Author ORCID Identifier
Jan Recker: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-5792
Abstract
In this commentary I reflect on the twenty five-year history of the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) to ask a question I do not intend to resolve: should CAIS as a publishing institution change—more and faster—given the transformations to IS research and practice brought on by digitalization and artificial intelligence, or should it remain a stable and traditional institution that preserves its tradition and serves as an anchor to the community of information systems scholars? I present arguments for the need to accelerate change as well as arguments for the need to maintain stability. Instead of offering a verdict, I then propose a middle path: keep the ends constant—CAIS’ ideals of community stewardship, pluralism of forms, and the free flow of ideas—while modernizing the means of implementing them. My hope with this reflection is to ignite a broader conversation about CAIS as a foundational pillar for our community and the role of publishing institutions in the future of our community.
Recommended Citation
Recker, J. (In press). The Only Constant is Change: CAIS and the Ever-Evolving World of IS Research and Practice. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 57, pp-pp. Retrieved from https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol57/iss1/79
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