparedness, a key aspect of the work is the identification, ahead of time, of the vocabulary of emergency messages. Here we describe how static repositories of traditional news reports can be rapidly exploited to yield disaster- or accident-implicated words and named entities. Collapse

Topics: tornado tsunami earthquake armed conflict terrorist incident

Methods: experiment CoreNLP pilot experiment computational algorithm Okapi BM25

If fair information principles are the answer, what was the question? An actor-network theory investigation of the modern constitution of privacy

2005 | Information and Organization | Citations: 0

Authors: Bonner, William; Chiasson, Mike

Abstract: Privacy concerns are increasing, despite considerable government legislation and ... Expand

Abstract: Privacy concerns are increasing, despite considerable government legislation and organizational resources expended in addressing them. In this paper, we explore the historical and contemporary influences on privacy legislation that redirect privacy efforts towards data, and data sharing. Particularly, we use actor-network theory (ANT) to discover and trace the development, translation and subsequent spread of the influence of international privacy principles (fair information principles, FIP) into de facto standards for addressing privacy concerns. Despite the acceptance of the “black box” of FIP, by official actants across 30 years, its enlistment has enhanced rather than prevented, the sharing of data. Our investigation offers insight into the complex interaction among various social, political and technical elements that have influenced the framing and discourse on privacy: from the early conflict among potential possibilities envisioned in emerging information and communication technologies and diverse concerns about those same potentials, to the development of FIP and how through enlistment, drifts, happenstance, convenience and expediency, its influence has been extended to shape the constitution of privacy across time and space. Collapse

Topics: privacy legal context information privacy concern volcanic eruption

Methods: archival research qualitative interview

Theories: actor network theory

Notifying Civilians in Time - Disaster Warning Systems Based on a Multilaterally Secure, Economic, and Mobile Infastructure

2005 | Americas Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Scherner, Tobias; Frisch, Lothar

Abstract: The spread of mobile communication equipment offers new opportunities for disast ... Expand

Abstract: The spread of mobile communication equipment offers new opportunities for disaster management referring to civilians. At the same time, location based services are regarded as privacy invading, and are regulated in many countries by specific legislation. We analyze the requirements of a LBS-based disaster management scenario that enables the timely notification of civilians. In addition, we propose a solution for building a privacy-friendly, multilaterally secure disaster management infrastructure based on robust mobile phone infrastructures with high reachability of citizens. We will also point out additional features based on mobile networks. Traditionally, disaster management is a government domain. We will propose another option to implement and run disaster management. We analyze in how far an early warning system could be profitable for the insurance sector. Our comments will sketch that it is possible to reach a large number of persons, avoid insurance damage, and save costs in disaster warning systems. Collapse

Topics: emergency management broadband cellular network privacy data security usability

Methods: survey