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Robotizing meaningful work 将有意义的工作自动化
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-12-17 DOI: 10.1108/jices-06-2021-0063
Tuuli Turja, J. Minkkinen, S. Mauno
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引用次数: 1
Exploring the factors influencing adoption of health-care wearables among generation Z consumers in India 探索影响印度Z世代消费者采用医疗可穿戴设备的因素
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-12-16 DOI: 10.1108/jices-07-2021-0072
Bishwajit Nayak, S. Bhattacharyya, Saurabh Kumar, Rohan Kumar Jumnani
{"title":"Exploring the factors influencing adoption of health-care wearables among generation Z consumers in India","authors":"Bishwajit Nayak, S. Bhattacharyya, Saurabh Kumar, Rohan Kumar Jumnani","doi":"10.1108/jices-07-2021-0072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-07-2021-0072","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to identify the major factors influencing the adoption of health-care wearables in generation Z (Gen Z) customers in India. A conceptual framework using push pull and mooring (PPM) adoption theory was developed.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data was collected from 208 Gen Z customers based on 5 constructs related to the adoption of health-care wearables. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling was used to analyse the responses. The mediation paths were analysed using bootstrapping method and examination of the standardized direct and indirect effects in the model.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The study results indicated that the antecedent factors consisted of push (real-time health information availability), pull (normative environment) and mooring (decision self-efficacy) factors. The mooring factor (MOOR) was related to the push factor but not the pull factor. The MOOR, in turn, was related to the switching intention of Gen Z customers for health wearables adoption.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The research study extended the literature related to the PPM theory in the context of the adoption of health wearables among Gen Z customers in India.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The study outcome would enable managers working in health wearable organizations to understand consumer behaviour towards health wearables.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000The use of health wearables among Gen Z individuals would lead to future generations adopting a healthy lifestyle resulting in an effective workforce and better economy.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This was one of the few studies which have explored the PPM theory to explore the factors for the adoption of health wearables among Gen Z customers in India.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116718235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Understanding the perceptions of UK COVID-19 contact tracing app in the BAME community in Leicester 了解莱斯特BAME社区对英国COVID-19接触者追踪应用程序的看法
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-12-07 DOI: 10.1108/jices-06-2021-0071
Simisola Akintoye, George Ogoh, Zoi Krokida, Ju Nnadi, D. Eke
{"title":"Understanding the perceptions of UK COVID-19 contact tracing app in the BAME community in Leicester","authors":"Simisola Akintoye, George Ogoh, Zoi Krokida, Ju Nnadi, D. Eke","doi":"10.1108/jices-06-2021-0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-06-2021-0071","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Digital contact tracing technologies are critical to the fight against COVID-19 in many countries including the UK. However, a number of ethical, legal and socio-economic concerns that can affect uptake of the app have been raised. The purpose of this research is to explore the perceptions of the UK digital contact tracing app in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community in Leicester and how this can affect its deployment and implementation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Data was collected through virtual focus groups in Leicester, UK. A total of 28 participants were recruited for the study. All participants are members of the BAME community, and data was thematically analysed with NVivo 11.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000A majority of the participants were unwilling to download and use the app owing to legal and ethical concerns. A minority were willing to use the app based on the need to protect public health. There was a general understanding that lack of uptake will negatively affect the fight against COVID-19 in BAME communities and an acknowledgement of the need for the government to rebuild trust through transparency and development of regulatory safeguards to enhance privacy and prevent misuse.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the research makes original contributions being the first robust study conducted to explore perceptions of marginalised communities, particularly BAME which may be adversely impacted by the deployment of the app. By exploring community-based perceptions, this study further contributes to the emerging citizens’ perceptions on digital contact tracing which is crucial to the effectiveness and the development of an efficient, community-specific response to public attitudes towards the app. The findings can also help the development of responsible innovation approaches that balances the competing interests of digital health interventions with the needs and expectations of the BAME community in the UK.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127884288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
AI led ethical digital transformation: framework, research and managerial implications 人工智能引领的伦理数字化转型:框架、研究和管理影响
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-12-07 DOI: 10.1108/jices-02-2021-0020
K. Saurabh, Ridhi Arora, N. Rani, Debasisha Mishra, M. Ramkumar
{"title":"AI led ethical digital transformation: framework, research and managerial implications","authors":"K. Saurabh, Ridhi Arora, N. Rani, Debasisha Mishra, M. Ramkumar","doi":"10.1108/jices-02-2021-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-02-2021-0020","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Digital transformation (DT) leverages digital technologies to change current processes and introduce new processes in any organisation’s business model, customer/user experience and operational processes (DT pillars). Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in achieving DT. As DT is touching each sphere of humanity, AI led DT is raising many fundamental questions. These questions raise concerns for the systems deployed, how they should behave, what risks they carry, the monitoring and evaluation control we have in hand, etc. These issues call for the need to integrate ethics in AI led DT. The purpose of this study is to develop an “AI led ethical digital transformation framework”.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Based on the literature survey, various existing business ethics decision-making models were synthesised. The authors mapped essential characteristics such as intensity and the individual, organisational and opportunity factors of ethics models with the proposed AI led ethical DT. The DT framework is evaluated using a thematic analysis of 23 expert interviews with relevant AI ethics personas from industry and society. The qualitative data of the interviews and opinion data has been analysed using MAXQDA software.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The authors have explored how AI can drive the ethical DT framework and have identified the core constituents of developing an AI led ethical DT framework. Backed by established ethical theories, the paper presents how DT pillars are related and sequenced to ethical factors. This research provides the potential to examine theoretically sequenced ethical factors with practical DT pillars.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The study establishes deduced and induced ethical value codes based on thematic analysis to develop guidelines for the pursuit of ethical DT. The authors identify four unique induced themes, namely, corporate social responsibility, perceived value, standard benchmarking and learning willingness. The comprehensive findings of this research, supported by a robust theoretical background, have substantial implications for academic research and corporate applicability. The proposed AI led ethical DT framework is unique and can be used for integrated social, technological and economic ethical research.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128023264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 9
Framework for enhancing students' smartphone learning ability: a case study of Nigerian public Universities 提高学生智能手机学习能力的框架:以尼日利亚公立大学为例
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-11-30 DOI: 10.1108/jices-04-2020-0049
God'swill Ejeohiolei Esechie, C. C. Ohueri, Siti Zanariah Ahmad Ishak, P. Nwanesi
{"title":"Framework for enhancing students' smartphone learning ability: a case study of Nigerian public Universities","authors":"God'swill Ejeohiolei Esechie, C. C. Ohueri, Siti Zanariah Ahmad Ishak, P. Nwanesi","doi":"10.1108/jices-04-2020-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-04-2020-0049","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The importance of smartphones in enhancing students learning, research and development is well-established in many published studies. Nevertheless, due to numerous challenges, Nigerian students are yet to reap from the benefits of smartphones in terms of accessing vital information for learning and development. Therefore, this study aims to develop a framework that will enhance Nigerian students’ ability to use smartphones for learning.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The SERVQUAL Theory Framework is adapted to actualize the research aim. Moreover, a qualitative (in-depth interview) research approach was used to interview 60 students from 3 public universities in Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the interviewees, and the interview data were analysed using thematic content analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings identified the critical constraints that deter Nigerian students from reaping the full potential of smartphones for learning. The constraints are categorized into three groups which include telecommunication companies’ hiccups, such as high cost of internet, poor network services and coverage; government obstacles, such as high tax policies, insufficient electricity supply and lack of basic infrastructure; and university barriers, such as unavailability of Wi-Fi connection for students, lack of equipped university libraries and poor management.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Thus, a holistic Framework for Enhancing Students Smartphones Learning Ability was established to provide fundamental recommendations to the Nigerian Government, telecommunication companies in Nigeria and Nigerian universities to tackle the pressing issues hindering Nigerian students from using their smartphones for learning. This will enhance the smartphone learning experience of Nigerian students.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116741998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Proposing a model of social media user interaction with fake news 提出一种社交媒体用户与假新闻互动的模式
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.1108/jices-10-2020-0104
Abhijeet Shirsat, Angel F. González, Judith J. May
{"title":"Proposing a model of social media user interaction with fake news","authors":"Abhijeet Shirsat, Angel F. González, Judith J. May","doi":"10.1108/jices-10-2020-0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-10-2020-0104","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to understand the allure and danger of fake news in social media environments and propose a theoretical model of the phenomenon.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This qualitative research study used the uses and gratifications theory (UGT) approach to analyze how and why people used social media during the 2016 US presidential election.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The thematic analysis revealed people were gratified after using social media to connect with friends and family and to gather and share information and after using it as a vehicle of expression. Participants found a significant number of fake news stories on social media during the 2016 US presidential election. Participants tried to differentiate between fake news and real news using fact-checking websites and news sources and interacted with the social media users who posted fake news and became part of the echo chamber. Behaviors like these emerged in the analysis that could not be completely explained by UGT and required further exploration which resulted in a model that became the core of this study.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000This is a small-scale exploratory study with eight diverse participants, findings should not be generalized to larger populations. Time-specific self-reporting of information from social media and fake news during the 2016 US presidential election. Upgrading public policies related to social media is recommended in the study, contributing to burgeoning policy discussions and provides recommendations for both purveyors of social media and public policymakers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000Upgrade in public policies related to social media is recommended in the study and contributes to burgeoning policy discussions and provides recommendations for both purveyors of social media and public policymakers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000Social media users are spending increased time on their preferred platforms. This study increases the understanding of the nature, function and transformation of virtual social media environments and their effects on real individuals, cultures and societies.What is original/of value about the paper?This exploratory study establishes the foundation on which to expand research in the area of social media use and fake news.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This exploratory study establishes the foundation to expand research in the area of social media use and fake news.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124392023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
For the record: the evolution of acceptable digital technology 郑重声明:可接受的数字技术的发展
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI: 10.1108/JICES-07-2021-0082
S. Rogerson
{"title":"For the record: the evolution of acceptable digital technology","authors":"S. Rogerson","doi":"10.1108/JICES-07-2021-0082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-07-2021-0082","url":null,"abstract":"Shifra Baruchson Arbib wrote about the need to “[…] foster an information-oriented climate, and assimilate information seeking as a routine procedure for managing life issues and events. [...]step by step, through personal encounters, people who are not computer-oriented will come to realize the hidden potential of the Internet: the chance take a step forward in their own personal growth, and manage their lives based on informed decision making. [...]Stanislaw Szejko discussed the practical ethical and societal issues related to technology dependency in the context of the changing political and economic climate within Poland. The application areas have broadened and deepened. [...]groupings such as digital technology infrastructure and application areas contain some different words over time. The topics covered include attitudes towards interactive online tools, cybersecurity perception of small businesses, online safety of young people, the place of print media in the information age, AI ethics;digital technology trustworthiness, the social impact of e-learning and COVID-19 contact tracing in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community.","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124454044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Job insecurity and technology acceptance: an asymmetric dependence 工作不安全感与技术接受:一种不对称依赖
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI: 10.1108/jices-03-2021-0036
O. Krutova, Tuuli Turja, Pertti Koistinen, H. Melin, T. Särkikoski
{"title":"Job insecurity and technology acceptance: an asymmetric dependence","authors":"O. Krutova, Tuuli Turja, Pertti Koistinen, H. Melin, T. Särkikoski","doi":"10.1108/jices-03-2021-0036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-03-2021-0036","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Existing research suggests that the competitive advantage provided by technological development depends to a large extent on the speed and coordination of the technology’s implementation, and on how adoptable the technological applications are considered. While accepting this argument, the authors consider the explanatory model to be inadequate. This study aims to contribute to the theoretical discussion by analysing institutionalised industrial relations and other organisation-level factors, which are important for workplace restructuring and societal change.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The analysis is based on a representative nation-wide work and working conditions survey (N = 4,100) from Finland, which includes a variety of themes, including practices, changes and well-being at work. Changes are understood as organisational changes, focusing on modern technologies such as robotisation and digitalisation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results indicate that occupational division at workplace (low-skilled vs high-skilled occupations) affects job insecurity and acceptance of technologies at work. The characteristics of workplaces, such as the employees’ participation and involvement in the development of the organisation, play a significant part in both the acceptance and the implementation and outcomes of the technological transformations in the workplace.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The research provides new and interesting insights into working life practices. Furthermore, it reveals how technology acceptance and employment perspectives relate to working conditions and lessons learned from past reforms.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The authors consider current theories such as technology acceptance model at the micro level and that way rationalise the need for this study. This study shows the importance of individual, organisational and wider contextual factors in technology acceptance.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125244966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Cyberattacks as "state of exception" reconceptualizing cybersecurity from prevention to surviving and accommodating 网络攻击作为“例外状态”重新定义了网络安全从预防到生存和适应的概念
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI: 10.1108/jices-01-2021-0015
Sebastian Knebel, Mario D. Schultz, Peter Seele
{"title":"Cyberattacks as \"state of exception\" reconceptualizing cybersecurity from prevention to surviving and accommodating","authors":"Sebastian Knebel, Mario D. Schultz, Peter Seele","doi":"10.1108/jices-01-2021-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-01-2021-0015","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to outline how destructive communication exemplified by ransomware cyberattacks destroys the process of organization, causes a “state of exception,” and thus constitutes organization. The authors build on Agamben's state of exception and translate it into communicative constitution of organization (CCO) theory.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A significant increase of cyberattacks have impacted organizations in recent times and laid organizations under siege. This conceptual research builds on illustrative cases chosen by positive deviance case selection (PDCS) of ransomware attacks.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000CCO theory focuses mainly on ordering characteristics of communication. The authors aim to complement this view with a perspective on destructive communication that destroys the process of organization. Based on illustrative cases, the authors conceptualize a process model of destructive CCO.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The authors expand thoughts about a digital “corporate immune system” to question current offensive cybersecurity strategies of deterrence and promote resilience approaches instead.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Informed by destructive communication of cyberattacks, this theory advancement supports arguments to include notions of disorder into CCO theory. Furthermore, the paper explains where disruptions like cyberattacks may trigger sensemaking and change to preserve stability. Finally, a novel definition of ‘destructive CCO’ is provided: Destructive Communication Constitutes Organization by disrupting and destroying its site and surface while triggering sensemaking and becoming part of sensemaking itself.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127712492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The future of the printed book in the era of technological advancement: an imperative for digital innovation and engagement 技术进步时代印刷书籍的未来:数字创新和参与的必要条件
J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc. Pub Date : 2021-09-23 DOI: 10.1108/jices-10-2020-0106
R. Nyambane
{"title":"The future of the printed book in the era of technological advancement: an imperative for digital innovation and engagement","authors":"R. Nyambane","doi":"10.1108/jices-10-2020-0106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/jices-10-2020-0106","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to establish the place of the printed book in the era of technological advancement with the assumption that the print media is facing imminent death in the face of readily available and convenient online information. Also the paper aims to assess how the development of new technologies have affected the production, circulation and readership of the printed book, especially among the young generation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Explanatory study was used with closed-ended approach to collect data from 50 students of the Technical University of Kenya and 5 key informant interviews with selected book publishers in Nairobi. The uses and gratification theory was used to explore the knowledge-seeking behavior among the respondents.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Findings showed that more than 80% of the respondents preferred the internet to the printed book, which, according to them, has no future in the face of technological advancement. Book publishers, on the other hand, felt that the printed book has a bright future among specific audiences who are committed to it, and especially those in the rural areas who have no access to the internet. While they agreed that the internet has posed a major challenge to the sales and readership of the printed book significantly, it is helping in marketing the printed book as opposed to killing it. New bookshops in Nairobi and modern libraries in high schools, tertiary institutions and universities demonstrate that the printed book is not dying soon.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The researcher experienced challenges in data collection as the respondents were busy preparing for final examinations and hence many of them were not willing to spare time to fill the questionnaire. To solve this, the researcher had to spend more time to collect data as opposed to if the students were free and ready to participate in the study without any pressure.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The findings can be used as a basis for further research to widen the scope that can help bring a wider perspective to the topic. The results can also inform policy guidelines on the topic and also contribute to the body of knowledge.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000The topic touches on social phenomena that are affecting a number of young people and their information-seeking habits in the era of digital revolution. The way the young generation seek and use information should be of interest not only to academic staff but also to policymakers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The paper is original based on primary data that was collected by the researcher from the respondents. It is backed by secondary data to bridge the gap between theory and practice.\u0000","PeriodicalId":156416,"journal":{"name":"J. Inf. Commun. Ethics Soc.","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121681242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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