Materiality of Connectivity in the Networked Society: A Sociomaterial Perspective

Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, Sebastian Boell, John CAMPBELL

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Abstract

This paper contributes to an emerging discourse on the meaning of technology in today's networked society by exploring connectivity as a hallmark of the networked society. Based on an empirical study of professionals, arguably the forerunners of the networked society, the paper seeks to answer how connectivity matters. Rich narratives from in-depth interviews reveal the diverse ways materiality of connectivity is experienced and performed in the work practices and private lives of professionals. These findings challenge existing conceptual treatments of connectivity as a technical, social, or socio-technical phenomenon, and offer empirical grounding for a novel theoretical view of connectivity. The proposed sociomaterial theoretical framework identifies four different modes of connectivity that explain how connectivity matters to individuals: As materially experienced and enacted in specific sociomaterial practices. As a novel and refined view of connectivity the sociomaterial framework is important for future research on connectivity in the networked society.Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, Sebastian Boell and John Campbell

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
EditorsFelix B. Tan, Deborah Bunker
Place of PublicationAustralia
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781927184264
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 8 Dec 201410 Dec 2014
http://bis2.aut.ac.nz/acis2014/ (Conference Link)

Conference

Conference25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Abbreviated titleACIS 2014
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period8/12/1410/12/14
Internet address

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