Research Commentary - Digital Natives and Ubiquitous Information Systems

By Shahper Vodanovich, D. Sundaram, Michael D. Myers. Information systems research, 2010

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Most information systems research until now has focused on information systems in organizations and their use by digital immigrants. Digital immigrants are those who were not born into the digital world---they learnt to use information systems at some stage in their adult lives. An underlying assumption of much of this research is that users “resist” technology or at least have some difficulty in accepting it. Digital natives, conversely, are those who have grown up in a world where the use of information and communications technology is pervasive and ubiquitous. These ubiquitous technologies, networks, and associated systems have proliferated and have woven themselves into the very fabric of everyday life. This article suggests that the rise of the digital native, along with the growth of ubiquitous information systems (UIS), potentially represents a fundamental shift in our “paradigm” for IS research. We propose a research agenda that focuses on digital natives and UIS.

Subfields: Communication, Information Systems and Management, Sociology and Political Science

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The technostress trifecta ‐ techno eustress, techno distress and design: Theoretical directions and an agenda for research (2019, background): “work force, current (and future) employees are using (will use) IS in ways that previous generations did not (Vodanovich et al. 2010).”
Motivational Differences Across Post-Acceptance Information System Usage Behaviors: An Investigation in the Business Intelligence Systems Context (2013, background): “For example, future research may investigate the validity of our research model across different user groups, e.g., digital natives and digital immigrants (Vodanovich et al. 2010).”