Identity metamorphoses in digital disruption: a relational theory of identity

Digital technologies have disrupted a variety of organizations; however, Information Systems research has yet to explore in-depth why this may be occurring or the implications of this process for those involved. In this paper we present an exemplary case of digital technology disruption in a newspaper company - an organization in the midst of an identity crisis. On the basis of ethnographic data, we explore the changes that resulted from the introduction of the digital medium, and how this has led to the evolution of the newspaper, as well as the metamorphosis of identities of the company, the company's practitioners, and the consumers of the company's content. Our findings suggest that shifts in the evolutionary trajectory of an organization can be traced to the rate and nature of identity metamorphoses among its key actors. Hence, in order to navigate and adapt to digital disruptions, we argue that an ongoing strategic renegotiation of the identities of all the actors involved is not only possible, but is required for an organization's survival. In doing so, we provide a relational theory of identity

Social Security of Young People in the Context of National Security of the Russian Federation

In this article the issue of social safety of youth in the Russian Federation is considered. Young people who, possessing considerable internal resources, not only do not have sufficient experience in realizing these resources, but also an adequate reliable external system of protection from adverse social phenomena. This circumstance determines the formation of a system of social security for young people.В статье рассматривается вопрос социальной безопасности молодежи в Российской Федерации. Молодежь, обладая значительными внутренними ресурсами, не имеет достаточного опыта реализации этих ресурсов и адекватной надежной внешней системы защиты от неблагоприятных социальных явлений. Это обстоятельство обуславливает формирование системы социальной безопасности молодежи

Frankenstein’s Monster as Mythical Mattering: Rethinking the Creator-Creation Technology Relationship

Part 4: Living with MonstersInternational audienceThe mythical tale of Frankenstein portrays a certain pursuit of knowledge as being the monster. By drawing parallels between Frankenstein’s tale and aspects of both Martin Heidegger’s and Marshall McLuhan’s work, this paper foregrounds what ontologically needs to “matter” for us to “love” our technological creations. Creator-creation modes of being are problematized in relation to the pursuit of knowledge, suggesting an organic view of being is needed. What this view highlights is an important knowledge-identity dichotomy; one which plays an irrevocable role in our understanding of the people-technology relationship