Does the is Artifact Matter in Sociomateriality Research? A Literature Review of Empirical Studies

The Digitalised Terrorism Ecology: A Systems Perspective

“…This SSM-oriented thematic analysis also produced the "rich picture" shown in Figure 3, which we used as a precursor to the conceptual model based on the theory of synergetics (Figure 4). In Figure 3, we see, from a problem-structuring perspective, the pervasive role of digital technology in human systems-a finding that resonates with the sociomateriality literature (see Cecez-Kecmanovic et al, 2014), and with how technology affordances and capabilities play a critical role in agency (Weißenfels, Ebner, Dittes, & Smolnik, 2016). For instance, Daniel, Hartnett, and Meadows (2017) forcefully argue that social media's democratising affordances are evident in the transformation of power structures from top-down to much more bottom-up power.…”

Enhancing digital transformation in SMEs with a multi-stakeholder approach – Implications from a socio-technical systems perspective

“…Current research elaborating on sociomaterial thinking claims to give more emphasis to the entities themselvesthe IT artefact and agencyin order to capture the key characteristics of the entangled system (Weißenfels et al 2016). This might be especially important if one considers the pervasive nature of new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) (von Krogh 2018).…”