The origins of the Internet are only partially understood. It is often believed that the Internet
grew as a tree from a tiny acorn, the ARPANET network set up in 1969. In this study, we …

In this paper, we review the premises and practice of the historical method in order to
understand how it can be applied to studying information systems (IS) related phenomena …

The outcome of battles between competing interface formats shapes technology fields and
implies success or failure for the companies involved. Recently, this journal published a …

This paper discusses “success” in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
standards setting. It first looks inside a standards Working Group (WG) and argues that the …

Abstract As the European Union announced the final rollout of the second-generation
satellite for their Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System by 2021, stakeholders from …

The research is a practical theological exploration which analysed prophetic preaching in
neo-Pentecostal Christianity during the socio-economic and socio-political crisis. At the …

An exploration of how email is experienced, understood, and materially structured as a
practice spanning our everyday domestic and work lives. Despite its many obituaries, email …

Historical accounts of the Internet's origins tend to emphasize US government investment
and university-based researchers. In contrast, this article introduces actors who have been …

In this study we investigate information system (IS) failures by leveraging a novel construct—
dissonant relational multiplexity (RM)—to develop a unique perspective of these failures …

Although efforts in building a historical tradition in information systems (IS) began since the
late 1990s with the initiation of the MIS History Project, progress has been modest. The …