Materiality of Connectivity in the Networked Society: A Sociomaterial Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorCecez-Kecmanovic, Dubravkaen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBoell, Sebastianen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Johnen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-04T01:20:01Z
dc.date.available2014-12-04T01:20:01Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_NZ
dc.date.issued2014en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 8th - 10th December, Auckland, New Zealand
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-927184-26-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/8062
dc.publisherACIS
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.titleMateriality of Connectivity in the Networked Society: A Sociomaterial Perspectiveen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contribution
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