Information out of information: on the self-referential dynamics of information growth

Purpose - The paper seeks to develop a theory of information processes that invokes three major explanatory factors to account for the escalating patterns of information growth that have been taking place over the last decades.Design methodology approach - Conceptual analysis and review of relevant...

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Published in:Information technology & people (West Linn, Or.) Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 98 - 115
Main Author: Kallinikos, Jannis
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: West Linn Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2006
Subjects:
Complexity theory
Conceptual analysis
Dynamics
Information
Information communication
Information management
Information systems
Information technology
Knowledge management
New technology
Personality
Social sciences
Studies
System theory
Systems development
Theories
Information research
Complexity theory
Information management
Dynamics
ISSN:0959-3845, 1758-5813
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Summary:Purpose - The paper seeks to develop a theory of information processes that invokes three major explanatory factors to account for the escalating patterns of information growth that have been taking place over the last decades.Design methodology approach - Conceptual analysis and review of relevant theories.Findings - First, information is claimed to have a dual value as a description of a reference domain and a relationship that such a description may have or develop with already available descriptions within that domain or across reference domains. Second, the intrinsic combinability of technologically mediated information is substantially strengthened by the interoperable character of contemporary information infrastructures. Finally, information growth dynamics are intimately connected with the perishable and disposable character of information.Originality value - The paper presents a novel theory of information growth dynamics.
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ISSN:0959-3845
1758-5813
DOI:10.1108/09593840610649989