@inproceedings{3e224c4afde54623aea83ca4cd194580,
title = "Conceptualizing information systems as biological ecosystems - a ”new” vocabulary for speaking of information systems",
abstract = "Biological ecosystems and related concepts are well known and have been used for a long time, also outside of the ecology context. In this conceptual paper, we explore the use of biological ecosystem concepts as a new lens to understand and analyze information systems. We propose that applying a frame of reference from a different discipline enriches information systems analysis in several ways, firstly through broadening the perspective of information systems, secondly by offering connections to phenomena and areas that were previously outside of the scope of the information system, and lastly through offering a new viewpoint on actors, roles and functions within an information system. Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of the information system ecosystem and apply this approach to other business activities.",
keywords = "Ecosystem, Information Systems, Socio-technical systems, Information systems ecosystem",
author = "Anna Sell and John Jeansson and Miralem Helmefalk and Hans Allm{\'e}r and Leif Marcusson",
year = "2023",
month = jun,
day = "26",
doi = "10.18690/um.fov.4.2023",
language = "English",
series = "36th Bled eConference: Digital Economy and Society: The Balancing Act for Digital Innovation in Times of Instability, BLED 2023 - Proceedings",
publisher = "University of Maribor, University Press",
pages = "647--662",
editor = "Andreja Pucihar and Borstnar, {Mirjana Kljajic} and Roger Bons and Guido Ongena and Marikka Heikkil{\"a} and Doroteja Vidmar",
booktitle = "36th Bled eConference",
}