Information, Technology, and the Changing Nature of Work

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Forman, Chris; King, John Leslie; Lyytinen, Kalle
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University
• 刊物名称: INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7047
• DOI: 10.1287/isre.2014.0551
• 发表日期: 2014
• 页码: 789-795
• 关键词: social media

摘要

The information systems field started with the expectation that information and technology will significantly shape the nature of work. The topic provides ample scope for significant scholarly inquiry. Work content, process, and organization are now different from what they were in the 1960s and 1970s, which provided a foundation for theories and understanding. Although investigations about the changing nature of work have been made for years, this special section recognizes that the time of reckoning has come again. There is a growing need for deeper understanding of information, technology, and work. The specific contributions of this special section are at the heart of new frontiers of research in information, technology, and work. We observe a continued need to study their relationships, and to separate short-term and long-term effects. We expect continued surprises and conclude that patience is required to achieve increased understanding in this important domain.