How soon is now? Theorizing temporality in Information Systems research

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Abstract

Time is an inherent quality of human life and the temporal nature of our being in this world has fundamentally shaped our knowledge and understanding of it: the concept of time pervades everyday language: time is of the essence; timing is everything; and a stitch in time saves nine. Thus, many disciplines are concerned with Time physics of course, and also history, philosophy, psychology, computer science, communication studies and media. Nevertheless, our understanding of it is fundamentally limited because our consciousness moves along it . The goal of this paper is to develop a conceptualization of time that can be used to investigate the impact of temporality on the design, development, adoption and use of Information Systems and to trace the societal and business impact of that association.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Information Systems
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2013

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  • Authors
  • O Riordan, Niamh; Conboy, Kieran; Acton, Thomas

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