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The Mobile and Mobility: Information, Organisations and Systems

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Information is the basis of our society, of our businesses and of our organisations. Once, information was marginal to organisations and then gradually information became central. Consequently, information systems development methodology, “…[the] recommended collection of philosophies, phases, procedures, rules, techniques, tools, documentation, management, and training for developers of Information Systems”, also became central (Avison and Fitzgerald 1988). Over the last decade, the mobility and connectedness afforded by universal personal devices, systems and technologies have meant that the production, transformation, transmission, consumption, ownership, control, nature and significance of information have changed rapidly and dramatically. The consequences for information systems, for the development of information systems, and for the organisations that use them are still unfolding. This paper outlines in very general terms the impact of mobility and connectedness and asks about the effects on information systems and their development.

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    John Traxler

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  1. Fac. Mathematics & Physics, Dept. Software Engineering, Charles University Praha, Malostranske nam. 25, Praha 1, 118 00, Czech Republic

    Jaroslav Pokorny

  2. Dept. Information Technologies, Attn. Prof. Jiri Vorisek, Prague University of Economics, Nam. W. Churchilla 4, Praha, 130 67, Czech Republic

    Vaclav Repa

  3. Fac. Mathematics & Physics, Charles University, Praha, Malostranske nam. 25, Praha 1, 118 00, Czech Republic

    Karel Richta

  4. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Wita Wojtkowski

  5. Fac. Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Victoria, Australia

    Henry Linger

  6. Dept. Accountancy & Finance, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland

    Chris Barry

  7. Dept. Accountancy & Finance, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland

    Michael Lang

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Traxler, J. (2011). The Mobile and Mobility: Information, Organisations and Systems. In: Pokorny, J., et al. Information Systems Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_2

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