Current Issue: Volume 36, Issue 1 (2024)

Editorial

Welcome to the summer issue of the 36th volume of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS).

This issue of SJIS is a special one. Did you know that in addition to special issues and regular research articles, the journal publishes reflection notes? These reflection notes include various types of formats. They may include reflections on IS research and its developments as well as honorary-sections to celebrate the achievements of IS scholars. In this issue, we will find both kinds of contributions.

The first reflection note is written by Kalle Lyytinen. His reflection note Scandinavian IS Research: Origins, Evolution, and Future is based on his keynote at the 14th Scandinavian Conference of Information Systems (SCIS23) that was organized by Aalto University in Finland. The keynote speakers were invited to write their reflections about the evolution and future of Scandinavian IS tradition. The reflection note of Andrew Burton-Jones was published in the Winter issue of the 35th volume of SJIS. In Kalle’s contribution, he reflects his own pathway in IS research and reflects on the key factors that have shaped the IS research tradition in Scandinavia. Finally, he shares his insights how IS scholarly traditions in the Scandinavia are probably more important than ever. With the fast-paced adoption of digital innovations, the unique blend of participatory design, field studies and action research are vital for understanding contemporary IS phenomena.

The second reflection note is titled From Algorithmic Management to Data-driven Labour Organising: A trade union approach to workplace datafication. This reflection is co-written by Stig Nyman, Olivia Benfeldt, Maren Gierlich-Joas, Christoffer Bagger, Sine Zambach, Andreas Blicher, Somnath Mazumdar, Jacob Nørbjerg, Mads Bødker, Jose Parra-Moyano, Tina Blegind Jensen, and Torkil Clemmensen. The reflection note seeks to advance workplace datafication perspectives. It specically coins a term data-driven labour organizing to move beyond the view that datafication should be viewed as means to impose organizational and managerial control on workers. Three research perspectives are presented for data-driven labour organizing elaborating on data work, data governance and data literacy.

The final section of the Summer issue is dedicated to Ole Hanseth’s lifelong contribution to IS research. He has served the field for more than 20 years and as a professor at the Department of Information at the University of Oslo, has shaped how we think and understand infrastructure and technology. The special section includes multiple reflection notes by scholars, and a dedicated introductory text by Miria Grisot and Joan Modol Rodon.

We want to thank every reviewer, contributor, author and reader of the journal. Please remember that SJIS is an AIS-affiliated journal and welcomes submissions from all over the world. We look forward toreceiving your submissions that address and advance different phenomenon related to IS.

Henri Pirkkalainen, Elena Parmiggiani, Olgerta Tona, and Louise Harder Fischer

Reflection Notes