Information systems development as situated socio-technical change: a process approach

McLeod, Laurie; Doolin, Bill

doi:10.1057/ejis.2011.43

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“…This study was set out to explore (i) whether the diffusion of cryptocurrencies represents a disruptive change, and (ii) what is the potential magnitude of this change? To meet this objective, we built on disruptive innovation theory [15,17] (Christensen 1997;Christensen et al 2018) to scrutinize cryptocurrencies as an instance of sociotechnical change [13,[20][21][22] and employed Causal Layered Analysis [23,26] to conceptually examine its disruptiveness.…”

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“…As a result, the research question this study addresses is two-fold: (1) does the diffusion of cryptocurrencies represent a disruptive change, and (2) what is the potential magnitude of this change? To this end, we build on disruptive innovation theory [14][15][16][17] to scrutinize cryptocurrencies as an instance of socio-technical change [18][19][20][21][22] and conceptually explore its disruptiveness through the Causal Layered Analysis [23][24][25][26].…”

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Exploring the Disruptiveness of Cryptocurrencies: A Causal Layered Analysis-Based Approach

Mäntymäki

Wirén

Islam

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The purpose of this study is to explore whether the diffusion of cryptocurrencies represents a disruptive change and what is the potential magnitude of this change. To this end, we take disruptive innovation theory as our point of departure to scrutinize cryptocurrencies as an instance of sociotechnical change. We employ Causal Layered Analysis to develop our four-layer analytical framework to conceptually examine the changes pertained by the diffusion of cryptocurrencies. We provide examples of changes company-level, industry-level as well as societal changes where cryptocurrencies have played a central role. On a company level, cryptocurrencies provide a cost-efficient means for cross-border money transfer and thus pose a significant threat to the existing intermediary-based business models. On an industry level, many central banks are experimenting with crypto-or digital currencies. On a societal level, cryptocurrencies play an important role in particularly when the traditional institutions and societal structures collapse. For example, in Venezuela's recent political and economic crisis, cryptocurrencies contributed to the development of a parallel financial system when the bolivar practically lost its value. Our study provides an analytical framework to systematically evaluate the potential disruptive nature of cryptocurrencies as well as other blockchain-based technologies.

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Exploring the Disruptiveness of Cryptocurrencies: A Causal Layered Analysis-Based Approach

Mäntymäki

Wirén

Islam

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…The stream of research on storytelling and narratives that has contributed to IS practices has gradually evolved over the years. Prior studies have demonstrated the relevance of narratives in IS research and have focused on examining the use of failure and success narratives (Fincham, 2002) in failed technological change (Law, 2009;Whittle et al, 2009), the role of narratives in IS development process research (McLeod & Doolin, 2012), the importance of stories to innovation project leadership (Enninga & Van der Lugt, 2016), and the use of metaphors in IS development projects (Hekkala et al, 2018).…”

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“…From a project management perspective, the extant studies have suggested that storytelling should be utilized by project leaders in managing innovation projects to support their leading roles in organizations (Enninga & Van der Lugt, 2016), while the intentional use of metaphors by project team members can enhance the sensemaking of complex IS development projects (Hekkala et al, 2018). Finally, a study by McLeod and Doolin (2012) proposed the use of narratives in conceptualizing and visualizing the continuity and complexity of IS development processes.…”

Section: Storytelling In Is Researchmentioning

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Deliberate storytelling in big data analytics adoption

Boldosova

2019

Information Systems Journal

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The emergence of big data analytics (BDA) has posed opportunities as well as multiple challenges to business practitioners, who have called for research on the behavioural factors underlying BDA adoption at the individual level. The purpose of this study is to extend the information systems (IS) research on storytelling and to explore the role and characteristics of deliberate storytelling in individual‐level BDA adoption. This case study used the grounded theory approach to extract qualitative data from 24 interviews, field notes, and documentary data. The explicit contributions of the study to the literature include (a) increasing our understanding of the facilitating role of deliberate storytelling in individual‐level BDA adoption, (b) identifying four deliberate storytelling patterns and seven underlying corporate stories disseminated by organizations to influence individual behaviour, and (c) defining the core characteristics of effective deliberate storytelling. This study has multiple implications for business practitioners and demonstrates how deliberate storytelling can be used as a facilitating mechanism in daily business practice.

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“…Software development is a sociotechnical phenomenon [9], and therefore, its success depends on both its social and technical aspects [10]. The findings from recent research indicate that positive affective states, such as happiness, satisfaction, and motivation, increase software developers' productivity and software quality [11,12].…”

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Looking for Peace of Mind? Manage Your (Technical) Debt: An Exploratory Field Study

Ghanbari

Besker

Martini

et al. 2017

2017 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM)

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Abstract-Background: In the last two decades Technical Debt (TD) has received a considerable amount of attention from software engineering research and practice. Recently, a small group of studies suggests that, in addition to its technical and economic consequences, TD can affect developers' psychological states and morale. However, until now there has been a lack of empirical research clarifying such influences. Aims: In this study, we aim at taking the first step in filling this gap by investigating the potential impacts of TD and its management on developers' morale. Method: Drawing from previous literature on morale, we decided to explore the influence of TD and its management on three dimensions of morale called affective, future/goal, and interpersonal antecedents. In so doing, we conducted an exploratory field study and collected data from software professionals active in different industrial domains through eight qualitative interviews and an online survey (n=33). Results: Our results indicate that TD mainly has a negative influence on future/goal and affective antecedents of morale. This is mainly because the occurrence of TD hinders developers from performing their tasks and achieving their goals. TD management, on the other hand, has a positive influence on all the three dimensions of morale since it is associated with positive feelings and interpersonal feedback as well as a sense of progress. Conclusions: According to the results of this empirical study, the occurrence of TD reduces developers' morale, while its management increases developers' morale.

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Information systems development as situated socio-technical change: a process approach

Cited by 44 publications

References 51 publications

Exploring the Disruptiveness of Cryptocurrencies: A Causal Layered Analysis-Based Approach

Exploring the Disruptiveness of Cryptocurrencies: A Causal Layered Analysis-Based Approach

Deliberate storytelling in big data analytics adoption

Looking for Peace of Mind? Manage Your (Technical) Debt: An Exploratory Field Study

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