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CSCW, Online Communities, Information Systems, Collaboration, Qualitative methodology, Web 2.0, and 20 morePractice-Based Research, Social Theory, Community Engagement & Participation, Literature Review, Management Information Systems, Genre Theory, Computer Mediated Communication, Wikis, Internet research methods, Ethnography, Social Computing, Emergent Phenomena, Affordance Theory, Open Content, Social Media, Online collaboration, Interactive Public Displays, Wikipedia Studies, Affordances, and Wikipedia edit
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Dr. Arto Lanamäki is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Oulu, Finland. He teaches courses on research methods... moreDr. Arto Lanamäki is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Oulu, Finland. He teaches courses on research methods, information systems, and human-computer interaction. His main research interest is technology-mediated collaboration. Lanamäki defended his doctoral thesis in September 2013 at University of Bergen, Norway. Previously he holds a MSc in Computer Science from University of Tampere, Finland. Before joining academia, Lanamäki worked in managerial and development positions for seven years with healthcare IT and one year in VoIP service development. edit
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Abstract. This article reports an analysis of metacommunication in the Finnish language version of Wikipedia. The primary data analysis is based on a sample of 5,000 edits collected from the Recent Changes page. By adopting the lens of... more
Abstract. This article reports an analysis of metacommunication in the Finnish language version of Wikipedia. The primary data analysis is based on a sample of 5,000 edits collected from the Recent Changes page. By adopting the lens of the genre theory of organizational ...
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On the Internet, online communities have become common and millions of people are daily contributing online. People meet at online communities instead of, and in addition to, traditional face-to-face interaction. Usenet and the WELL are... more
On the Internet, online communities have become common and millions of people are daily contributing online. People meet at online communities instead of, and in addition to, traditional face-to-face interaction. Usenet and the WELL are online communities that were established in the ...
Abstract. This article reports an analysis of metacommunication in the Finnish language version of Wikipedia. The primary data analysis is based on a sample of 5,000 edits collected from the Recent Changes page. By adopting the lens of... more
Abstract. This article reports an analysis of metacommunication in the Finnish language version of Wikipedia. The primary data analysis is based on a sample of 5,000 edits collected from the Recent Changes page. By adopting the lens of the genre theory of organizational ...
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The concept ‘affordance’ has been adopted from ecological psychology into various fields of research. The wide adoption signals for the usefulness of the concept, but may also create confusion. We have become alert towards the ambiguous... more
The concept ‘affordance’ has been adopted from ecological psychology into various fields of research. The wide adoption signals for the usefulness of the concept, but may also create confusion. We have become alert towards the ambiguous uses of the term – a feature that originates in J.J. Gibson’s ambiguous texts. To contribute to this deliberation, we identified ‘affordances of a chair’ as the most popular ‘affordance example’ in research literature. We analyzed a set of examples through a Heideggerian lens to reveal variations in the operationalization of the concept. Our paper does not aim to provide any absolute answer for the right use of the affordance concept. We wish to contribute to the ongoing debate on affordances; particularly in our own IS community. As academic writers, we should be conscious of the exact meanings of the concepts we use. Thus, this essay questions the affordance concept as a one-size-fits-all solution to characterize the relation between artifacts and their users. We suggest future research to address the conceptual specificity dilemma: should we supplement affordance with new concepts, or should we replace affordance with something better?
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Ranskalainen tieteensosiologi sai yhteiskuntatieteiden nobelina pidetyn, arvostetun Holberg-palkinnon. Mikä hän on miehiään?
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The relationship between Information Systems (IS) scholars and IS practitioners has been debated since the birth of the IS discipline. How are academics interacting with practice, and how should we? In this article we propose that... more
The relationship between Information Systems (IS) scholars and IS practitioners has been debated since the birth of the IS discipline. How are academics interacting with practice, and how should we? In this article we propose that academia-practice collaboration, namely “mutual informing,” is an existential aspect of the Information Systems field. This article is based on presentations, discussions, group work, and a debate that took place during the Fifth Kristiansand International Workshop on Information Systems Research (KIWISR), held at University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway. The theme of KIWISR-5 was “For Whom Do We Toil? Mutual Informing Between Academia and Practice.” As a synthesis of the workshop, we propose that mutual informing consists of, at least, topics such as choice of publication outlets, facilitation of collaboration, roles in research process, and delivery of teaching. Further, we suggest that mutual informing is concerned with transferring and transforming knowledge between the realms of design and development, use, and management of Information Systems. The biggest challenges to mutual informing are the different knowledge interests and timeframes between the realms of academia and practice.