A Practice Theoretical Exploration of Information Sharing and Trust in a Dispersed Community of Design Scholars

Autor/in	Pilerot, Ola
Titel	A Practice Theoretical Exploration of Information Sharing and Trust in a Dispersed Community of Design Scholars
Quelle	In: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 18 (2013) 4, (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-1613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Researchers; Trust (Psychology); Sharing Behavior; Design; Interviews; Social Theories; Information Networks; Information Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Researcher; Forscher; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gesellschaftstheorie; Informationsnetz; Informationswissenschaft
Abstract	Introduction: This paper presents an exploration of information sharing and trust in a geographically dispersed network of design scholars. Method: The study used a practice theory approach to identify aspects of trust in relation to information sharing. The empirical material consists of 15 in-depth interviews with design scholars from four Nordic countries and field notes from workplace visits. Analysis: The interview transcripts and field notes were categorised in accordance with three themes derived in synergy from practice theory and the empirical material. Results: A number of strategies for assessing and creating trust in relation to information sharing were identified. Depending on the dimension of practice in analytical focus, different aspects of trust emerge. Conclusions: Trust issues connected to information sharing appear in relation to the information to be shared, the people involved, the tools used for sharing, and the place where information sharing occurs. The practice-theoretical perspective has proven effective in order to identify and capture the elusive phenomenon of trust in connection to information sharing. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10