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2023 (English)In: 36th Bled eConference – Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability: June 25 – 28, 2023, Bled, Slovenia, Conference Proceedings / [ed] Andreja Pucihar;Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar;Roger Bons;Guido Ongena;Marikka Heikkilä;Doroteja Vidmar, University of Maribor Press , 2023, Vol. 36, p. 647-662Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Biological ecosystems and related concepts are well known and have been used for a long time, also outside of the ecology context. In this conceptual paper, we explore the use of biological ecosystem concepts as a new lens to understand and analyze information systems. We propose that applying a frame of reference from a different discipline enriches information systems analysis in several ways, firstly through broadening the perspective of information systems, secondly by offering connections to phenomena and areas that were previously outside of the scope of the information system, and lastly through offering a new viewpoint on actors, roles and functions within an information system. Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of the information system ecosystem and apply this approach to other business activities.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
University of Maribor Press, 2023
Keywords
Biological ecosystem, Ecosystem, Information system, Information system ecosystem, Socio-technical system.
National Category
Information Systems
Research subject
Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science, Information Systems
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-123853 (URN)10.18690/um.fov.6.2023.39 (DOI)2-s2.0-85173603430 (Scopus ID)9789612867515 (ISBN)
Conference
36th Bled eConference, Bled, Slovenia, June 25-28, 2023
2023-08-222023-08-222025-02-19Bibliographically approved