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Palmås, Karl, 1976, et al.
(författare)
The liability of politicalness : Legitimacy and legality in piracy-proximate entrepreneurship
2014
Ingår i: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1476-1297 .- 1741-8054. ; 22:4, s. 408-425
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
This article explores three entrepreneurial ventures that have evolved in proximity to online piracy. In reviewing the respective cases of Spotify, Skype, and The Pirate Bay, the argument outlines the radically divergent strategies with which the entrepreneurs have sought to legitimise their ventures and underlying technologies. The article concludes that: 1) the context of practices labelled ‘pirate’ are paradigmatic examples of fields in which entrepreneurs must work exceptionally hard to legitimise themselves; 2) in this context, it is crucial that the role of law is analytically isolated from the role of institutionalised legitimacy; 3) success in legitimisation is largely dependent upon the entrepreneur’s ability to demonstrate that the venture is governed by ‘the natural order’ of the economy. It is further argued that piracy-proximate ventures may contribute to the entrepreneurship field, inasmuch as they teeter on the border of being considered too disruptive, and thus suffer from a ‘liability of politicalness’.
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Fazey, Ioan, et al.
(författare)
Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth : Visions of future systems and how to get there
2020
Ingår i: Energy Research & Social Science. - : Elsevier. - 2214-6296 .- 2214-6326. ; 70
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating the societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this research we used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how we might get there. Findings suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues. They will also need to go beyond producing knowledge about our world to generating wisdom about how to act within it. To get to envisioned systems we will need to rapidly scale methodological innovations, connect innovators, and creatively accelerate learning about working with intractable challenges. We will also need to create new funding schemes, a global knowledge commons, and challenge deeply held assumptions. To genuinely be a creative force in supporting longevity of human and non-human life on our planet, the shift in knowledge systems will probably need to be at the scale of the enlightenment and speed of the scientific and technological revolution accompanying the second World War. This will require bold and strategic action from governments, scientists, civic society and sustained transformational intent.
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Bill, Susanna, et al.
(författare)
Litteratur om tillitsbegreppet
2014
Ingår i: DigiTrust: Tillit i det digitala. Tvärvetenskapliga perspektiv från ett forskningsprojekt. - 9789197989367 ; , s. 15-20
Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.) abstract
Detta kapitel visar på hur forskning om tillit är spridd över en rad ämnesområden och forskardiscipliner, och tar upp några av de tydligaste områdena.
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Andersson, Bo, Docent, 1965-, et al.
(författare)
Developing M-Services : Lessons Learned From the Developers Perspective.
2007
Ingår i: Communications of the Association for Information Systems. - : Association for Information Systems. - 1529-3181 .- 1529-3181. ; 20:38, s. 605-620
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
In recent years the Swedish Police Force (SPF) have encountered greater demands on availability and 24/7 services when dealing with errands that are regarded as low priority compared to regular police work, e.g. collecting tips from the public. One attempt to meet these increasing demands was the development of a mobile communications platform that allowed the public to communicate easily with the SPF using their own mobile phones by sending SMS and MMS. The focus of this paper is on the early phases of development of this m-service, in particular, on the specific technical issues such as interoperability and standards used by the actors on the scene affecting the development of mobile information systems. The learning experiences are as follows: First, mobile communication platforms have a large potential for contributing to the field of emergency management information systems since they can be based on open and nationally accepted standards. Second, global and national standards for sending multimedia messages are not always truly standardized. Operators and mobile phone manufacturers make minor alterations and interpretations of the standard and thereby some of the benefits found in standards disappear. Third, when developing mobile information systems we suggest and recommend that the analysis phase should be enhanced compared to traditional system development, and it should address the interoperability between mobile phones on one hand and operators on the other hand.
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Andersson, Bo, Docent, 1965-, et al.
(författare)
File-Sharing : A Threat to Intellectual Property Rights, or is the Music Industry Just Taking Us for a Spin?
2009
Ingår i: In proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). - : Association for Information Systems.
Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat) abstract
File-sharing has become synonym with the “digital economy” where large music conglomerates as well as certain artist voice strong concern over the impact on their bottom line. This research analyzes the music industry, which has been heavily impacted by a major technological shift i.e. the invention, and rollout, of the Internet. We look to the technological shift that has enabled the downloading phenomenon, as well as analyze the uniqueness of the music industries situation. By comparing the book publishing industry as well as the software industry, which are arguably also influenced by intellectual property rights and plagiarism, we try to find similarities as well as dissimilarities with the music industry. We find that the music industry has used alliances as well as Mergers and Acquisitions in order to consolidate their positions in an attempt to slow down change. There is no consensus on the exact extent of ill effects of file sharing. We point to an unwillingness to achieve convergence of purpose between the IT-community and the much of the music industry. Finally we point to the historical fact that consumers always get what they want in the end, which should indicate a need to find a viable e-commerce solution.
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Hrastinski, Stefan
(författare)
Dimensions of synchronous online education
2007
Ingår i: Principles of Effective Online Teaching. - Santa Rosa, California : Informing Science Press. - 193288601X ; , s. 105-119, s. 105-119
Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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O'Connor, Yvonne, et al.
(författare)
The Importance of Form Field Validation : Lesson Learnt From a Feasibility Study of an M-Health Application in Malawi, Africa
2016
Ingår i: Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems Proceedings. - : Association for Information Systems. - 9789860491029
Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat) abstract
Measuring adherence to clinical guidelines using mobile health (mHealth) technologies when form field validation is enforced or turned on could potentially be viewed as skewing the dataset, leading to 100% adherence to the clinical rule base. In theory, healthcare providers should fully abide by clinical guidelines, whether in paper or digital format, to ensure that the patient receives appropriate care. However, what happens when mHealth form fieldvalidation is turned off? As part of a feasibility study in Malawi, Africa, we explored this phenomenon. Switching off validation on the mHealthartefact served its purpose within the context of a feasibility study where a parallel paper-based clinical assessment process remained in place. The design of this technical artefact with the turnkey validation feature afforded us the opportunity to turn validation on and off seamlessly. Ultimately, from an ethical, clinical and technical perspective the optimum approach is to ensurethat form field validation is switched on. With form field validation on adherence to the clinical guidelines is enforced which minimises incomplete assessment and the potential for suboptimal clinical decisions that could adversely affect patient care.
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Johansson, Björn, et al.
(författare)
Management of Information Systems Outsourcing : Evaluation of Lessons Learned from a Boundary Spanning Perspective
2012
Ingår i: Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation. - Reading, UK : Academic Publishing International. - 1566-6379. ; 15:1, s. 63-73
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat) abstract
Even if outsourcing is a well-researched phenomenon, it can be stated that evaluation studies on IS outsourcing relationships are scarce. From a description of two IS outsourcing relationship cases, a set of lessons learned are presented. A boundary spanning perspective is then used when evaluating these lessons learned in the client-supplier outsourcing relationships and thereby adding a “new” theoretical perspective on outsourcing relationships. The evaluation is concluded in a set of propositions that present the boundary spanning perspective of the lessons learned. The aim of these propositions is to act as both a guiding tool for how to further develop boundary spanning roles in outsourcing relationships and to act as a base for future research on outsourcing relationships.
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WEAVER, BENJAMIN, et al.
(författare)
Kameraövervakningens effekter – vad vet vi och vad vet vi inte?
2016
Ingår i: Övervakning och integritet : Teknik, skydd och aktörer i det nya kontrollandskapet - Teknik, skydd och aktörer i det nya kontrollandskapet. - 9789173317542 ; , s. 142-172
Bokkapitel (refereegranskat) abstract
In this chapter we investigate the effects of video surveillance (CCTV) as reported in the extant research literature. We identify several gaps in this research and identify a number of additional potential benefits of video surveillance that have yet to be addressed by academic research. We also highlight the shift from analog to digital surveillance platforms in the past two decades, which has important effects that are largely ignored by previous research.
