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ontological reversal: a standalone construct

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Information systems

the reversal in which digital objects are created first and physical reality follows them, instead of computing only representing the physical world.

In information systems, ontological reversal refers to the reversal in which digital objects are created first and physical reality follows them, instead of computing only representing the physical world. This meaning comes from Baskerville (2020) in MIS Quarterly.[1]

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References

Baskerville, R. L., Myers, M. D., & Yoo, Y. (2020). Digital First: The Ontological Reversal and New Challenges for Information Systems Research. MIS Quarterly, 44(2), 509-524. https://doi.org/10.25300/misq/2020/14418

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