Between Physical and Electronic Spaces

The Implications for Organisations in the Networked Economy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4139570
AutoresFeng Li (0000-0002-6589-6392, Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, The University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, Scotland), Jason Whalley (0000-0002-5437-6447, Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, The University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, Scotland), Howard Williams (0000-0003-3510-6852, Department of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, The University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, Scotland)
Año2001
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas699-716
Fecha de publicación2001-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a33161
OpenAlexW2001173839
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas16

With the rapid development of computing and telecommunications infrastructure, a new electronic space has emerged which coexists, and sometimes intertwines, with the physical space and place of our world. This has greatly increased the complexity and flexibility of the new space economy for organisations and individuals, and increasingly we have to live in 'two spaces'. Since the late 1980s researchers have successfully dismissed the misconception about the 'death of distance' in the information economy. However, the dissemination of this progress has been slow and fragmented. Utopian views about the 'end of geography' remain very influential in current business thinking and in research on information systems and organisational innovations. Numerous failed business applications of information systems have resulted from a lack of geographical considerations. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the last few years by the rapid developments of the Internet and new applications based on it, such as e-commerce and e-business. Researchers have a duty not only to understand the new geography of the information economy, but also to inform the public about the key features of the 'two spaces' that all organisations and individuals have to live in. In this paper, some case studies and emerging business phenomena are used to illustrate the importance of introducing a geographical dimension into research on information systems and organisational innovations. Several new themes for further research are also highlighted

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