The Ephemeral and Information Systems Research: Conceptualizing Ephemerality in a Post-pandemic World

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated business use of digital technology with ephemeral functionality. However, ephemerality as a concept is not well defined in the information systems (IS) literature, making application and operationalization challenging. We conduct an interdisciplinary review of the temporal and material qualities of the ephemeral. We then conduct a standalone review of ephemerality in IS. Based upon our reviews, we propose a definition for ephemeral and develop a framework of ephemeral characteristics. We outline incongruence between this framework and IS conceptualization of ephemerality.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Role of Digital Technologies in Shaping the Post-Pandemic World - 21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2022, Proceedings
EditorsSavvas Papagiannidis, Eleftherios Alamanos, Suraksha Gupta, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Matti Mäntymäki, Ilias O. Pappas, Ilias O. Pappas
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages434-455
Number of pages22
ISBN (Print)9783031153419
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2022 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Duration: 13 Sep 202214 Sep 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13454 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Period13/09/2214/09/22

Keywords

  • Conceptualization
  • Ephemeral
  • Information Systems

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