DIGITAL FIRST: THE ONTOLOGICAL REVERSAL AND NEW CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Baskerville, Richard L.; Myers, Michael D.; Yoo, Youngjin
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Curtin University; University of Auckland; University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University; University of Warwick
• 刊物名称: MIS QUARTERLY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0276-7783
• DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2020/14418
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 509-523
• 关键词: DOMINANT LOGIC; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY; BOUNDARIES; enterprise; BUSINESS; strategy; seeking; call; game

摘要

The classical view of an information system is that it represents and reflects physical reality. We suggest this classical view is increasingly obsolete: digital technologies are now creating and shaping physical reality. We call this phenomenon the ontological reversal. The ontological reversal is where the digital version is created first, and the physical version second (if needed). This ontological reversal challenges us to think about the role of humans and technology in society. It also challenges us to think about our role as IS scholars in this digital world and what it means for our research agendas.