Looking for a Few Good Concepts and Theories for Digitized Artifacts and Digital Innovation in a Material World
ISBN
978-0-9966831-3-5
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2016-12-11
Author(s)
Abstract
Physical objects get increasingly augmented with digital technology resulting in digitized artifacts and digital innovation. We adapt an analysis framework geared towards the structural nature of theories in IS research to investigate how digitized artifacts, digital innovation and the relationship between the two are conceptualized. We identify and juxtapose research on 1) ‘ubiquitous and pervasive computing’, 2) ‘digital product innovation and digitized products’, 3) ‘digitized service innovation’, and 4) ‘digitized product service systems’ as four research streams that conceptualize digitized artifacts and related innovation. We discuss how the individual research streams contribute to the body of knowledge by recommending how the existing concepts can be utilized and when their application is most suitable. We furthermore reveal ambiguities and blind spots as potential avenues for further research. For scholars, our work provides guidance in choosing an adequate theoretical foundation for research on digitized artifacts and digital innovation.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Book title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems - Digital Innovation at the Crossroads, ICIS 2016
Publisher
Association for Information Systems
Publisher place
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Event Title
37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2016)
Event Location
Dublin, Ireland
Event Date
11.-14.12.2016
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
249315